Memorial Title
Fl Lt R C Stoddard
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial endowed hospital bed commemorating Fl Lt R C Stoddard at Heanor, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: Heanor Memorial Health Centre Ilkeston Rd (A6007) Heanor Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE75 7EA NGR: SK 43831 46042 (From online digital mapping.) (Map opens in new window.) |
Location details: The medical centre is on the northeastern side of the road on the site of the former hospital. The board is on the wall in the entrance. |
Type
| Overall type: Endowed Hospital Bed | Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: Formerly an endowed bed accompanied by a commemorative wooden board. The endowment is presumed lost in the intricacies of the NHS funding system over the last 70 years or so. It was normal practice for commemorative boards, plaques etc to be mounted on a wall near the appointed bed, and it is presumed that this board was so located in the hospital. It is also presumed to have been removed to storage during the demolition of the hospital and the construction of the health centre, but it is now displayed on the wall in the entrance. It comprises an oblong panel bearing the inscription in raised capital block lettering, and has moulded cornices above and below. To each side is a flat muntin with a broad but shallow central groove. Above the top cornice is a broken swans-neck pediment with acanthus leaves carved in relief in the tympana; and in the central break is an upright panel bearing a depiction of Florence Nightingale carved in relief in the "lady with the lamp" pose. The wood is oak throughout and is stained dark brown. Glossary |
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Inscription
| THIS BED WAS ENDOWED APRIL 1942 BY R. STODDARD IN PROUD MEMORY OF HIS SON FLT.LIEUT. R. CYRIL STODDARD. R.F.C. WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN ACTION ON THE SOMME JULY 3RD. 1916 |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Heanor Parish Council; Heanor Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Heanor and Loscoe Town Council; Amber Valley Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History and Conservation
September 2015: The board was removed from the hospital to storage.
November 2017: The board was mounted in the entrance to the health centre.
16th September, 2020: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.
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