United Kingdom National Inventory of War Memorials
Supported By The Imperial War Museum

MANCHESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL

UKNIWM Ref: 10665

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Address

GRAMMAR SCHOOL
OLD HALL LA
RUSHOLME
GREATER MANCHESTER
ENGLAND
 
Type: Hall/Institute
Other Location Details:

IN MAIN SCHOOL HALL

OS Map Ref: SJ 860 950

Inscription

(ON BOOK) LET US NOW/ REMEMBER/ THE SONS OF/ THIS SCHOOL/ WHO DIED/ FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY/ MANCHESTER/ GRAMMAR SCHOOL/ BOOK OF/ REMEMBRANCE/ 1914 - 1918

Components

ComponentMaterial(s)HeightWidthDepthCondition
PANELLING WOOD - OAK       GOOD

Physical Description

SCHOOL HALL WITH VICTORY FIGURE ON STONE SURROUND CONTAINED WITHIN IT AND WOODEN NAME BOARDS

WITH LIST OF NAMES ALSO SURMOUNTED BY STAINED GLASS WINDOW

Wars Commemorated & People Remembered

War First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served & Returned 0
Died 481
Is this an exact count? Not known
How are the names ordered? Not known
What information is listed on the memorial? surname
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? No
War Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served & Returned 0
Died 228
Is this an exact count? Not known
How are the names ordered? Not known
What information is listed on the memorial? surname
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? No

Maintenance

Are the letters difficult to read? No
Who is responsible for the memorial?

GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Maintenance History:

Ceremonies

Not known

Sponsorships

Sponsorship Type: None
Did this include a trust or scholarship? No
Did this include a roll of honour? NOT APPLICABLE
Cost of Site: Not known
Cost of Memorial: Not known
Comments on Costs:

Craftsmen

Not known

References

Co-ordinator's Comments:

ON THE ROLL OF HONOUR ARE THE NAMES OF A FRENCH AND GERMAN TEACHER WHO DIED FIGHTING FOR THEIR REPECTIVE COUNTRIES.

Comments: BK: JAMES BENTLEY, DARE TO BE WISE: A HISTORY OF MANCHESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL (LONDON, JAMES AND JAMES 1990)
Photographs: 4
Other Documents: None
Form / Letter: F
Negatives: No
Drawings / Plans: No
Minutes: No