United Kingdom National Inventory of War Memorials
Supported By The Imperial War Museum

HULL LIBRARY MEMORIAL CLOCK - WW2 CIVILIANS

UKNIWM Ref: 36353

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Address

KINGSTON UPON HULL LIBRARY
PROSPECT ST
KINGSTON UPON HULL
HUMBERSIDE
ENGLAND
 
Type: CLOCK OR CLOCK TOWER
OS Map Ref: TA 090 290

Inscription

(PLATE 1) THE CLOSK/ ON THE NORTH WALL OF THIS LIBRARY/ WAS ERECTED AS A TRIBUTE TO THE/ SPIRIT OF HULL/ WHOSE CITIZENS ENDURED WITH FORTITUDE/ THE AIR RAIDS OF WORLD WAR II/ 1939 - 1945/ THE GIFT OF/ SIR IRVING BENSON C.B.D.D./ OF MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA/ A SON OF KINGSTON UPON HULL/ AMY 1966
(PLATE 2) THIS STONE WAS LAID/ BY/ HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS ROYAL/ ON THE 12MAY 1959

Physical Description

WITH ASSOCIATED PLAQUE

Wars Commemorated & People Remembered

War SECOND WW CIVILIANS
Total names on memorial: 0
Served & Returned 0
Died 0
Is this an exact count? Not known
How are the names ordered? Not known
What information is listed on the memorial? None
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? No

Maintenance

Are the letters difficult to read? No
Who is responsible for the memorial?

Maintenance History:

Ceremonies

Date: MAY 1966
RolePerformed By
UNVEILING UNKNOWN

Sponsorship

Sponsorship Type: None
Did this include a trust or scholarship? No
Did this include a roll of honour? No
Cost of Site: Not known
Cost of Memorial: Not known
Comments on Costs:

Craftsmen

NameOccupation
SIR IRVING BENSON SPONSOR

References

Co-ordinator's Comments:

Comments:  
Photographs: None
Other Documents: None
Form / Letter: O
Negatives: No
Drawings / Plans: No
Minutes: No
Publications: 1