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Memorial Title

Employees of Midland Railway Locomotive Works No 10 Shop

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial plaque to the Employees of the Midland Railway Locomotive Works No 10 Shop now mounted on Platform 1 of Derby Midland Railway Station.
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Setting Location Memorial
Locations

Last known location:
Platform 1
Derby Midland
 Railway Station
Railway Terrace
Litchurch
Derby
Nearest postcode:
DE1 2RU

NGR:
SK 36195 35636 ±5m
Location details:
On a brick wall near the northern end of platform 1.

Previous location:
The Silk Mill
Silk Mill La
Derby
Nearest postcode:
DE1 3AF

NGR:
SK 35334 36642
(From online digital mapping)
Location details:
The museum catalogue number is DBYMU 1988-273/1

Original location:
No 10 Shop (Demolished)
Midland Railway
 Locomotive Works
Railway Terrace
Litchurch
Derby
Nearest postcode:
DE24 8PU

NGR:
SK 36610 35288
(From online digital mapping)
Location details:
The Works were next to Derby Midland Railway Station, between Railway Terrace, London Rd and Deadmans La. The area now forms part of the Pride Park development. No 10 Shop is believed to have been the Paint Shop, located slightly to the east of the centre of the works, near what is now the junction of Locomotive Way and Brunel Parkway.
Type

Overall type: Plaque.


Overall condition: Good. The inscription is legible and the memorial is well cared for.

Description:

A nowy-headed cast bronze plaque on a wooden backboard. The plaque has a raised decorative border and a wyvern in relief in a roundel at the head. The incised inscription is in upright capital block lettering originally coloured black although most colour has been lost. The wooden backboard has a moulded edge.
Components:

Component Material Height Width Depth Condition
Plaque Unknown* 615 370 10 Good
Backboard Wood 685 440 25 Good
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.
* The plaque may be some form of resin.
Inscription

ROLL OF HONOUR
OF MEN FROM THIS SHOP
WHO SERVED IN H. M. FORCES
DURING THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
 W. AINSWORTH
 E. BEECHAM
 H. BEECHAM
 T. BERESFORD
 G. E. BETTS
 A. BRADBURY
 W. BROOKS
 A. CHOLERTON
 J. COLEBOURNE
 J. T. CROFT
 G. A. DAY
 G. DODSON
 T. DUFFY
 M. DUNN
 M. EVANS
 T. FITZGERALD
+ G. F. FLETCHER
 G. W. GATHER
 S. GILBERT
 T. GREEN
+ S. HAYWARD
 J. F. HENSHAW
 E. HILL
 W. G. MAY
 T. McCOLGAN
 H. E. MERRIMAN
 G. MOORE
+ J. O'GARA
 W. H. OTTEWELL
 D. W. PATTERSON
 J. W. PEGG
 J. RAWLINGS
 V. R. REDFEARN
 F. REED
 A. SELLORS
+ H. C. SMEDLEY
 A. SPOONER
 W. STILLS
 A. STONE
 W. TATTERSHAW
 T. TIERNEY
 R. E. TUNSTALL
 T. WALDRON
 E. WARBURTON
 A. J. WELLS
 L. WOLFE

+ DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY

No. 10 SHOP

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict First World War (1914-1919)
Number died  4
Number served and returned 42
Total names 46
Administration

Custodian: Derby Museums c/o Midland Railway Study Centre, however the memorial is on permanent loan to Bombardier Transportation (as successor to BREL) who arranged for it to be mounted at the station which is owned by Network Rail and Managed by East Midland Trains.

Local authorities:
From WW1: Derby County Borough Council (Derby Corporation)
From 1974 to 1997: Derby District (later Borough and from 1977 City) Council and Derbyshire County Council.
From 1997: The unitary authority has been Derby City Council.
History

1920s: The memorial is presumed to have been erected in No 10 Shop in the years following WW1.

1 January 1923: The Midland Railway became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway and some subsequent reorganisation took place.

c1952: No 10 Shop was renumbered No 24 Shop.

1 January 1948: The railway industry was nationalised and assets were transferred to British Railways. Further reorganisations took place subsequently.

1969: The engineering workshops were transferred to British Rail Engineering Ltd (BREL), still part of the nationalised structure.

8th April,1988: The memorial was deposited with the museum by Mr. Bate, British Rail Enginering Ltd, Derby. It has been speculated that the particular workshop was demolished at that time.

1992: The memorial was placed on permanent loan for installation on Platform 1, Derby Midland Railway Station. (A copy was cast from the original plaque so that the museum would still have a version for display purposes.)

22nd December, 2004: A Service of Rededication was conducted by Anne-Louise Hodcroft, an Industrial Mission Chaplain, when several generations of workers from the Derby Locomotive Works and Bombardier Transportation gathered to see the war memorials officially welcomed to their new home.

15th December 2008: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in good condition and well cared for.
References

Dave Harris, Midland Railway Study Centre, Derby; Pers Comm 1st September, 2015. An email providing valuable information regarding the history of the memorial.
Comments

The wyvern is a mythical winged serpent which forms the crest on the Midland Railway's armorial bearings and was extensively used as a badge by the company.
Page © Roy Branson