
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Manchester
- Town
- Manchester
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 11th September 1920
Attended by: Lord Colwyn
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 16000
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Current location
Manchester College
Shena Simon Campus
Corner of Whitworth Street and Chorlton Street
Manchester
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M1 3WF
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 84487 97808
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Belle Vue Sports Centre
later Belle Vue Sports Village
Longsight
Manchester
Greater Manchester
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
- Belle Vue Sports Centre
- Description
- MASSIVE CARVING IN ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE. BORDER ON ALL SIDES. 27MM WIDE WITH OAK AND LAUREL LEAVES AND SIX SQUARE BOSSES IN ROSE STYLE.INSCRIPTIONS DEEPLY CARVED,NAMES IN GOLD. 270MM WIDE TROPHY OF ARMS IN CENTRE OF BASE LINE CONSISTING OF SHIELDS, CROSSED SWORDS AND TIN HAT.
- Inscription
- MEMORIAL/ TO THE OLD BOYS OF THE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ ET VIRTUTEM...ET MUSAS
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allen, Robert
Ashton, Colin
Aspinall, Thomas
Baker, Benjamin
Baker, George
Barnett, Charles T
Batty, John P
Bedford, Robert H
Berry, Robert C
Bickerton, Norman
See details for all 160 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 160
Served and returned: 0
Died: 160
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 1250MM, width 1800MM
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Plaque
- 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
- SOME DAMAGE FROM TIME IN STORAGE AT SPORTS CENTRE (WREATH AND CITY ARMS MISSING FROM THE TOP). HOWEVER, IS WELL CARED FOR NOW AND IS DUE TO BE RESTORED CLEANED AND REPOSITIONED WITH COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUES BELONGING TO THE SCHOOL.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Responsibility
- EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND COLLEGE AUTHORITIES
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