WW1 Roll Of Honour,Sharp Street, Hull

[Jetstream]

Before 2009, a WW1 Roll of Honour was attached to wall outside Goodfellows Supermarket in Sharp Street Hull. I understand it was removed for safe keeping during 2008/2009.

Does anybody know of its present whereabouts.

[Tom Piper]

Why was it attached to the wall of that supermarket? Was the supermarket originally a church, or was it damaged when a German airship dropped bombs on it?

Tom

[Bee]

Why was it attached to the wall of that supermarket? Was the supermarket originally a church, or was it damaged when a German airship dropped bombs on it?

Tom

This particular Roll of Honour was typical of its sort, remembering those from the street on which the memorial was erected.  I remember looking at it a few years ago, but have no idea of it's present whereabouts.


Bee

[Tom Piper]

Has it been recorded by a volunteer and placed on The National Inventory of War Memorials at The Imperial War Museum?

[Tom Piper]

According to that web site the roll of Honour has been re-erected inside the new store of Goodfellows-it's a wooden roll of Honour called Sharp Street Shrine.

However on reading further into this website, in 2007, the shop to which this memorial is attached ceased trading, and the building was put up for sale.

http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/Traders-unite-launch-Newland-Market/story-11973930-detail/story.html

It was then bought by three builders who opened the premises in 2009, as Newland Street Market, but this also seems to have fallen through, because I now see that there are now plans for the Erection of 15 terraced 2.5 storey houses, with 23 parking spaces at rear, by a company called Newland (Wyke)         Molescroft Nursing Home (Holdings) Ltd, C/o Agent   Mr Christopher Kendall, Hickling Gray Associates, 61 Langdale Road, Market Weighton ,York, YO43 3DG

So suggest that you contact that company above and see if they have any knowledge of the plaque, the local library, Hull City Council Archives, or maybe the above newspaper site-they may have an angle on your story.

Tom




 

[Jetstream]

Thankyou for your replies.

I have just been up to Hull, and the Memorial is still attached to the outside wall of ex.Goodfellows super-market. It is still in very good condition, and protected within a plastic casing.

I have an interest in this memorial. as it was carved by my Grand-father during 1919. I understand that there is an agreement somewhere, that this must remain in its original position in Sharp Street, Hull.

Nick Robinson,
Colchester

[Yorkshire Drones]

The memorial was 'resued' by www.heroesofhull.co.uk about three years ago when there was a perceved threat.  The threat was not real but the outcome was that the memorial cannot be removed without the consult of the Hull Planning Dept. and only then on condition that it is replaced following any redevelopment work on the site.  HeroesofHull also arranged that it become 'listed' and two optional safe places where it would be stored (remaining on public display) during temporary removal.

[Bee]

Good to know that it's future has been safeguarded.

I suppose it's too much to expect that someone has a complete list of all the names on the memorial or that there is an online list that I haven't found.  I did look at it years ago before I really got into family history.

Bee
 

[Tom Piper]

This organisation say they have the list of of names

http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.35505/fromUkniwmSearch/1

The names would have been submitted by a volunteer who surveyed the memorial for the National Inventory of War Memorials. In many cases the volunteers come from local family history groups,-there is such a group in East Yorkshire.

http://www.eyfhs.org.uk/

Have you tried the public library in Hull to see if they have such a list? They have a good family history section-if they don't have list they may know someone who does.

Tom