Workington Iron and Steel Company

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Reference WMO/170491

Address:

St Michael's Church

Church Street

Workington

CA14 2EZ

England

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Status: On subsequent site(s)
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Metal Brass
Lettering: Other
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: A large brass memorial set into three plaques.The top plaque is the dedicatory plaque with the lettering in relief, the middle plaque is thought to be the men who served and returned, and the bottom one to be those who died. If this interpretation is correct this means that there was a 50% casualty rate. These two plaques both have the lettering inscribed Around the whole borders are decorative flowers. The names are arranged in eight columns across each of the two plaques This is a most impressive example of a company Roll of Honour/War Memorial. It is also interesting in that it covers not just Workington, but all the outposts and operations of the company, throughout Cumberland and further afield in the UK and as far away as India. Only with the complete closure of the Steelworks, which were the economic beating heart of the town, has this come into the public domain, although it’s presence in the Church is still a semi secret as it is in a non-public area and due to health and safety reasons this memorial is not normally accessible, even by prior appointment.. It was moved on closure of the Steelworks around the year 2000. It is in the south west stairwell between ground and first floor. This memorial is exceedingly difficult to photograph, as it is so shiny. On 13 November 2022, on my 5th visit (for other purposes on this occasion) the light was exactly correct, so I grabbed the chance to get detailed images!
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THE WORKINGTON IRON & STEEL/COMPANY, LIMITED/THIS MEMORIAL IS PLACED TO COMMEMORATE THE/LOYALTY AND GALLANTRY OF ABOUT 800 MEN OF/ALL GRADES, WHOSE NAMES ARE HEREON INSCRIBED/AND EMPLOYED BY THIS COMPANY IN THEIR QUARRIES,/IRON ORE MINES, MYSORE MANGANESE MINES (INDIA), COLLIERY, COKE OVENS, BLAST FURNACES, STEELWORKS/AND OFFICIAL STAFF, WHO ENLISTED FOR ACTIVE SERVICE/IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914 IN DEFENCE OF THEIR/COUNTRY AND THE LIBERTIES OF EUROPE, AT THE/CALL OF HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V./BY ORDER OF THE DIRECTORS/JOHN S. RANDLES/ CHAIRMAN/ [names]/THESE MEN HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES

