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Marshland War Memorial

Situated at 430 Marshland Road, the memorial gates to soldiers of the First World War and Second World War were first unveiled in 1925.

Marshland memorial gates, Marshland
Marshland memorial gates. Creator (cre): Valerie Livingstone. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

The war memorial for Marshland takes the form of memorial gates at the entrance to the former Marshland public hall (430 Marshland Road), now a privately owned building.

The tender for William Hinnels Winsor as the contractor was accepted in August 1924. Unveiled on the 18 January 1925, the walls and gate pillars were constructed of St Martins stone, capped with red stone, with white marble memorial tablets on the face of each of the two main gate pillars. Originally there were also iron gates with copper shields on either side which were crafted by W. Dann.  

Originally the inscription on the first tablet read: Erected by the residents of Marshland in memory of our soldiers who fell in the Great War, 1914-1918.

On the second tablet are the following names: M. Brown, W. Bussell, D. Bussell, R. G. Cox, G. Chidgey, E. Dass, A. J. Dobby, C. Delamain, H. Dempsey, R. Ellemers, W. Faulls, H. Head, A. J. James, W. Jackson, D. Martin, D. O'Callaghan, G. Stanbridge.

At a later date a further inscription was added to the first memorial tablet to include soldiers from the Second World War. This inscription reads: Also to those who fell, World War II, 1939-1945. S. F. Hill, R. Tomlin.

References

Marshland, Press, Volume LX, Issue 18147, 9 August 1924, p.6.

The Marshland Memorial, Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18284, 19 January 1925, p.4.

Marshland, Press, Volume LX, Issue 18147, 9 August 1924, p.6.

Marshland War Memorial Gates, 1920s

Dedication of the Marshland War Memorial Gates and Councillors lining up for the ceremony. W. H. Winsor was a mayor of Spreydon and City Councillor. The Memorial Gates were unveiled by Mrs G Cox and...