Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Blackburn
Town
Darwen
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 14th January 1939
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
54861

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Current location

Darwen Vale High School
Holden Fold
Darwen
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB3 0AL
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 68133 24408
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Darwen Grammar School
    Darwen Town Centre
    Blackburn
    Lancashire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
  • Temporary location for the school
    Darwen Vale High School
    Blackburn Road
    Darwen
    Blackburn
    Lancashire
    BB3
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SD 682 243
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Book of remembrance, on display in glass fronted bronze case set into the wall. Raised lettering on the case above the glass window. Raised laurel patterns decorate the left and right hand sides of the case. The book of remembrance is bound. Names are written on one side of the page only, handwritten in black ink, with the names of the fallen in red. Each page is bordered by a fine blue and red edging. The opening page of the book bears the introductory passage, again in black lettering, and with a decorative blue border.
Inscription
CASE: TO THE MEMORY OF FORMER/ PUPILS WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1918./ THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD AS WE/ THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD./ AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM NOR/ THE YEARS CONDEMN/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN/ AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. BOOK: THIS BOOK/ CONTAINS THE/ NAMES OF/ FORMER PUPILS/ OF DARWEN/ GRAMMAR/ SCHOOL WHO/ SERVED IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 519
    Served and returned: 453
    Died: 66
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: surname, forename
Components
  • Case
    Measurements: height 1165mm, width 1120mm
    Materials: Bronze, Glass
  • Book
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
History
2011, April: School due to locate back to original site on Blackburn Road in September 2011, following building works.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Clitheroe Advertiser and Times - Friday 20 January 1939 Page 4 CLITHEROE had more than a passing Interest in the unveiling of a memorial tablet at the Darwen Grammar School last Saturday, by reason of the fact that the accompanying roll of honour, in book form, is the work of two of our townsmen. The volume, which will record the names former students at the school who served the Great War, is as beautiful an example of modern binding as I have been privileged to see. Its open measurement is 22in. by 16in., the leaves of best parchment skins being sewn together with fine cream art silk. The difficulty of treating this strong, hard-wearing material has been overcome by neatly jointing the leaves with linen — a big factor in the enduring qualities of the book. Each leaf is edged full gold and headbands of red and gold embellish the interior. The cover is a deep red Levant morocco, its only decoration — a medium Oxford border, front and back serving to display the fine natural grain of the leather, yet imparting a distinctive finish to a lovely, dignified tome. It is the work of Mr. T. Bailey, who is charge of the bookbinding department at the “Advertiser and Times works, and a teacher at the Accrington School of Arts and Crafts. The prodigious task of illumination and lettering of some 600 names is undertaken by a very capable artist and caligraphlst. Mr. J. L. Higson, of Pimlico - road, now. on the staff at the Darwen Grammar School. Mr. Higson also has associations with the Accrington School of Arts and Crafts, where he received much of his later training and won several successes. Clltheronians may Justifiably feel proud that such an admirable volume as the one in question can be produced in its entirety locally.

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