Bacup and Rawtenstall Secondary School and Newchurch Grammar School - WW1

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: Saturday 15th October 1921
Attended by: Unveiled by former headmaster, Mr T E Jackson "in the presence of a fairly large company of past and present pupils" and many local dignitaries.

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

63067

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Current location

Originally erected in the "central porch"
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Glen Road
Waterfoot
Rossendale
Lancashire
BB4 7BL
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 83702 21907
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

A memorial tablet of oak handsomely carved, with triangular pediment and a pillar either side. A large brass centre panel carries the dedication and names of the 37 former pupils who died in the Great War.

Inscription

"To the honour of the Old Boys of this/ School and the Newchurch Grammar/ School who died for their country in/ the Great War 1914-1918"/ Roll of Honour/ (35 original names later amended to read 37)/ Dulce et decorum est Pro Patria mori"

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Andrew, Ronald
Ashworth, Sydney W
Aspden, Albert
Booth, Alan
Collinge, James G
Crowther, Wilfred
Fielding, Tom
Hardman, Richard C
Harvey, Joseph
Haworth, Fred
See details for all 37 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 37
Served and returned: 0
Died: 37
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, Surname, and date "Entered School in"
Order of information: By date "Entered School In" ranging from 1894 to 1914

Components

Board
Measurements: height 1650mm, width 1000mm
Materials: Wood

Listing information

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Condition

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Costs

Memorial: Approximately £100 of the £652.12s raised.

Trust fund/Scholarship

Yes
Purpose: The remaining funds, approximately £550, were set aside for the establishment of a memorial scholarship to "enable some student at the school to further pursue his or her studies at university." The scholarship trust deeds were handed over immediately after the unveiling.

Sponsorship

Private

Reference

(3) "Seventy Five Years - A History of Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School" 1988. Chapter III. www.brgs.org.uk/development-and-alumni/brgs-archive/history
(2) livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/community/6426
(1) Rossendale Free Press 22-10-1921. pg.6 (includes 35 names)

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