Breadsall Memorial Hall

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Locations

Last known location:
Breadsall Memorial Hall
Brookside Rd
Breadsall
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE21 5LF

NGR:
SK 37279 39659
From online digital mapping.

Location details:
The hall is on the north side of the road. The roll of honour is on the west wall of the main hall, to the left of the stage when facing it.

Type

Overall type: Memorial Hall.

Overall condition: Good. The inscription is legible.

Description:

A brick and tile memorial hall containing a glazed and framed roll of honour. The roll of honour is written in mainly sentence case blue and black calligraphy on paper and is mounted in a moulded wooden frame with repeated motif and a gilded inner border. The frame is partially obscured by the handrail leading to the stage. It is unclear whether the adjacent playing fields form part of the memorial. (See the references below.)

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Memorial Hall	Brick, tile	-	-	-	Good
Roll of honour	Paper	c590	c450	-	Good
Frame	Wood, glass	720	580	c30	Good
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

BREADSALL
MEMORIAL HALL
Dedicated to the Memory of

1914-1918
G. Endsor
W. K. S. Haslam
W. Hoften
T. H. Hopkins
R. P. Howitt
W. H Langford
W. Ladham
P. Lowe
A. Orme
A. W. R. McAusland
A. Moore
J. Perry
A. Shirley
T Smeaton

1939-1945
J. H. R. Barker
H. M Bull
A. M. Cowgill
A. Ecob
J. R. Fell
Nora K. Johnson
G. H. Moss
J. R. Page
S. Page
G. J. Robinson

Dedicated by the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Derby,
and Opened by His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, M.C., J.P..
on Saturday 24th September 1955.

Conflicts and people commemorated

Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Second World War (1939-1945)
Number died	14	10
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names	14	10

Administration

Custodians:Presumed to be the Breadsall Memorial Hall and Playing Fields Association.

Local Authorities:
From WW2: Breadsall Parish Council; Shardlow Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Breadsall Parish Council; Erewash Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History

5th September, 1944: The parish council decided to call a special meeting to discuss the provision of a war memorial.

April, 1945: The annual parish meeting decided that playing fields would be an appropriate war memorial but there was also a suggestion that a village hall might be provided.

24th September, 1955: The memorial hall was dedicated by the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Derby, and opened by His Grace the Duke of Devonshire.

3rd May, 2015: The memorial hall and roll of honour were surveyed by Roy Branson. They were in good condition.

References

Derby Telegraph; 6th September, 1944; p5; col4 - A brief report of the parish council meeting.

Derby Telegraph; 11th April,1945; p5; col3 - A report of the annual parish meeting discussions on the provision of playing fields or a village hall.

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