Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Gate
- District
- Wrekin
- Town
- Wellington
- County
- Shropshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 1927
Attended by: Sir John Bayley
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 86018
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Current location
Wrekin College
Constitution Hill
Wellington
Wrekin
Shropshire
TF1 3BH
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 65645 11811
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Wrought Iron gates attached to stone pillars upon which two ornamental brass plaques are affixed; one bearing the college arms and the other an inscription to their purpose.
- Inscription
- THESE GATES/ WERE PRESENTED BY/ SIR JOHN BAYLEY/ FOUNDER/ OF WREKIN COLLEGE/ IN MEMORY OF/ THE BOYS WHO. GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918.
- 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
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Gates
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wrought Iron, Stone - Plaques
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
- Gates
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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