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    Memorial

    Punshon Memorial Methodist Church - WW2 Tablet

    Punshon Memorial Methodist Church - WW2 Tablet

    Source: Orphan Work 65654

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    Current Location

    External wall, On Wall opposite former main Post office (now Pizza Express), Post Office Road, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 1BL, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SZ 08643 91233

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    65654
    Description
    Rectangular stone tablet with incised lettering.
    Inscription
    THIS BUILDING WAS/ ERECTED IN 1958/ ON THE SITE OF THE/ PUNSHON MEMORIAL/ CHURCH & CENTRAL/ HOTEL DESTROYED/ BY ENEMY ACTION/ MAY 1943
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Maintenance History
    2004: Some of the red lettering is faint.

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    17 December 1958

    Local Clergy/Dignitaries

    Components

    Plaque

    Height: 67cm (column 250cm)

    Width: 53cm (column 147cm)


    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Unknown


    • Bournemouth and the Second World War 1939-1945. M. A. Edgington.