Memorial

Shawell Memorial Hall

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Current Location

Shawell Memorial Hall, Lutterworth Road, Shawell, Harborough, Leicestershire, LE17 6AE, England

OS Grid Reference

SP 54608 80372

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Hall / Institute
WMR Reference Number: 70800
Description: Modern brick built, c1980's single-storey Village Hall structure replacing a former tin-roofed, wooden Memorial Hall, built after the Great War to commemorate all who fought or fell in that war. No internal memorial boards, tablets or plaques. Sign by front door signifies building as "Shawell Memorial Hall". Below the original plaque is a newer landscape oriented plaque with inscriptions, names, personal histories and other details of those who fell in the Great War.
Inscription: Plaque 1 on exterior wall of building : SHAWELL MEMORIAL HALL // Plaque 2 on exterior wall of building: SHAWELL MEMORIAL HALL / Shawell Memorial Hall was opened in January 1921 as a tribute to the men of Shawell who / gave their lives in the First World War 1914 - 1918 / (5 Names) / ( ........ ) / LEST WE FORGET

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 5
Died: 5
Information shown: Rank, forenames, surname, year died, regiment, age at death, date of birth, date of death, manner of death, place of death, place of burial, relationships, additional
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname

History

Sponsor Type: public

Ceremonies

Opened

January 1921

Mrs. Tate of Swinford Lodge;

Conservation

Components

Hall

Made from: Brick

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good

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Shawell Memorial Hall

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