Memorial

S & J Watts & Co, Manchester - WW1, WW2 and Korea

WW1 Tablet

Source: Copyright John Taylor

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Current Location

In the internal porch of left-hand entrance from Portland Street: the hotel was formerly the Watts warehouse which closed in the 1980s., Britannia Hotel, Portland Street, Manchester, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 3LA, England

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SJ 84344 98055

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Serviceman / Servicewoman
WMR Reference Number: 10670
Description: The main element of the memorial is the black, metal figure of a serviceman ('The Sentry'), in full battledress with cape, holding rifle, set into a granite alcove. There is a dedicatory stone tablet with names on the Piccadilly (opposite) side of the porch: this has a semi-circular head in which are the dates and a wreath with a 'W' at its centre with the WW1 commemoration and then the names (in three columns) beneath. There is a separate Bronze plaque for the WW2 and Korean names on a pillar on the street side of the porch (behind you as you step in), between the WW1 names tablet and the statue.
Inscription: WW1 Tablet - 1914 W 1918/ TO THE ENDURING MEMORY/ OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE/ STAFF OF S & J WATTS & CO/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE CAUSE OF/ TRUTH JUSTICE AND FREEDOM/ DURING THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ Rear of central pillar: REMEMBER / (Names) 1939 - 1945 / KOREA 1951 / (Name)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 87
Died: 87
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of names: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 18
Died: 18
Information shown: surname, forename
Order of names: surname

War: Korean War (1950-1953)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname, forename

History

Maker(s): CHARLES SARGEANT JAGGER, Sculptor
Sponsor Type: corporate
Maintenance History: The serviceman figure originally was holding the rifle with bayonet fixed but at some time in the 2000s the bayonet was stolen (see Reference Confidentials.com)

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S & J Watts & Co, Manchester - WW1, WW2 and Korea

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S & J Watts & Co, Manchester - WW1, WW2 and Korea

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