Memorial
Mitchell and Butlers Brewery WW1 and WW2
Current Location
On an island within Barrett Street near to junction with Kinsey Road, Barrett Street, Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands, B66 4SE, England
OS Grid Reference
SP 03469 87679
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Unidentified
- WMR Reference Number
- 19836
- Description
- LIMESTONE WITH INSCRIPTION ON GRANITE TABLETS. RECTANGULAR PLAN, REDUCING IN STAGES. ENGAGED TUSCAN COLUMNS TO EACH SIDE WITH URNS ABOVE CORNICE. ATTACHED TO THE FRONT IS THE ROLL OF HONOUR WITH THE NAMES OF THE DEAD FROM THE SECOND WORLD WAR ADDED ABOVE THE BASE
- Inscription
- (Unknown)
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maintenance History
- 2002: SITE IS CURRENTLY FOR SALE AND brewery closed that year. FUTURE OF THE MEMORIAL IS UNCLEAR AT THE MOMENT BUT THE WAR MEMORIALS TRUST IS MONITORING THE PROGRESS 2026: brewery site redeveloped in to housing - memorial remains in situ
Components
- Tablets
Made from: Granite
Condition: At Risk
- Memorial
Made from: Stone - Limestone
Condition: At Risk
- A Century of British Brewers plus plus 1890-2012 by Norman Barber, Mike Brown and Ken Smith p.167 Published:Longfield Brewery History Society 2012 Longfield, Kent Company merged with Bass, Ratcliff & Gretton to form Bass, Mitchells & Butlers Ltd. The brewery closed in 2002 after the company was acquired by Molson-Coors.