Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Hertsmere
Town
Potters Bar
County
Hertfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
3766

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Current location

The large oak Memorial Lectern resides permanently on the stage of our Main Hall and the names are listed separately on the side wall of the Main Hall.
Dame Alice Owen's School
Dugdale Hill Lane
Potters Bar
Hertsmere
Hertfordshire
EN6 2DU
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 24056 00634
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • In the boys' school hall.
    Dame Alice Owen's School
    Owens Row
    Islington
    Islington
    Greater London
    EC1V 7DD
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TQ 31605 82995
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
A framed Roll of Honour, listing the names of students and the dates they attended Owen's School in black and red ink, respectively. Accompanied by a wooden lectern with the school badge carved on the front and the inscription in gilded lettering above.
Inscription
Roll of Honour: OWEN'S SCHOOL / IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES 1939 -1945 / (Names) Lectern: OWEN'S SCHOOL / IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / 1939 -1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abrahall, T H
Alderton, W A F
Aldous, H N
Backlog, C P
Balchin, R F
Baldwin, L W
Baumber, R C
Bedwell, A E
Bennett, H
Bolton, S D
See details for all 91 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 91
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 91
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Dates attending school, surname, forename initials
    Order of information: Alphabetically
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: depth 500 mm, height 610 mm, width 920 mm
    Materials: Paper, Glass, Wood
  • Lectern
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
History
A member of the school's staff cares for the memorial.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Dame Alice Owen's School

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