Memorial Title
Lady Manners School - WW1
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial board at Lady Manners School, Bakewell, Derbyshire.
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Locations
| Last known location: Cavendish Library Lady Manners School Shutts La Bakewell Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: DE45 1JA NGR: SK 21069 67728 (From online digital mapping.) |
Location details: In the foyer of the library. It is presumed that the memorial was originally erected at the school's previous premises. |
Type
| Overall type: Board. |
Overall condition: Good. The inscription is legible and the memorial is well cared for. |
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| Description: A nowy-headed oaken board comprising a panel in a moulded frame. The top rail has a carved displaying peacock at the head and the school motto incised below. The panel bears the inscription and names in a single column in upright capital roman lettering. |
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Inscription
| POUR Y PARVENIR 1914 PRO PATRIA 1918 J. F. AITKEN F. W. BODEN S. S. BODEN W. F. B. FINNEY J. GEE C. J. W. GOODWIN W. HILL S. C. L. HODGKINSON J. A. HODGKISS G. F. E. HOLMES J. F. HORSFIELD C. J. BROOKE HUNT J. C. KNOWLES G. D.PRICE J. RADFORD H. W. REX S. SHELDON J. H. SLANEY G. SIBSON J. SMITH G. STAMPER F. W. A.STUBBS A. C. BROOKE TAYLOR E. M. TAYLOR H. R. THOMPSON C. TOMLINSON F. VICK J. D. VAUGHAN J. T. WARD |
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Administration
Custodian: The governors of Lady Manners School
Local authorities:
From WW1: Bakewell Parish Council, Bakewell Urban District Council ; Derbyshire County Council.
After 1974: Bakewell Town Council, Derbyshire Dales District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
1920s: The memorial is presumed to have been erected in one of the school's buildings in the town centre.
c1938: The memorial is presumed to have been moved to the new site in Shutts La.
4th August 2015: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in good condition and well cared for.
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Comments
The peacock emblem is from the crest on the arms of the Manners family.