City of Birmingham Gas Department

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Reference WMO/106564

Address:

Cadent Office

Bowmans Business Park

Planetary Road

Wolverhampton

WV13 3XD

England

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Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Allegory (eg: Victory)
Materials:
  • Stone Portland stone
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: The memorial was in the grounds of the Hollyfields Sports Centre, previously the site of the British Gas Social Club. Was originally in the Gas Hall which became Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, then moved to a landing, then moved into storage before going to the Social Club grounds. The metal sculpture of victory was stolen in 1999. More recently the memorial has been conserved and relocated to the Regional Office of Cadent in Wolverhampton on Monday 8th November 2022. Sculptor: Walter Gilbert Sculptor: Louis Weingartner The memorial was unveiled by Mr G R Warr on the 19th November 1921 and dedicated by the Lord Bishop of Birmingham (The Rt Rev Henry Russell Wakefield C.B.E D.D.) at the City of Birmingham Gas Department Head Office Birmingham. During the erection of the memorial in 1921 a cavity was formed into which was placed a complete roll of the 1239 men from the department who joined H M Forces. WMT have contacted the custodians to raise concerns about the condition of this memorial
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To The Glorious Memory Of The Men Of The Birmingham Gas Department Who Gave Their Lives In The Great War 1914-1919

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