Memorial details

Memorial type
Other structure
District
Bromley
Town
Bromley
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 30th November 1933
    Attended by: Rt Hon Lord Plender GCB
  • Rededicated
    Date: 21st June 2004
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Rededicated
    Date: 3rd June 1951
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Show More (2)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
11024

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Current location

The memorial is in the school's War Memorial library. The school changed its name in the 1960s when it merged with the Bromley Girls' Grammar.
Ravensbourne School
Hayes Lane
Bromley
Bromley
Greater London
BR2 9EA
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 40682 68046
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Memorial Library with dedicatory oak boards above the original fireplace. The main, WW1 board is in darker wood with gold lettering: the two additional boards for WW2 names are in lighter wood and were added below, either side of a plaque to CG Grail (IWM 11025). There is an additional board placed over entrance.
Inscription
BOARD: THIS LIBRARY IS DEDICATED AS A/ PERPTUAL MEMORIAL OF THOSE OF/ THIS SCHOOL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914- 1918/ (NAMES)/ DEO GRATIS BOARD OVER DOORWAY: WAR MEMORIAL LIBRARY WW2 BOARDS: 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Algar, William Henry
Allsopp, Alan Roger
Bailey, Arthur Geoffrey
Bailey, Frederick Charles
Balch, Roger Norman
Bartlett, L A
Beadle, Donald Joshua
Berry, Walter Henry Arthur
Bird, Eric Norman
Bradshaw, Stanley Wyard
See details for all 81 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 76
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 76
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, Surname, Years attended school
    Order of information: Random
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, Initials, regiment
    Order of information: Random
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
  • RAVENSBOURNE SCHOOL (OLD BUILDINGS, INCLUDING GREAT HALL, GYMNASIUM AND DINING HALL)
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
History
DATE UNKNOWN: LIBRARY NOW USED AS A 6TH FORM STUDY ROOM
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
LEA
Reference
  • School website, www.ravensbourne.info/About_Us/School-History/, accessed 13th February 2024
  • Bromley War Memorials, Volume 3. Paul Rason. Published: London Borough of Bromley, November 1999
  • Kentish Times, 24 November 1933; 1 December 1933

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