Memorial Title

Parliament House (Lost)

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial board originally in the Parliament House public house, Derby.

Images

No images are available.

Locations

Last known location:
Parliament House (demolished)
114 Stockbrook St
St Luke's
Derby

Nearest postcode:
DE22 3WN

NGR:
SK 34552 35651
(From online digital mapping.)

Location details:
The public house was on the southern side of Stockbrook St at the junction with St Luke's St. The memorial was inside the building.

Type

Overall type: Board.

Overall condition: Lost.

Description:

An oaken board with the names of 33 customers who had fallen during WW1.

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Board	Oak	-	-	-	Lost
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

[Not known.]

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)
Number died	33
Number served and returned	0
Total names	33

Administration

Custodian: —

Local authorities:
Before 1974: Derby County Borough Council (Derby Corporation)
From 1974 to 1997: Derby District (later Borough and from 1977 City) Council and Derbyshire County Council.
From 1997 the unitary authority has been Derby City Council.

History

25th June, 1921: The memorial was unveiled by Cllr G Goodman

1970s: The Parliament House was demolished.

References

Derby Telegraph, 29th June, 1920: a report on the unveiling ceremony.

The Illustrated History of Derby's Pubs, Maxwell Craven, 2002, Breedon Books, ISBN 1 85983 330 6: a brief description of the public house.

Comments

This memorial is known only from the press cutting.