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Sheffield Great Central Railway
Town or City: Sheffield
County: South Yorkshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM371
Value of grant: £250.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Relocation
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2003
UKNIWM reference number: 27674
Sheffield's Great Central Railway war memorial is a series of panels within a wooden frame - upon the panels are the names of those who fell in World War I. It is on display outside the Royal Victoria Holiday Inn Hotel.
In 2002, a Small Grants Scheme grant of £250 was given towards the restoring and relocation. The memorial has been moved several times during its lifetime and its new setting is very close to its original placement, the site of the former Sheffield Victoria Station.
The memorial remembers 1304 ex-railway men who died in World War I. It was unveiled in 1922 by Earl Haig. Originally sited on the forecourt of the Victoria station and hotel, it was moved inside the station booking hall in 1938, moved again in 1971 to Wickes Arches and then in 2003 moved to its current location outside The Royal Victoria Holiday Inn Hotel very close to its original location.
The Great Central Railway Society are the owners of the war memorial.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM371
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 27674
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
