Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Other structure
- District
- York
- Town
- York
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 12th October 1923
Attended by: Archbishop of York - Unveiled
Date: 12th October 1923
Attended by: Archbishop of York - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 47383
Support IWM
Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.
Current location
IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY
ARCHBISHOP HOLGATES GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Hull Rd
York
York
North Yorkshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 63013 51136
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- ARCHBISHOP HOLGATES GRAMMAR SC
Lord Mayors Walk
York
York
North Yorkshire
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
- ARCHBISHOP HOLGATES GRAMMAR SC
- Description
- SCHOOL LIBRARY WITH DEDICATORY WOODEN BOARD PLACED WITHIN IT
- Inscription
- (NAMES)/ THIS LIBRARY IS A MEMORIAL TO THE MASTERS AND BOYS/ OF THE SCHOOL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Air, W
Axe, J M
Batley, B W
Bell, B W S
Best, W L
Blunden, O
Brown, F
Burton, C
Busby, H W C
Busby, R G C
See details for all 80 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 80
Served and returned: 0
Died: 80
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height 1600MM, width 1200MM
Materials: Wood - First World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Unknown
- Board
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- History
- 1960: MEMROIAL LIBRARY LOST WHEN THE SCHOOL MOVED PREMISES
- Costs
Memorial: C £850
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- SCHOOL AUTHORITIES
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.
This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:
© WMR-47383
For queries, please contact [email protected].