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Milnthorpe Memorial Hall - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 05 Jan 2013
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The empty holder for the bell - Taken by Stuart Nicholson 04 Jan 2024
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Gable end - with bell - and sign on left-hand buttress - Taken by David Long 27 Feb 2025
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The full extent of the Hall - now let out commercially - Taken by David Long 27 Feb 2025
Reference WMO/175524
Edit memorial name, location & address- Metal Iron
- Second World War (1939-1945)
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THE MEMORIAL HALL, Milnthorpe/The front part was built as the Market House in 1843/It had an open arched trading area on the ground floor area and/The Agricultural Hall for meetings upstairs. In 1880 The/Milnthorpe Public Rooms Company erected a large assembly/hall behind the premises at a cost of £1200, financed by/the sale of £5 shares. It had a ‘sprung dance floor’ and also/accommodated Milnthorpe Cinema from the 1920’s to the/1960’s. The Royal British Legion Club was based here from/1975-1992. In 1945 the buildings were bought by public/subscription as a village war memorial and rental income is/distributed by the Memorial Hall Management Committee/to village causes. Until 1924 the ‘old’ Bull’s Head was/attached to the west side of the hall. The bell on the gable/end was installed in 1940 for use as an air raid warning/in case the electric siren failed
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