Memorial details

Memorial type
Sundial
District
Stratford On Avon
Town
Henley-in-Arden
County
Warwickshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
51906

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Current location

Warwickshire College (Formerly Arden House School)
Stratford Rd
Henley-in-Arden
Stratford On Avon
Warwickshire
B95 6AB
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 15000 64998
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Brass plinth containing the names of the fallen with a stone shaft that rises from the plinth which carries the sundial
Inscription
ERECTED BY / THE PARENTS, OLD / BOYS & FRIENDS / OF THE SCHOOL / IN MEMORY OF / THOSE ARDEN / HOUSE BOYS / WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914-1919. /THE LORD GAVE AND THE / LORD HATH TAKEN AWAY. /BLESSED BE THE NAME OF / THE LORD (Names). IN MEMORY / OF THOSE / ARDEN HOUSE / BOYS /WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE WAR / 1939-1945 (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barker, Allen Noel Birkett
Barlow, Henry Loftus
Beard, Fredric Gerald Vesey
Brand, Geoffrey Jermyn
Brooke, George Townshend
Brooks, Walter Leslie
Clive, Reginald Dennis
Crook, Philip J L
Davey, John Brett
Dickinson, Colin J H
See details for all 35 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 26
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 26
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: First names, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Firstname, initial, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Sundial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Arden House School War Memorial
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
C 2004: BRASS FITTINGS HAVE BEEN LOST, STONE TOP IS BADLY CRACKED AND POORLY REPAIRED, THERE ARE METAL PARTS MISSING, STONE OWR HAS BEEN ERODED, THE PLINTH IS SUBSIDING AND JOINTS ARE OPENING AND THE WHOLE MEMORIAL NEEDS CLEANING. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT THE MEMORIAL SHOULD BE MOVED TO A SAFER PLACE
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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