
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Chapel or Church: Freestanding building
- District
- Rutland
- Town
- Oakham
- County
- Leicestershire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Foundation Stone
Date: 24th July 1924
Attended by: Bishop of Winchester - Dedicated
Date: 29th October 1925
Attended by: Bishop of Peterborough - Show More (1)
- Foundation Stone
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 37781
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Current location
Oakham School
Chapel Close
Market Place
Oakham
Rutland
Leicestershire
LE15 6DT
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 86082 08827
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Memorial chapel with wall-mounted reliefs. WW1 inscription and names on tablets at either side of the external doorway: WW2 inscription and names on stone tablets either side of an internal doorway. The exterior reliefs include biblical scenes and scenes of grief-stricken people being comforted.
- Inscription
- Exterior - THIS CHAPEL IS ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THE OLD OAKHAMIANS WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-19/ FORTI/ TVDO/ TEMP/ ERANT/ IA/ PRV/ DENT/ IA/ JUSTIT/ IA Interior TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ IN MEMORY OF THE OLD OAKHAMIANS/ WHO DIED IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ [names]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Albrecht, C E R
Albrecht, J E N
Allen, G G
Appleby, A J
Archer, G F B
Astle, J B
Atter, C F
Atter, J E
Baines, C J
Baines, J L
See details for all 155 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 71
Served and returned: 0
Died: 71
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 84
Served and returned: 0
Died: 84
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Relief
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal - Chapel
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Weldon, Wood - Oak - Altar
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined - Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Relief
- 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
- 1996: Cleaned in August
- Costs
Memorial: £16,658
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
- Responsibility
- Oakham School
- Reference
- Service Details, oakham-rutland.libguides.com/c.php?g=675068&p=4804702, accessed 5th September, 2024
- Full names & biographical details for WW1 Casualties-www.theygavetheirtoday.com/oakham-school-wwi.html
- Full names & biographical details for WW2 casualties-www.theygavetheirtoday.com/oakham-school-wwii.html
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