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    Memorial

    Furness Railway Company

    Memorial

    Source: Copyright Stuart Nicholson

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    Current Location

    In booking hall, Barrow Central Railway Station, Holker Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Barrow In Furness, Cumbria, LA14 5AE, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SD 19940 69929

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    © WMR-4095

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    Type of Memorial
    Composite
    WMR Reference Number
    4095
    Description
    Stylised Nowy Headed Bronze Plaque set into a sandstone wall with the Company crest above the inscription. Bronze tablet with a marble base. One bronze plate damaged by shrapnel. Also a small brass plaque below explaining about the WW2 damage.
    Inscription
    MEMORIAL: THIS TABLET HAS BEEN ERECTED BY THE DIRECTORS AND/ EMPLOYEES OF THE FURNESS RAILWAY COMPANY IN GRATEFUL/ REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE STAFF WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 -1919 PLAQUE: THE DAMAGE TO THIS MEMORIAL/ WAS CAUSED BY ENEMY ACTION/ IN WORLD WAR II 1939 - 1945
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    68
    Died
    68
    Information shown
    surname, rank, service, forenames
    Order of names
    surname
    Maker(s)
    • BIRMINGHAM GUILD, Manufacturer

    • Furness Railway Stonemasons, Mason

    Maintenance History
    WW2: PLAQUE WAS DAMAGED BY BOMBING

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    16 October 1921

    Duke of Devonshire

    Dedicated

    16 October 1921

    Local Clergy/Dignitaries

    Previous Location(s)

    • Old Barrow Central Station, Barrow In Furness, Barrow In Furness, Cumbria, England

    Year of move

    After the Second World War

    Reason for move

    Old station was destroyed by bombing May 1941

    Custodian
    The current station operator

    Components

    Wall

    Height: 8FT

    Width: 6FT

    Depth: 1FT


    Made from: Stone - Sandstone


    Condition: Good


    Plaque

    Height: 1245mm

    Width: 1390mm

    Depth: 20mm


    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Plaque

    Height: 130mm

    Width: 410mm

    Depth: 5mm


    Made from: Brass


    Condition: Good


    • Railway Gazette 21 Oct. 1921 p.617
    • LNS INDEX 9
    • Railwaymen of Cumbria Remembered: A Roll of Honour in remembrance of those who gave their lives in the service of their Country during the Great War 1914-1918 by Peter Robinson pp. 12-17, 34-35 Published:Cumbrian Railways Association 2008 Includes transcripion from 'The Furness Railway Magazine' v. 2 No.5 (Jan. 1922)
    • Rail No.578 p.26 (7-20 Nov. 2007)
    • The L&NWR Society Journal. Vol 2 No 6 June 1998
    • Barrow in Furness The Railway Gazette October 21 1921