Memorial

Peterborough District Co-operative Society WW 1

Peterborough & District Co-operative Society original World War 1 Memorial (Clock)

Source: Copyright Jane King

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Current Location

The clock projects from the second floor of the building, over Park Road., Westgate House, Park Road, Peterborough, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 2GA, England

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TL 19143 98910

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 70171
Description: The surviving element of the composite memorial is a square clock that projects from the second floor of the Peterborough & District Co-operative Society's former premises at Westgate House. The clock has black Roman numerals against a white background. It was originally combined with a marble tablet, which was fixed to the wall beneath it at 1st floor level, to form the Society's World War 1 memorial. The marble tablet, which has since been lost, was ornately carved, with the Society's badge above fluted columns flanking a laurel wreath above the inscription. The tablet was supported by two carved scrolled brackets, the fixings for which can still be seen on the brickwork of the building, beneath the clock. (The same casualties were later included on a joint WW1 and WW2 plaque commissioned by the Peterborough & District Co-operative Society - see WMR reference 333).
Inscription: THE GREAT WAR/ THIS TABLET AND CLOCK/ WAS ERECTED IN PROUD MEMORY/ OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THIS/ SOCIETY WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ PETERBOROUGH/ (NAMES)/ MARCH/ (NAMES)/ WHITTLESEA/ (NAMES)/ STAMFORD/ (NAMES/ RAMSEY/ (NAMES)/ BOURNE/ (NAMES)/ PETERBOROUGH/ (NAMES)/ "MAY WE SEE TO IT, THAT/ THEIR NAMES ARE NOT/ FORGOTTEN"

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 31
Died: 31
Information shown: Surname, initials and Co-operative branch at which they had formerly worked.
Order of names: Grouped by their former branch, then listed alphabetically by surname
Additional Information: The clock is still in situ, but the marble tablet bearing the inscription, which hung beneath it, has been since been lost.

History

Maker(s): R. Cox, Sculptor
Maintenance History: 19/3/2020: Beales ceased trading at Westgate House. The premises now stands vacant./ 2011: the Westgate House premises was taken on lease by the company Beales/ c1964: the marble tablet was lost during a refurbishment of the Westgate House premises.

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Peterborough District Co-operative Society WW 1

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Peterborough District Co-operative Society WW 1

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