Memorial Stone - Church Gardens Memorial Garden - Nailstone, Leicestershire
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N 52° 39.665 W 001° 23.007
30U E 609331 N 5835796
A stone of remembrance with metal plaque in the Memorial Garden, Nailstone
Waymark Code: WMRN2P
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/11/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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A square brass commemorative plaque now attached to a stone of remembrance in church memorial gardens. The hall, believed demolished or redundant, was the original location for this plaque.

Inscription -
THE NAILSTONE MEMORIAL
AND MINERS WELFARE
INSTITUTE
THIS BUILDING WAS ERECTED
BY SUBSCRIPTION AND CHIEFLY
BY DONATIONS FROM THE MINERS?
WELFARE FUND AS A MEMORIAL
OF THE GREAT WAR 1914-18 AND TO
THOSE WHO SERVED AND FELL THEREIN
OPENED MARCH 1ST 1924
[NAMES]
Private or Public Monument?: Private

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Miners Welfare Fund

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe

Website for this Monument: [Web Link]

Physical Address of Monument:
Church Meadow & Memorial Garden Church Road
Church Road
Nailstone, Leicestershire England
CV13 0QB


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