Memorial Title

Mapperley Collieries Memorial Hall (Lost)

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a lost WW1 war memorial hall for Mapperley Collieries at West Hallam, Derbyshire.

Images

No images are available.

Locations

Last known location:
West Hallam Silver Jubilee
Club (demolished)
Station Rd
West Hallam
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
DE7 6JR

NGR:
SK 42508 41700
(Estimated)
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Location details:
On land east of Station Rd.

Type

Overall type: Social hall.

Overall condition: Lost.

Description:

A plot of land containing a brick social hall accompanied by tennis courts and a bowling green.

Glossary

Components:

Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Land	-	c0.6ha	675	-	Lost
Hall	Bricks	-	-	-	Lost
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

[None]

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	First World War (1914-1919)	Totals
Action or event	Not stated
Number died	0	0
Number served and returned	0	0
Total names

Administration

Custodian: Not known

Local authorities:
From WW1: West Hallam Parish Council, Shardlow Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1959: West Hallam Parish Council, South East Derbyshire Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: West Hallam Parish Council, Erewash Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

c1920: The Mapperley Colliery Company provided land, on which a memorial hall was built.

24th July, 1920: The memorial hall was opened by Mr W H Quarrell, Chairman of Mapperley Colliery Co Ltd.

1970s: The condition of the hall deteriorated and it closed for a number of years..

1977: The hall was refurbished and renamed The West Hallam Silver Jubilee Club to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the accession of HM Queen Elizabeth.

1990s: The condition of the hall again deteriorated.

2005: The hall was acquired by developers Righto Ltd and it was demolished.

References

Nottingham Journal and Express; 26th July, 1920; p5: a report on the opening of the hall.

Sheffield Daily Independent; 26th July, 1920: p5 col 3: a report on the opening of the hall.

Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal; 30th July, 1920; p3: a report on the opening of the hall.

Wood, Roger; pers comm: a number of emails in 2018-2019.

Comments

There's some confusion and ambiguity regarding this hall and an accompanying memorial tablet. Press reports of the opening of the hall make no mention of the tablet and it seems to have been unveiled the day after the hall was opened. If the hall and tablet were conceived, constructed and operated as a single entity then there should be only one record, but that is not apparent, and their later histories diverged, so for the purposes of this project they are counted as two memorials.

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