Middle Plaque- Column 1-T ABRAHAMS/R ACTON/H R ADAIR/J AGNEW/G ALFORDS/R ALLAN/J ALLEN/J E ALLINSON/JE ALLISON/H AMBLER/W ANDERSON/E ANDERSON/G ARMSTRONG/JAS ARMSTRONG/JOS ARMSTRONG/ W ARMSTRONG/J ASH/J ASH/W ASKEW/WM ASKEW/W ATKINSON/S BACON/B BAGGELLY/J BAILLIE/R BAINBRIDGE/H BANN/T BARNES/J BARWISE/T BATES/J BARWISE/T BATES/T BATEMAN/JT BATEMAN/M BATEMAN/F BATEMAN/J BAYLIFF/A BEATTIE/J BEDFORD/F BEIGHTON/JOS BELL/JOHN BELL/THOS BELL/JOHN BELL/THOS BELL/THOS E BELL/O BELL/G BELL/D BELL/I BELL/JONAH BELL/H BENNETT/J BENSON/T BENSON/J BENSON; Column 2-F BENTLEY/J BERWICK/T BERWICK/J BEWES/J BIRD/ED BIRNIE/J BISPHAMP/H BISHOP/W BLACK/H BLACKWELL/W BLAIR/H BLAIR/R BLAYLOCK/A BLEZZARD/G BOARDMAN/P BOGIE/JE BONE/H BOSWELL/S BOWES/W BOWMAN/J BOWMAN/JOS BOYLES/JAS BOYLES/W BRADBURN/H BRADBURY/J BRAGG/J BRANIFF/R BRANIFF/D BRANNEY/J BRANNEY/H BRANTHWAITE/R BREW/J BREW/T BRITTON/HG BROCKLEBANK/T BROUGHTON/H BROWN/J BROWN/R BROWN/T BROWN/D BROWN/ROBT BROWN/H BROWN/W BUEGAY/JAS BURNS/H BURNS/D BURNS/JAS BURNS/ROBIN BURNS/ROBT BURNS/JJ BURNS/RW BURNYEAT; Column 3-WJ BUSHBY/EO BUSHBY/J BUTTERS/T BYRNE/W CAIN/W CALVERT/F CAMPBELL/JH CAMPBELL/J CAMPBELL/R CANNON/JJ CANNON/J CAPE/S CAREY/R CARR/R CARRUTHERS/RM CARRUTHERS/G CARSWELL/JAS CARTER/JOHN CARTER/WJ CARTER/J CASSON/W CHESTER/D CHRISTIE/H CLARK/GW CLARK/G WOOD CLARK/W CLARK/G CLARKE/GS CLARKE/W J CLARKE/E CLARKE/W CLINT/W COATES/J COATES/A COATS/AARON COATS/J COLQUETT/T COLQUITT/J COLVIN/J CONALLY/N CONNOLL/ W CONNOR/J COOPER/J COONEY/W COPELAND/J COPELAND/WJ COPELAND/JH CORKINGDALE/JH CORKINGDALE/J CRAIG/F CREEDIE/W CRELLIN; Column 4-C CRELLING/W CRICKETT/J CRICKETT/C CROASDELL/JE CRONE/W CROSS/R CROSSMAN/T CULNEAN/A CUNNINGHAM/J CUNNINGHAM/S CUNNINGHAM/PJ CUNNINGHAM/H CURRALL/T DAKIN/E DALLOWAY/J DALY/J DANSON/F DARBY/F DAVIDSON/G DAVIDSON/J DAVIDSON/JE DAVIDSON/I DAVIES/J DAVIS/E DAVIS/ H DAVIS/J DAVY/G DAWSON/E DEANS/F DEANS/F DEGNAN/H DELANEY/J’THAN DEMPSTER/W DEMPSTER/JAS DEMPSTER/T DENNY/T DENWOOD/J DEVLIN/H DICKINSON/M DIXON/J DIXON/E DIXON/W DOBSON/T DOGGART/B DOLLIGAN/W DONACHIE/A DONNAN/W DONNAN/J DONNELLY/J DONOVAN; Column 5-P DONOVAN/F DOOLAN/R DORAN/B DORAN/W DORAN/A DOUGLAS/LL DOUGLAS/E DRABBLE/R DUNBAR/J DUNN/R DURHAM/EL DUXBERRY/R ECCLES/R EDGAR/J EDGAR/A