
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Composite
- District
- Hertsmere
- Town
- Elstree
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 12th July 1958
Attended by: Dr T W Taylor, Headmaster of the school - Dedicated
Date: 12th July 1958
Attended by: Rev J W Redfearn, school chaplain - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 3761
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Current location
Haberdashers' Aske's School
Butterfly Lane
Elstree
Hertsmere
Hertfordshire
WD6 3AF
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 16767 96692
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Chase Lodge
Page Street
Mill Hill
Barnet
Greater London
NW7 2BQ
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 22491 91280
Denomination: Undefined
- Chase Lodge
- Description
- Obelisk set in a garden of remembrance with associated tennis courts. On each side of the obelisk there is a brown, metal plaque, three for names and one for the commemoration: the latter has a Latin cross at top centre. All lettering is in white.
- Inscription
- Face One: THIS GARDEN/ OF/ REMEMBRANCE/ AND THE TENNIS COURTS/ ARE A MEMORIAL/ TO THE OLD/ HABERDASHERS WHO DIED ON/ ACTIVE SERVICE/ 1939-1945 Other Faces: (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 87
Served and returned: 0
Died: 87
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, initials
Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaques
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal - Obelisk
Measurements: height 108CM, width 64CM
Materials: Stone
- Plaques
- 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
- OLD HABERDASHERS
- WMO ID: 183172
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 04-09-2014]
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- Costs
Comments: The projected cost was about £570, but the actual cost is not known.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- HABERDASHERS ASKES SCHOOL
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