Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Carlisle
Town
Carlisle
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
20th Century Wars (1900-1999)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 21 Sep 2013
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
67027

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Current location

North Side of Brampton Old Road east of Whiteclosegate
Entrance to Carlisle Traveller’s Camp
Brampton Old Road (B6284)
Carlisle
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA3 0JL
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 41602 58429
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Polished Black Granite Memorial
Inscription
HADRIAN’S CAMP/Former Home of the Army Apprentice School/1959-1969 IN 1959 A SMALL GROUP OF STAFF ARRIVED AT HADRIAN’S CAMP/TO OPEN THE NEW APPRENTICE SCHOOL IN 1960. THEIR ENTHUSIASM,/HARD WORK, AND IMAGINATION IN THOSE EARLY DAYS LAID THE/FOUNDATIONS FOR THE WELL ESTABLISHED SCHOOL THAT GREETED/ALL WHO ARRIVED AT HADRIAN’S CAMP. IN 1966 THE SCHOOL BECAME A COLLEGE AND THE TRADITIONAL/THREE YEAR APPRENTICE COURSES WERE CHANGED TO COMPLETE THE TRAINING IN ONLY TWO YEARS IN THE NINE YEARS OF ITS EXISTENCE 2785 APPRENTICES PASSED/THROUGH THESE GATES (INCLUDING THE 270 WHO ORIGINALLY/CAME FROM ARBORFIELD AND CHEPSTOW TO SET UP THE SCHOOL)/AND THE GOOD IMAGE OF THE ARMY THAT WAS CREATED IN/HADRIAN’S CAMP HAS BEEN REFLECTED IN THE WORLD/WHEREVER THE BRITISH SOLDIER WAS TO BE FOUND. This Memorial was erected by the members of Hadrian’s Old Boys Association/21st September 2013 ARTE SUPERBIA, ET CONATU SKILL, PRIDE AND ENDEAVOUR
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • 20th Century Wars (1900-1999)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: depth 80, height 920, width 890
    Materials: Granite - Black
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 350, height 80, width 920
    Materials: Granite - Black
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Subscription by members of Hadrian’s Old Boys Association
Responsibility
Hadrian's Old Boys Association
Reference
  • Hadrian’s Old Boys Association website www.hadriansoldboys.co.uk
  • Cumberland News page 5/27th September 2013
  • Cumberland News page 7/23RD August 2013

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