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Thomas Martin Cooke and Christopher Fieldhouse/ VSEL
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Lost/Missing/Temporary
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Personal visit
School visit
Custodian annual maintenance visit
War Memorials Trust staff- site visit
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Comments:
This memorial has an involved history. Around 2010 the crane (which was at Buccleugh Dock, NOT Bridge Road as stated above) was demolished, but the base of the crane (which is where the plaque had apparently always been) was retained, and the plaque rededicated on 11 November 2010. At some point between then and May 2016 the plaque was transferred to the Dock Museum (where I noted it in the then catalogue with image for the IWM report). Between then and 2018 it was de-acquisitioned and returned to BAE (at their request). When it was placed and dedicated beside the crane hook outside the Dock Museum in November 2018 (see the North West Evening Mail reference) BAE remained the custodian (and still are). At some later date (which is unknown and for unknown reasons) it was removed from beside the crane hook (the Museum assume by BAE, but are not definite). I have personally checked the whole external area of the museum today and it is not there. [the above has been compiled after personal conversation today with the Museum]. In recent years the crane base has been removed and the site totally redeveloped by the shipyard (personal observations on a number of visits), and the plaque is nowhere else within the public areas of the shipyard environs (personal visits), so really WMT need to ascertain from BAE what has become of the plaque, and what their plans are for it. But it is 'Lost' from the Museum area and that is for certain.
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Is the memorial accessible to the public?
Yes - always
Yes - restricted times
Yes - by appointment
No
Unknown
Has the memorial been subject to any accidental or malicious damage in the last five years?
Yes
No
Unknown
Do you think the site is at significant risk of accidental or malicious damage in the next 2 years?
Yes
No
Unknown
Are there any known planning applications or issues related to this memorial?
None
Current planning application
Previous planning application
Unknown