Memorial

Gardeners of Heligan House

View of Melon Yard showing two-storey building which houses Thunderbox Room

Source: Copyright Candy Smit

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Current Location

Thunderbox Room in the Gardens., The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Pentewan, St Austell, Restormel, Cornwall, PL26 6EN, England

OS Grid Reference

SW 99811 46570

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Garden
WMR Reference Number: 63622
Description: The signatures of the gardeners of Heligan House written in pencil on the lime plaster wall of the Thunderbox Room, the toilet and bothy, above the date 'August 1914'.
Inscription: Don't come here to sleep or slumber/ August 1914/ (Names) - - Inscription on 2014 plaque reads: "In 2013 The Imperial War Museum recorded this/ ‘THUNDERBOX ROOM IN THE GARDENS’/ as a ‘Living Memorial’ to the/ ‘GARDENERS OF HELIGAN HOUSE’/ (Ref. 63622 in the U.K. National Inventory of War Memorials)/ The ongoing restoration is our tribute to their memory.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 20
Served: 4
Died: 9
Information shown: surname,forename,additional
Additional Information: Details of name list not known/partially known

History

Sponsor Type: other
Maintenance History: 2016: Original signatures on memorial remain after a century but are now mostly illegible. 2014: New plaque installed outside memorial, following extended research into Heligan’s connection with WW1. 1990: Discovery of Thunderbox Room by John Nelson and Tim Smit in derelict and totally overgrown area of the Gardens. Followed by structural restoration and return to full function – a Living Memorial to past staff.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

9 November 2014

Heligan staff, relatives of men, Friends of Heligan

Conservation

Custodian: Heligan Gardens Ltd

Components

Garden

Made from: Plant Material

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

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Gardeners of Heligan House

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Memorial Details

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Gardeners of Heligan House

Current Location

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Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

Components

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