EDMONDSON/J EDWARDS/R ELLIOTT/R ELLIOTT/JP ELLIOTT/J ELLIOTT/L ETHERIDGE/W EVANS/J FAGAN/E FAGAN (JR)/T FARISH/J FARISH/J FARNIN/W FARRAGHER/JM FARREN/DB FEARON/C FECKEY/J FECKEY/M FEE/C FERGUSON/J FERRY/W FINDLEY/I FISHER/D FISHER/ROBT FISHER/R FISHER/J FISHER/C FLEET/J FLEET/J FLYNN/J FORD/A FORSYTH/J FOSTER/JW FOSTER/T FOWLER/JW FOWLER/W FREAR; Column 6-J FULTON/J GAMBLES/J GEORGE/E GIBBS/T GIBSON/J GIBSON/G GIBSON/R GILMOUR/P GILMOUR/W GILMOUR/J GLANVILLE/E GLENDINNING/JH GLOVER/T GLOVER/TG GLOVER/R GLOVER/H GOLLINGS/A GORDON/H GOULDING/WM GOWAN/G GRAHAM/W GRAHAM/A GRAHAM/WJ GRAHAM/MM GRATH/O GREEN/J GREENAN/C GREGORY/I GUNNION/AJ GUY/J HALES/WM HALL/W HALL/W HALSALL/J HANNAH/W HANNAH/J HARDMAN/J HARDON/J HARKINS/J HARPER/W HARRISON/E HARRISON/M HART/T HARVEY/GW HARVEY/AH HARVEY/J HAWTHORN/R HAYES/I HAYDEN/J HAYHOE/J HEAD/T HEARLD; Column 8- E HENDERSON/W HENDERSON/J HENDERSON/D HEPBURN/J HEPBURN/F HETHERINGTON/A HEYWOOD/ G HIBBLE/G HICKMANN/L HIGHTON/T HIGGIN/GH HIGGIN/B HIGGS/W HILL/W HILL/RL HINCHLIFFE/T HIND/ W HODGSON/T HODGSON/RN HODGSON/T HODGSON/H HODGSON/R HOFFIN/J HOGG/G HOLLIDAY/G HOLLIDAY/J HOLLIDAY/T HOLLIDAY/W HOLMES/J HOLMES/W HOLMES/WC HOPE/WJ HOUSBY/E HOWELLS/J HOWSEN/W HUMES/P HUNTER/A HUNTER/H HUTCHINSON/F HUTCHINSON/M HYDE/J HYDE/F INMAN/J IRVING/WH IRVING/WM JACKSON/W JACKSON/R JACKSON/WM JACKSON/H JACKSON/H JAMES/JS JARDINE/J JARDINE/LRC JENKIN/J JENKINSON/JN JENKINSON/JN JENKINSON/A JENNS/C JOHNSTONE/O JOHNSTONE/D JOHNSTONE/JB JOHNSTONE/G JOHNSTONE/T JOHNSTONE/G JONES/M KANE/J KEAN/W KEARNEY/J KEENAN/J KELLY/M KELLY/T KELLY/J KEMP/J KENDALL/W KENDALL/E KENDALL/R KENNAUGH/JN KENNEDY/J KENNEDY/J KERMAN/JC KILBURN/JW KIRKBRIDE/JW KIRKBRIDE/WM KIRKPATRICK/W KIRKPATRICK/T KIRKPATRICK/W KNOWLES/D KYDD/T LARGUE/J LARKIN/J LAYBURN/M LEECH/W LEEMING/J LIGHTFOOT/J LINTON/II LINTON/P LITT/G LITTLE/W LOWDEN/J LOWERY/J LOVE/R LYNAS/J LYNN/J LYNN; Bottom Plaque- Column 1-T MCADAMS/J MCALEAVY/M MCALEAVY/P MCALEAVY/T MCALISTER/M MCBEAN/D MCCORD/F MCCOURT/S MCCREEDIE/T MCCREEDIE/D MCCULLOUGH/D MCDONALD/J MCDOWELL/J MCDOWELL/JW MCEWAN/W MCGEE/W MCGLASSON/J MCGRAFFAN/J MCGREGOR/W MCGUIRE/W MCGUIRE/J MCGUIRE/J MCGUIRK/W MCHARRY/J MCHARRY/J MCIVOR/CW MCKAY/RC MCKEATING/C MCKEATING/W MCKEE/W MCKEE/WJ MCKEE/A