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    Memorial

    Thetford Cottage Hospital Wing

    Thetford Cottage Hospital Wing

    Source: Copyright John Bastock

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    Current Location

    In storage c/o Thetford Town Council, Thetford, Breckland, Norfolk, England

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    Type of Memorial
    Hospital / Clinic
    WMR Reference Number
    56468
    Description
    Hospital wing and x-ray apparatus. Stone memorial tablet on the wall of the wing, with carved lettering. Hospital closed in 2006.
    Inscription
    This Wing was added to/ the Hospital and the X-Ray/ Apparatus installed by/ public subscription in Memory/ of the MEN of THETFORD/ who gave their Lives for/ King and Country in the/ GREAT WAR 1914-1918
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Sponsor Type
    public
    Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information
    £1,685 14s + £189 12s 3d interest
    Maintenance History
    April 2008: Memorial tablet to be removed from building and stored by Thetford Town Council until the community has been consulted on where they would like to see the stone housed permanently.

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    31st January 1924

    Opened by Bridg.-Gen. Sir Hamilton Ballance

    Previous Location(s)

    • Thetford Cottage Hospital, Earls Street, Thetford, Breckland, Norfolk, IP24 2AD, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TL87186 83172

    Year of move

    April 2008

    Reason for move

    Hospital closed 2006. Tablet moved into storage.

    Custodian
    Thetford Town Council

    Components

    Tablet

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Unknown


    Hospital

    Made from: Brick


    Condition: Lost


    Hospital equipment


    Condition: Lost


    • Anonymous, 'Thetford Cottage Hospital: A Useful War Memorial - The Value of the X-Ray', Bury Free Press, Saturday 02 February 1924.
    • War Memorials Archive Blog: http://ukniwm.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/the-useful-and-the-unusual/