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Penlee Memorial Park and Chapel

Penlee Park Memorial Chapel

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Current Location

Chapel located immediately behind Penlee House and signposted within the park, Penlee Memorial Park, Morrab Rd, Penzance, Penwith, Cornwall, TR18 4EP, England

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SW 470 02 30036

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Park / Sports field
WMR Reference Number: 9273
Description: Public park with associated Chapel of Remembrance, Roll of Honour and memorial trees. The memorial plaque originally mounted on the park gates, is now in the Chapel. Memorial to HMS Penzance is located in the park (see 66053)
Inscription: Park plaque: PENLEE/ MEMORIAL PARK/ THIS PARK OF AQUIRED TO/ PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME/ SACRIFICE AND AS A TRIBUTE TO/ THE LOYAL AND GALLANT SERVICES/ RENDERED IN THE ARMED AND/ CIVIL DEFENCE FORCES BY THE/ INHABITANTS OF THIS BOROUGH / DURING THE YEARS/ 1939-1975/ OFFICIALLY OPENED ON JUNE 3RD 1946/ BY HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR/ ALDERMAN ROBERT THOMAS JP Olive trees plaque: "TREES OF PEACE"/THE TWO OLIVE TREES OPPOSITE THE CHAPEL WERE/PLANTED ON 3RD NOVEMBER 2014 BY/THE TOWN MAYOR, COUNCILLOR DAVID NEBESNUICK/TO COMMEMORATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE /OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR 1./THE TREES STAND AS A MEMORIAL TO THE FALLEN/ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CONFLICT.

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)

War: First World War (1914-1918)

History

Sponsor Type: public
Sponsored By: Penzance Borough Council
Maintenance History: 2000: The Garden was completely re-planted and the chapel was refurbished. 2014: Two olive trees planted to commemorate the centenary of the start of WW1. The original Book of Remembrance has been placed in secure storage in Penlee House Museum and replaced by an extended Book of Remembrance (see 94935). The park's memorial plaque, originally on the park gates, is now located in the Memorial Chapel.

Ceremonies

Opened

3 June 1946

Alderman Richard Thomas JP

Rededicated

3rd September 2000

Rev Jim Whitlock, Vicar of St Marys

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Penlee Memorial Park and Chapel

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

Penlee Memorial Park and Chapel

Current Location

OS Grid Reference

Names listed on this memorial

Contribute to the War Memorials Register

Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

Components

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