War Memorial In Grounds Of Sir William Turners Sixth Form College

The war memorial, designed by sculptor Jas. Taggart from Aberdeen, was erected in 1922 and is located in the grounds of Sir William Turner's Sixth Form College on Redcar Lane. Made of red granite, it features a Celtic cross and shaft on a plain tapered pedestal, which stands on a rock-faced, rusticated, and stepped plinth. The east face of the cross and shaft is intricately carved with Celtic interlace and medallion ornament within a plain border. An inscription in applied metal lettering on the east face of the pedestal reads:

"IN MEMORY OF THE OLD BOYS OF THIS SCHOOL WHO DIED SERVING THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 MEN WORTHY OF ALL THEY LEARNED HERE AND AN EXAMPLE TO THOSE WHO COME AFTER THEM."

The names of the fallen are listed below this inscription, and the name of the sculptor is inscribed on the north side of the plinth. Originally, the memorial was placed at the former Sir William Turner's Grammar School on Coatham Road in Redcar but was moved to its current location in 1975.