British Thomson-Houston Company War Memorial
The British Thomson-Houston Company War Memorial is a First World War memorial in Rugby, Warwickshire, in the West Midlands of England. It was erected by the British Thomson-Houston Company in memory of the firm's employees who left to fight in the First World War and were killed in service.Photo: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: war memorial in Warwickshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “British Thomson-Houston Co Ltd War Memorial” and “British Thomson-Houston war memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rugby railway station and Cineworld Cinema Rugby.
Rugby railway station
Railway station
Photo: Peter Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rugby railway station serves the market town of Rugby, in Warwickshire, England. The current station dates from 1885; two previous stations dating from 1838 and 1840 respectively existed at locations to the west of the current one. Rugby railway station is situated 1,700 feet southeast of British Thomson-Houston Company War Memorial.
Cineworld Cinema Rugby
Movie theater
Photo: Probinaries, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cineworld Cinema Rugby is a movie theater, which is situated 1,100 feet north of British Thomson-Houston Company War Memorial.
Caldecott Park
Park
Photo: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caldecott Park is an urban park located in the centre of Rugby, England. Most of the land was purchased by the Rugby Urban District Council in 1903 from Thomas Caldecott, the last lord of the manor. Caldecott Park is situated 2,700 feet southwest of British Thomson-Houston Company War Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brownsover and Rugby.
Brownsover
Suburb
Photo: G-13114, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brownsover is a residential and commercial area of Rugby, Warwickshire in England, about 1+1⁄2 miles north of the town centre. The area is named after the original hamlet of Brownsover.
Rugby
Photo: Elliott Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rugby is a market town of 78,000 people in the Borough of Rugby in Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of England, part of the United Kingdom. The town is credited with being the birthplace of rugby football, and is a must visit for the avid rugby fan.
Newbold-on-Avon
Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newbold-on-Avon is a suburban village of Rugby in Warwickshire, England, located around 1½ miles north-west of the town centre, it is adjacent to the River Avon from which the suffix is derived.
British Thomson-Houston Company War Memorial
- Categories: war memorial and historic site
- Location: Rugby District, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.38277° or 52° 22′ 58″ northLongitude
-1.2551° or 1° 15′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C4W9PMV+4XOpenStreetMap ID
node 411515734OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q26224439
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