Memorial Title

Allestree - Memorial Hall

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 and WW2 war memorial hall at Allestree, Derby.

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Locations

Last known location:
Allestree Memorial Hall
Cornhill
Allestree
Derby

Nearest postcode:
DE22 2GG

NGR:
SK 34706 39762
(From online digital mapping.)
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Location details:
At the junction with St Edmunds Cl.

Type

Overall type: Memorial Hall.

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

Description:

A plot of land with a brick and tile community hall. A dedicatory metal plaque inside, on the east wall, bears an incised inscription in upright capital roman lettering coloured white and is mounted on a wooden backboard. A further brass plaque records a refurbishment and has an incised inscription in upright sentence-case roman lettering and is also mounted on a wooden backboard.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Land	-	c550m²	-	-	-
Hall	Brick, tile	-	-	-	Fair
Plaque	Metal	c200	c250	2	Fair
Backboard	Wood	c250	c300	c20	Fair
Plaque	Brass	c200	c250	2	Fair
Backboard	Wood	c250	c300	c20	Fair
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

Sign above door:

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Second World War (1939-1945)	Totals
Action	Unspecified
Number died	0	0	0
Number served and returned	0	0	0
Total names	0	0	0

Memorial Hall

Dedicatory plaque:

THIS HALL WAS PURCHASED
AND DEDICATED AS A
MEMORIAL TO THOSE OF
THIS VILLAGE WHO SERVED
IN THE TWO WARS
1914-1918 1939-1945

Refurbishment plaque:

This extension opened on 28th November 2006 by
Councillor Roy Webb
Supported by all users of the Memorial Hall and
funded by
Derby City Council Area Panel 5
Lottery Awards for All
Hanson Environmental Fund
The Derbyshire Environmental Trust
Allestree Memorial Hall
Allestree Bridge Club

Administration

Custodian: Allestree Memorial Hall (Registered Charity no 520400.)

Local authorities:
From WW1: Allestree Parish Council; Belper Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council
From 1968: Derby County Borough Council (Derby Corporation) (Unparished)
From 1974: Derby District (later Borough and from 1977 City) Council and Derbyshire County Council.
From 1997: The unitary authority has been Derby City Council.

History

1914: A building of the same size and shape as the present one is labelled "Institute" on the Ordnance Survey plan produced in that year.

Unknown date (before 1924): Maj Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, a former resident of Allestree Hall, is reported to have given the Memorial Hall to the village. (He died in 1924).

May 1949: A proposal to lease a plot of land in Allestree Park seems not to have been progressed.

10th September, 1962: A management scheme was registered with the Charity Commission.

1965: A building of the same size and shape as the present one is labelled "Meml Hall" on the Ordnance Survey plan produced in that year.

September, 1991: The building lies within the Allestree Conservation Area first designated on that date.

2006: The hall was refurbished and extended at a cost of c£22,000 to provide storage, improved toilets and facilities for disabled users.

28th November, 2006: The extensions were opened by Cllr Roy Webb.

13th October, 2007: The memorial was surveyed externally by Roy Branson. It was in fair condition and cared for.

6th March, 2008: The memorial was surveyed internally by Roy Branson. It was in fair condition and cared for.

References

Derby Telegraph; 2nd May 1949; p2: a report on the proposal to lease land in Allestree Park.

Website http://www.derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk/derbyallestree.htm viewed on 6th June, 2017, included a reference to the donation of the hall.

Comments

The history of the hall is very confusing but it is presumed that it was originally built as a village institute on privately owned land and later transferred to trustees and renamed as a memorial hall.

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