Memorial details

Memorial type
Arch
District
Vale Of White Horse
Town
Radley
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
Sir Thomas Graham Jackson Bart, R.A. (Architect)
Ceremony
  • Foundation Stone
    Date: 25 July 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Dedicated
    Date: 31 May 1922
    Attended by: Bishop of Oxford
  • Opened
    Date: 31 May 1922
    Attended by: Field Marshall Sir William R. Robertson Bart, GCB, GCMG, KCVO, DSO;
  • Show More (2)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
63543

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Current location

Memorial Arch,
Radley College
Kennington Road
Radley
Vale Of White Horse
Oxfordshire
OX14 2HR
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 51943 99663
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Memorial Arch and a room above, converted into a Chapel of the Resurrection after 1945. Double archway mainly constructed of brick acting as an entrance to Radley College with a war memorial room above. A latin cross in stone is supported above the two archways and there are four windows to the memorial room. The WW1 tablets are located in the "IN" arch. Rectangular WW1 tablet with dedication above on black stone tablet, names in eight columns and lettering in black. Masters and Servants tablets are attached to a central brick pillar, being rectangular, supported by two corbels, with lettering in black. WW2 memorials are located in the "OUT" arch with WW2 tablet having having a decorative top frieze and WW2 dates. Names are in six columns, with names in black and regiments and decorations in red. WW2 Masters tablet on central brick pillar. Rectangular tablet supported by two corbels; names in black, regiments in red.
Inscription
Left wall of "IN" arch : OLD RADLEIANS / WHO FELL IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914-1918. / (Names) Right wall of "IN" arch : Top tablet : RADLEY MASTERS / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918. / (Names) Right wall of "IN" arch : Lower tablet : RADLEY SERVANTS / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / (8 NAMES) Left wall of "OUT" arch : 1939-1945 / (Names) Right wall of "OUT" arch : 1939-1945 / MASTERS / (Names) On gate : This memorial Gateway was dedicated by the / Lord Bishop of Oxford Visitor Opened by / Field Marshal Sir William Robert Robertson Bt. / on May 31st 1922. / The Building was designed by / Sir Thomas Graham Jackson Bt. R.A. / And the Foundation stone laid by / Sir Theodore Andrea Cook O-R / on July 25th 1921.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 235
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,regiment,occupation,decorations
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 224
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,regiment,occupation,decorations
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Arch
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brick, Stone
  • Room
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brick, Stone
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
Yes
Purpose: War Memorial (1943) Fund brought in over ₤163;30,000?. The bulk was to provide Scholarships for the sons of the fallen and others, but the names were to be displayed on the Memorial Arch, and the room over the Arch was to become a Chapel of Remembrance.
Sponsorship
Other
Reference
  • The History of Radley College 1847-1947 by A K Boyd pp.368-9. Published:Basil Blackwell 1948 Oxford

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