Memorial

Poppleton Road Memorial Hall

Poppleton Road Memorial Hall- Original Board

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Junction of Oak Street and Poplar Stree off the A59 Poppleton Road, Poppleton Road Memorial Hall, Oak Street, Holgate, York, North Yorkshire, YO26 4SE, England

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SE 58319 52067

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Type of Memorial: Hall / Institute
WMR Reference Number: 30773
Description: Community hall with dedicatory plaque inside. WW2 memorial board. The board records Poppleton Road area casualties from the WW2 armed services, plus civilian casualties of the Baedecker raid on the City.
Inscription: Wooden Board from original Hall: 1939 1945/ REMEMBRANCE/ TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WE LOVE IS NOT TO DIE/ (Names)/ RESIDENTS OF POPPLETON RD. WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR On Plaque within newer Hall: THIS BUILDING WAS OPENED/ BY/ MR ROY HUDSON/ PRESIDENT OF THE POPPLETON ROAD MEMORIAL HALL/ ON/ SATURDAY APRIL 7TH 1990/ THIS OPENING PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED/ BY/ THE LORD MAYOR AND LADY MAYORESS/ COUNCILLOR JACK ARCHER AND MRS ENA ARCHER

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 16
Died: 16
Information shown: Forename, surname, rank and service
Order of names: y service then alphabetically by surname

War: Second World War - civilians
Number Commemorated: 23
Died: 23
Information shown: Forename and surname
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname

Costs: £400 ORIGINAL
Maintenance History: THE ORIGINAL HALL WAS TWO WOODEN EX-RAF HUTS. THESE WERE REPLACED IN 1989 WITH A MODERN BUILDING. YORK CIVIC TRUST RESTORED THE MEMORIAL PLAQUE

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Dedicated

24th November 1946

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Rededicated

1st April 1990

Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Custodian: POPPLETON ROAD MEMORIAL HALL COMMITTEE

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Poppleton Road Memorial Hall

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