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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rutland
Town
Uppingham
County
Leicestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Maker
Willink and Thicknesse (Architect)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 30 Mar 1905
    Attended by: FIELD MARSHAL THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EARL ROBERTS VC KG KP GCB OM GCSI GCIE
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
58396

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Current location

In entrance hall of school theatre.
Uppingham School
Stockerston Rd
Uppingham
Rutland
Leicestershire
LE15 9QE
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 862 996
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Hall with Jacobean gable between polygonal bays. Rectangular metal plaque with gilt lettering on a black background and knurled border. Plaque is screwed to a back plate on the wall.
Inscription
1899 TO THE MEMORY OF 1902/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename,additional
    Order of information: additional
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
  • Hall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
History
The Theatre was built as the South African and David Memorial Hall. Paul David was the school music master c1866-1908. Used as a gymnasium until converted into a theatre in 1970.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • War Memorials in Leicestershire WMP 1206; WMP 1208.
  • Local Publication/Booklet pp.124-4, 220. Bryan Matthews: 'By God's Grace: a history of Uppingham School' (Maidstone, 1984)
  • Buildings of England series by Various 'Leicestershire and Rutland' 2nd ed. (1984) p.517
  • Unidentified Newspaper/Magazine c 30 March 1905. Photo of dignitaries including Lord Roberts leaving the School Memorial Hall,
  • The Times 25 March 1905 p14 Lord Roberts would open the school war memorial building on Thursday 30 March.

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