Memorial

Hucknall Co-operative Society (Kimberley Branch)

The Kimberley branch memorial of the staff of Hucknall Co-Operative Society

Source: Copyright Peter Gillings

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Current Location

Fixed to the external wall, on the north side of road. (The former site of Hucknall Torkard Co-operative Society's Kimberley Branch (Haberdashery Department), 6 , James Street, Kimberley, Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, NG16 2LR, England

OS Grid Reference

SK 49930 44693

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 59093
Description: A rectangular metal plaque; plain narrow border; three prominent studs at the head and three at the foot; raised inscription in upright capital Roman lettering. [A plaque re the Society's Hucknall Branch, which bears the same inscription/names but is of a different design, is now in St Mary Magdalene Churchyard; our record WMR 70204 relates].
Inscription: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF EMPLOYEES/ OF THE SOCIETY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ (Names)/ "THEY DIED THAT WE/ MIGHT LIVE"

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 8
Died: 8
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of names: Alphabetical by surname.

History

Maintenance History: The plaque is on external wall of Hucknall Co-operative Society's former Kimberley Branch in James Street, which closed in the 1970s. (We are uncertain if this plaque was temporarily placed in storage at that time, or has instead remained in situ throughout).

Conservation

Components

Plaque

Height: c 750mm

Width: c 400mm

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good

Further Information

Nottingham Journal, Monday 20th July 1914 (page 2): reported on a recent event: 'CO-OPERATIVE JUBILEE AT KIMBERLEY. A gala was held at Kimberley on Saturday in commemoration of the jubilee of the Co-operative Society. The Kimberley Branch is an auxiliary of the Hucknall Torkard Co-operative Society...' https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001896/19140720/048/0002
Nottinghamshire Archives, reference GB0157: (MP/XBM/75/L), Hucknall Co-operative Society Ltd (Premises James Street, Kimberley), 'Survey of premises including floor plan and sections, James Street, Kimberley', May 1941; DD/GN/8/7/22 (Plans) 'Premises, James Street, Kimberley', 1940. http://nawcat.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=DD+GN%2f8%2f7%2f22%2f1&pos=6