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Trent College - WW2

Summary

Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a war memorial comprising widows and a tablet in the chapel at Trent College, Long Eaton, Derbyshire commemorating former staff and pupils who fell in WW2.

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Locations

Last known location:
Trent College Chapel
Derby Rd (A6005)
Long Eaton
Derbyshire

Nearest postcode:
NG10 4AD

NGR:
SK 48282 33812 ±5m
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Location details:
The windows are around the perimeter of the apsoidal chancel in the chapel. The tablet is on the south wall of the chapel, just to the west of the chancel.

Type

Overall type: Windows and tablet.

Overall condition: Good

Description:

Seven stained glass lancet windows accompanied by a limestone tablet.

It is assumed that each window originally contained clear class and that parts were replaced by stained glass areas which differ in size in each window as follows (from the left):

A small area depicting the school's coat of arms.
A multicoloured image of St Nicholas, covering about half of the window.
A multicoloured image of St St George and the dragon, covering about half of the window.
A multicoloured image of Jesus at the resurrection, covering about half of the window.
A coloured image, mainly of blues, of St Michael of Airmen, covering about half of the window.
A multicoloured image of King Alfred the Great, covering about half of the window.
A small partially coloured image depicting a coat of arms of Francis Wright, founder of the school (inherited from Charles F M Wright).

The tablet is formed from an assembly of limestone tiles and bears, at the head, the gilded WW2 dates incised in upright capital roman lettering. Below that is a quotation and four columns of names, all incised in upright capital roman lettering coloured black.

Glossary

Components:

For each of the seven bays:
Component	Material	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
Window x 7	Stained glass	c3000	c600	-	Good
Tablet	Limestone	3000	3350	-	Good
Dimensions in millimetres ±5mm unless stated otherwise.

Inscription

1939 - 1945

"SEE THAT YE HOLD FAST THE HERITAGE WE LEAVE YOU"

P.A. AGNEW
R.A. AINSLIE
E.N. ALLAN
C.R. ALLEN
J.A. ATKINSON
V.N.A. BALDWIN
F.A. BEDFORD
A.B.C. DE BERRY
E.N.W. BIRCH
P. BLIX
J.N. BOWKER
F.P. BRAMLEY
E.O. BROWNE
T.A. BUTCHER
C.D. CARVER
A.G.F. CHEESEWRIGHT
A.B. CLEMENTS
J.W.CONGREVE
G.C.G. CUNY
G.C. DAY
N.A. DEY

E.C.T. DOAR
T.P. ELSON
C.V. FERRY
N.I. FREAKLEY
J.B. GOLDEN
A.N GRAY
B.F.B. GULLIVER
D. HALL
F.D. HAMMERSLEY
J.R.HANNINGTON
W. HARNACK
G.T. HARRINGTON
C.L.A. HARRIS
J. HARRISON
G. HAYES
M.C. HAYES
R.A. HILL
J.M. JERVELUND
R.A.H. KENT
A.W. KIDSON
M. KIRK

J.R. LARGE
C.H. LAWRENCE
R.P. MARVIN
F.G. MATTHEWS
J.C. MAY
C.I.V. M^CVEY
S.J. MILLS
C.N. MILLWARD
E.A. MOULD
I.L. MOULD
A. OBELENSKY
N.C. PARR
R.V. PEDDAR
T.F.T. POOLE
J.E. RICHARDS
G.S. ROBERTS
V.A. RUSSELL
J. SARGENT
K.D.D. SCOTT
K.T. SCOVELL
M.J.S_T.B. SEALE

G.D. SHARMAN
W.L. SHIELD
J.A.G. SIDFORD
S.W. SIDFORD
A.K. SMITH
K.K. SMITH
A.K. STEEL
J.E.C.A. STEELE-NICHOLSON
W.R.F. THOMAS
R.R. WALTERS
R.C. WEST0N
R.P. WHELAN
R.M. WHITTY
D.J. WICKETT
F.T. WILLIAMS
R.P. WILSON
M. WOOLCOTT
K.D. WRIGHT
I.A. ZAMEK
N.H. ZAMEC

Conflicts and people named:
Conflict	Second World War (1939-1945)
Number died	83
Number served and returned	0
Total names	83

Administration

Custodian: The governors of Trent College.

Local authorities:
From WW2: Long Eaton Parish Council; Long Eaton Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Erewash Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.

History and Conservation

The stained glass was produced by Francis Spear, stained glass artist, in 1949.

19th June, 1949: The memorial was dedicated by The Rt Rev N Sherwood Jones, Bishop of Nigeria and an old Trident.

1st May 1986: The chapel was listed Grade II, Heritage List for England number 1087972.

2nd April, 2024: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in good condition.

References and Acknowledgements

Derby Daily Telegraph; 20th June, 1949; p11 col5: A brief reference to the dedication of the memorial.

Pevsner,Nikolaus; The Buildings of England; Derbyshire; p366 in the 1998 edition: A reference to the stained glass.

We are grateful to James Gregory, Director of Operations at Trent College for his assistance in surveying this memorial.

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