Bolton Memorial Hall

In 1920 a Committee was set up to oversee the building of a village hall to commemorate those Bolton residents who gave their lives in the First World War.  The design and construction of the building was undertaken by local people and cost £2,300, worth £121,486 at today’s prices. 

The Hall was opened on the 4th April 1923 by the wife of the sitting MP Colonel Weston. The Colonel himself unveiled the tablet recording the names of the fallen.

On 11th November each year the Hall is used for a Service Of Remembrance, and is attended by village residents, and pupils from Bolton Primary School, who often give a presentation.  Lists of those Bolton redidents who served in each war are displayed in the Hall – see below.  The Hall is open every Tuesday (except the first Tuesday) for the Community Cafe, all welcome.

After the Second World War it was decided that the adjoining field, which had been used mainly for grazing, should be acquired and dedicated as a memorial to the dead of that war. After another round of fundraising, the field was purchased, then cleared and levelled by Polish troops based at Warcop – there was no charge! In 1948 the tablet commemorating those who had fought in the War was unveiled by Commander Torbock of Crossrigg Hall.