Memorial

Kemsley Newspapers - WW2 (Manchester, Stoke-on-Trent, Southport and Liverpool)

Source: Copyright Mike Berrell

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Current Location

Left side wall just inside the entrance from Corporation Street., Printworks Centre, Withy Grove, Manchester, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M4 3AJ, England

OS Grid Reference

SJ 84060 98789

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 26494
Description: Rectangular cast bronze plaque with a nowy head. Art deco leaf border with a wreath and banner below the nowy head. Similar in design, wording, and decoration to that of the WW1 Hulton plaque (WMR 25923) which it sits alongside.
Inscription: ROLL/ OF/ HONOUR/ 1939 - 1945/ TO THE GLORIOUS AND UNDYING/ MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS/ OF THE STAFF OF/ KELMSLEY NEWSPAPERS LTD./ MANCHESTER OFFICE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ (Names)/ BRANCH OFFICES/ (Names)/ THEY HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT: THEY HAVE FINISHED/ THEIR COURSE: THEY HAVE KEPT THE FAITH

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 39
Served: 40
Information shown: Surname, occupation, initials of forenames
Order of names: Occupation THEN surname

Conservation

Custodian: MIRROR GROUP NEWSPAPERS

Components

Plaque

Height: 1200MM

Width: 900MM

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good