Memorial details

Memorial type
Chapel or Church: Freestanding building
District
North Dorset
Town
Iwerne Minster
County
Dorset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 07 November 1956
    Attended by: Bishop of Salisbury (Dr W. L. Anderson)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
55250

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Current location

Claysmore School Chapel
Blandford Road (A350)
Iwerne Minster
North Dorset
Dorset
DT11 8LL
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 86315 14681
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
The memorial is the church; there is a stone tablet inside the church that denotes this.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ OLD CLAYESMORIANS/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN TWO GREAT WARS/ 1914 - 1918 AND 1939 - 1945/ THIS CHAPEL WAS DEDICATED/ BY/ WILLIAM, LORD BISHOP OF SALISBURY/ 7TH NOVEMBER 1956
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Chapel
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: Free
Memorial: c. £15,000 - 20,000

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Clayesmore School
Reference
  • The names of those memorialised are listed in this publication
  • Clayesmore School booklet for the Dedication of the Memorial Chapel, by William, Lord Bishop of Salisbury, Wednesday 7 November 1956.
  • Unidentified Newspaper/Magazine, 7 November 1956.

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