MCKENZIE/A MCLEAN/W MCCLUCKIE (SR)/W MCCLUCKIE (JR)/A MCCLUCKIE/A MCMEIKAN/J MCMULLEN/R MCMULLEN/D MCMULLEN/C MCNEILL/R MCTEAR/T MCTEAR/S MCTEAR/D MCVAY/J MCVAY/E MAGEE (JR)/C MAHONEY/S MARTIN/R MARTIN/H MASON/E MASON/J MATTHEWS/S MAWHINNEY/J MAXWELL; Column 2-C MEIN/J MEIN/S MELLON/T MESSENGER/T MESSENGER/J MESSENGER/I MESSENGER/J MEWHORTER/S MIDDLETON/W MILBURN/W MILBURN/J MILLAR/J MILLICAN/T MILLWARD/J MILRAY/J MINNIS/G MINNIS/J MITCHELL/JW MITCHELL/B MITCHELL/G MOFFAT/P MOODY/JOHN MOORE/JAS MOORE/JOS MOORE/JW MOORE/G MOORE/L MOREWOOD/LL MORGAN/W MOSSOP/J MUDIE/M MUIR/J MUIR/A MUNROE/F MURPHY/J MURPHY/S MURPHY/J MURRAY/W MURRAY/WH MYERS/WM NEEN/T NEEN/JAS NEIL/JAS NEIL/J NELSON/JW NELSON/JG NELSON/M NEWTON/T NEYLISS/J NEYLISS/W NICHOL/J NICHOLSON/J NICHOLSON/J NICHOLSON/M NICHOLSON/G NICHOLSON/G NUTTER/J NUTTER/W O’DONNELL; Column 3-M OGILVIE/J OGLETHORPE/T OLIVER/A O’NEIL/A OSTLE/GA OUSBY/S PALMER/S PALMER (JR)/P PALMER/G PALMER/I PARKER/J PARKER/W PARKER/W PARKINSON/J PARKS/R PARNABY/CA PATERSON/J PATTISON/J PATTISON/J PEARS/W PEARS/R PEARSON/W PEARSON/W PEDEN/R PEDEN/JJ PENRICE/W PHILLIPS/JB PHILLIPS/J PICKERING/RW POOLE/J POOLEY/S POOLEY/R PORTER/WH POSTLETHWAITE/W POSTLETHWAITE/D POTTS/J PRICE/JV PRIOR/T PROSSER/T PUGH/ C PUGH/T QUINN/R RAILTON/D RAY/T RAY/WJ REDHEAD/J REED/W REED/W REED/W REED/T RICE (SR)/T RICE (JR)/I RICHARDSON/A RICHARDSON/F RICHARDSON/FJ RIGG/L ROBERTS/P ROBERTSON/A ROBINSON/JOS ROBINSON; Column 3-H ROBINSON/JW ROBINSON/JN ROBINSON/G ROBINSON/J ROBSON/H RODGERS/E ROONEY/J ROONEY/T RUDD/J RUSSELL/M RYAN/J RYAN/R RYAN/S RYAN/J SANDERSON/W SANDERSON/T SANDERSON/G SCANLAN/S SCOTT/J SCOTT/G SCOTT/J SCOTT/J SCOTT/J SCRAGGS/T SCRUGHAM/W SCURR/R SCURR/R SEEDS/W SEWELL/J SHANNON/C SHARP/H SHARP/T SHARP/JH SHARP/A SHAW/G SHAW/E SHEPHERD/J SHEPHERD/TW SHERWEN/S SHERWIN/A SHIELDS/R SHORTRIDGE/JJ SIMM/G SIMPSON/J SIMPSON/WJ SINGLETON/W SKELTON/R SKELTON/W SKILLICORN/C SLATER/WB SLEE/J SMALL/G SMITH/JOS SMITH/F SMITH/T SMITH/JL SMITH/C SMITH/JOS SMITH/T SMITH; Column 4-C SMITH/W SMITH/RJ SMITH/P SMITH/E SMITH/JW SMITH/J SOUTHWARD/J STAMPER/T STAMPER/JW STANAWAY/M STEEL/W STEEL/S STEPHENS/H STEPHENSON/TH STEWART/TW STOREY/R STRANIX/T STRONG/R STUBBS/JJ TALANTIRE/A TALBOT/B TAYLOR/J TAYLOR/ET TAYLOR/H