Memorial details

Memorial type
Chapel: Dedicated within church building
District
Cheltenham
Town
Cheltenham
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 1st November 1923
    Attended by: Bishop of Gloucester
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
49607

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Current location

CHAPEL IN GROUNDS OF DEAN CLOSE SCHOOL
DEAN CLOSE SENIOR SCHOOL
Shelburne Road
Cheltenham
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 6HE
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 92870 21646
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
CHAPEL WITH SIX WINDOWS EACH SIDE AND DEDICATION STONE OUTSIDE.
Inscription
THIS DEDICATION STONE/ WAS LAID BY/ SIR JAMES TYTE ACE-GARNER MP/ NOVEMBER 1922/ IN MEMORY OF THE/ OLD BOYS OF THIS SCHOOL/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR./
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: Undefined
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Chapel
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brick
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
DEAN CLOSE SCHOOL
Reference
  • BOOK: OSMOND, H S A HISTORY OF DEAN CLOSE CHAPEL
  • Image source, meetingsclub.com, accessed 12th March, 2024

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