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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Painting / Print
- District
- Amber Valley
- Town
- Heanor
- County
- Derbyshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: June 1923
Attended by: UNKNOWN
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 14286
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Current location
In the former school hall
South East Derbyshire College
Mundy St
Heanor
Amber Valley
Derbyshire
DE75 7DZ
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 43526 46343
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A triptych in oil on canvas within wooden frames and reinforced glass. Central panel depicts a classical scene with roman portico and figures representing Faith, Justice, Charity, Fortitude and Hope. Children of the present generation are seated at the feet of the figure of Charity. They are supported by heroes, martyrs and warrior saints, with names of the fallen on a tablet in the foreground; left panel depicts a group of soldiers in different uniforms in the field of battle with the night sky illuminated by a burning church in the background; right panel depicts a group of women at home with the night sky illuminated by the moon behind a church tower.
- Inscription
- PRO PATRIA/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 56
Served and returned: 0
Died: 56
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Painting
Measurements: depth -, height 2800mm, width 3020mm
Materials: Paint - Oil, Canvas - Frame
Measurements: depth -, height 2800mm, width 3020mm
Materials: Wood, Glass
- Painting
- Listing information
- SOUTH EAST DERBYSHIRE COLLEGE
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Heanor Grammar School War Memorial
- WMO ID: 130406
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 26-10-2017]
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- History
- 2009: Report received that Council are considering refurbishment or demolition of building. 2007: Paintings show flaking surface, though the image and text are legible. 1949/1950: The paintings were restored. The work that was done to them is unknown. 1961: Reinforced glass placed in front of the memorial to protect it when the hall was converted into a gymnasium. July 2009: Parts of the paintings were cracked and the paint flaking off.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Other website Grammar School Memorials www.heanorhistory.org.uk/v2grammarmemorials.html
- Willsdon, Clare A. P. Mural Painting in Britain 1840-1940: Image and Meaning. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, p. 290.
- Martin, Simon. The Mythic Method: Classicism in British Art 1920-1950. Chichester: Pallant House Gallery, 2016, p. 26.
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