TEAGUE/J TEMBEY/J THEXTON/N THOMAS/B THOMAS/JAS THOMPSON/S THOMPSON/H THOMPSON/JN THOMPSON/JOS THOMPSON/JH THOMPSON/M THOMPSON/J THOMPSON/JOS THOMPSON/T TINKLER/E TINKLER/JW TINNION/W TODHUNTER/G TOMLINSON/P TORLEY/J TOWNSLEY/R TOWNSLEY/J TREMBLE/T TUBMAN/JAS TUNSTALL/L TUNSTALL/JOS TUNSTALL/G TURNER/W TURNER/W TWEDDLE/J TWEDDLE/J TYRE/R TYRE/E TYRELL/W TYSON/JW TYSON; Column 6-W TYSON/I TYSON/CON UHRIG/CA VALENTINE/J VERAH/W WAKEFIELD/T WALKER/D WALKER/F WALKER/T WALKER/WM WALKER/WM WALKER/W WALKER/J WALLACE/GW WALTON/T WARREN/J WATERS/W WATTERS/J WATSON/E WATSON/J WATSON/J WELCH/J WESTNEDGE/G WESTROP/A WHILLIANS/J WHITE/E WHITE/F WHITE/W WHITE/D WHITEHOUSE/W WHITELOCK/H WILKINSON/J WILKINSON/W WILKINSON/F WILKINSON/J WILKINSON/F WILKINSON/GD WILKINSON/JH WILLIAMS/DB WILLIAMS/PV WILLIAMS/T WILLIAMS/M WILLIAMSON/J WILSON/J WILSON/J WILSON/TJ WILSON/I WILSON/GH WILSON/J WILSON/JOS WILSON/R WILSON/J WINTHORPE/H WOODBURN/G WOODS/T WOODWARD/P WOOLAGHAN/T WOOLARD/T WRIGHT/W WRIGHT; Column 7-A WRIGHTSON/J WYLIE/H YOUNG/W YOUNGHUSBAND/ W AGNEW/F ALLEN/JM BARNES/E BARRACLOUGH/TL BELL/J BLACKWELL/J CAMERON/C CARDWELL/J CARRUTHERS/P CHAMBERS/W COCKTON/T COOK/A CROSTHWAITE/G DARWEN/JE DUFTON/H FLYNN/JH GALE/D GREARY/E GIBSON/S GIBSON/T GIBSON/I GREAVES/C GRUNDILL/A HACKETT/W HALL/J HALL/T HAZARD/J HEARNE/D HENDERSON/H HERON/J HIBBLE/H HIGGINBOTHAM/J HOLLIDAY/T JACKSON/C JAMIESON/EVAN JONES/EDW JONES/J KANE/M KING/R LEEMING/J LEONARD/R LITTLE/J MALLOY/J MARTIN/J MASON/JAS MEIN/H MILES/J MILLAR/WF MURRAY/J MCFALL/M MCKAY/W MCKEATING/A MCMULLEN/J MCNALLY/R O’BRIEN/W O’DONNELL; Column 8- M O’NEALE/J PAISLEY/J PATTINSON/J PENRICE/B REAY/S REAY/P REID/J ROUTLEDGE/T SANDERSON/J SHUTTLEWORTH/J SISSON/W SMITH/J STALKER/G TOWNSLEY/P TRAINOR/R TREMBLE/W TYRE/J VALENTINE/W WATCHORN/M WATSON/S WATSON/J WAUGH/E WHITE/J WILKINSON/T WILLIAMS/J WILLIAMS/WJ WILSON/W WOOD/T WOODS/R WOODWARD/J WOOLAGHAN/J WRIGHT W ANDERSON/A BELL/J BORROWDALE/STANLEY BIRD/T BAINBRIDGE/W BOYD/J CHESTER/H CRONE/H CRONE (JR)/R CRAWFORD (JR)/J CAMPBELL/J CLAYTON/J CLARK/W CORLETT/W DACRE/O DIXON/A DAVIDSON/WJ FAWCETT/J FERGUSON/J FERRIS/W FORSYTH/JJ GRAHAM/R GREARSON/R GLOVER/R HOLLIDAY/T HOLLIDAY/W HAMILTON/J HUNTER

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