Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Peterborough
- Town
- Orton Longueville
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 18/03/1920
Attended by: Lord Huntly (unveiled); Reverend Warren Hastings (dedicated); Governors, students and staff; Relatives; Major J.A. Dane D.S.O. - Rededicated
Date: 09/07/2014
Attended by: Colonel Roger G.H. Herriot O.B.E., Deputy Lord Lieutenant (unveiled); Reverend George Rogers, Royal British Legion Padre (re-dedicated); Mayor of Peterborough, Councillor David Over; Royal British Legion; Academy staff and students - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 221
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Current location
On the wall in the corridor behind the main Reception area
Nene Park Academy
Oundle Road
Orton Longueville
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE2 7EA
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 16276 96269
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Fletton County Secondary School
London Road/High Street
Old Fletton
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
- Fletton County Secondary School
- Description
- Rectangular oak board with stepped header in which there is a painted Union Flag above a central panel that bears the inscription and names in a single column. Beneath the inscription panel is a roundel, containing a carved and painted depiction of the Huntingdonshire County Arms, beneath which is the Fletton School motto. The inscription panel and roundel are surrounded by an outer panel of intricately carved sprays of laurel leaves and berries. All panels, the roundel and the flag are edged with a single, gold line.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF THE MASTERS/ AND OLD BOYS WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY DURING THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ MASTERS/ (NAMES)/ OLD BOYS/ (NAMES)/ ONWARD AND UPWARD
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Catterall, Albert
Darricotte, Gilbert H
Jackson, Cecil W
Noon, Fred
Rowell, Ben
Thomason, Walter
Woolley, John T
See details for all 7 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname,forename
Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: depth 30, height 775, width 415
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
- The memorial was refurbished in 2011 by Nene Park Academy staff.
- Costs
Memorial: £40
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
Details: Paid for by subscriptions from staff and students. - Responsibility
- Nene Park Academy
- Reference
- Peterborough Standard dated 26/03/1920 reported the original unveiling ceremony.
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