Memorial

Employees of The Coventry Chain Company WW1

Coventry - Employees of ChainCompany - Fountain (1)

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Koco Community Resource Centre - the former Coventry Chain Offices, 15, The Arches, Spon End, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 3HG, England

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SP 32199 79144

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Fountain
WMR Reference Number: 17429
Description: A cast iron memorial decorated in with neoclassical and gothic revival elements (like the Greek columns, the decorative arches, and the finial atop it) sit on a tapered plinth with a rectangular base. The horse trough and the wrought iron sides of the drinking fountain are missing. The dedication plaque shaped like a shield sits under the decorative arches and between the supporting columns of the memorial. The names are held in a Memorial Book kept in the Koco Building.
Inscription: ERECTED BY THE EMPLOYEES OF THE COVENTRY CHAIN CO. IN MEMORY OF THEIR 45 MEMBERS WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 [ADDITIONAL PLAQUE ON REDEDICATION] THE MEMORIAL PLAQUE WAS RETURNED/ TO THE CITY OF COVENTRY BY/ STUART CLEWLOW FROM LANCASHIRE/ AND RE-INSTATED/ ON THIS SITE WITH THE HELP OF/ RENOLD CHAIN, BURTON ON TRENT/ CENTRAL SURFACE FINISHING, COVENTRY/ HALEY-ROWE LTD, COVENTRY/ CCS, COVENTRY AND KOCO LTD./ ON 10 SEPTEMBER 1999

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 47
Died: 47
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames

History

Sponsor Type: corporate
Maintenance History: Memorial was originally a horse trough and a fountain; the wrought iron sides of the fountain have disappeared. The wrought iron columns re-erected on new site outside Koco Building in Spon End as part of Spon End Heritage Trail. Original plaque found by Stuart Clewlow in Lancashire Market and was re-fixed to column when it was relocated in 1999. Central surface finishing by Haley-Rowe Ltd., on 10 September 1999.

Ceremonies

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10 July 1920

Alick Hill

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