Employees of George Brettle & Co Ltd

Memorial Title

Employees of George Brettle & Co Ltd - London

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: A description of a WW1 war memorial plaque to the London employees of George Brettle & Co Ltd, now at Belper.

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Locations

Last known location: Visitor Centre Belper North Mill Bridge Foot (A517) Belper Derbyshire	Nearest postcode: DE56 1YD NGR: SK 34546 48071 (From online digital mapping.)	Location details: The building is also known as Strutt's North Mill. The memorial is leaning against the wall in a window recess inside the museum area.

Previous location: George Brettle Hosiery Warehouse (Demolished) 119 Wood St London	Nearest postcode: EC2P 2NQ NGR: TQ 32334 81461 (From online digital mapping.)	Location details: Although the premises are known to have been at 119 Wood Street, London EC2 both the landscape and the postcode have changed significantly, so the information given here is necessarily vague.

Type

Overall type: Plaque.

Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible.

Description:

A thin pressed metal plaque finished to resemble bronze, although it probably is not. At the head is a bound laurel wreath and ribbon in relief and the inscription is in raised upright capital block lettering. The plaque is mounted on a wooden frame.

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Plaque	Metal	645	440	5	Fair
Frame	Wood	770	570	20	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

1914	1918
IN GRATEFUL AND HONOURED MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES OF GEORGE BRETTLE & CO. LTD. LONDON, WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR.
BAKER A. E. BROWSE R. BENTON E. BOULDSTRIDGE V. E. DAVIES E. L. FENNER W. G. FOLLETT O. J. FOWLER HAROLD GREEN HERBERT	LEADER ROBT. MAFFEY W. G. NORMAN W. S. PERRY ARTHUR PLUCK DOUGLAS SMITH WM. F. WHITELEY E. WRIGHT J. F.

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)
Number died	17
Number served and returned	0
Total names	17

Administration

Custodian: Presumed to be the Trustees of the Belper North Mill Trust

Local authorities:
Since 1974: Belper Town Council, Amber Valley Borough Council and Derbyshire County Council.

History

1920s: The memorial is presumed to have been erected in the company's premises in Wood Rd, London.

Unknown date: The memorial was brought to Belper. It is not known whether it was located at any intermediate sites.

3rd February, 1966: North Mill was listed Grade I, Heritage List for England number 1186846.

December 2001: The building lies within the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site inscribed in that month.

16th July, 2003: The building lies within the Belper and Milford Conservation Area amalgamated on that date and is subject to Article 4(2) Direction.

10th June 2015: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition.

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