Memorial Hall, New Hartley

  • Description

    Memorial Hall is a community centre in New Hartley. It was built to commemorate local servicemen who lost their lives in the First World War. It was funded by deducting 2d (old pence) from miners’ weekly wages. The building was completed in 1926 and was used as a soup kitchen during the General Strike of that year, before it's official opening on the 27th of February 1927.
  • Owner

    Simon_Cotterill
  • Source

    Flickr (Flickr)
  • License

    What does this mean? Public Domain Dedication (CC0)
  • Further information

    Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/137828720@N06/50004826648/
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 4 years, 5 months ago
    Viewed: 380 times
    Picture Taken: 2020-06-14T14:49:34
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