Angel War Memorial

1109/0/10010 FRODINGHAM ROAD 16-SEP-05 Angel War Memorial

II First World War memorial. 1923. Stone mason A E Walters. White marble. Angel with spread wings, head bowed, pointing to the sky with right hand and holding a laurel wreath in the left. Stands on square pedestal inscribed in black lettering on all sides.

Front has a relief carving including a flag, shield and laurel leaves framing the inscription: "THE LAST DESPATCH" DUTY DONE, VICTORY WON, NOW FOR PEACE EVERY ONE CARRY ON Upon the plinth below is the mason's name A E Walters.

Right hand side has the inscription (Alfred Garrett added in 1925): THE ROLL OF HONOUR IN BEAUTY OF YOUTH BUOYANT, SERENE THEY STEPPED FROM THE SCHOOL TO THE BATTLE SCENE RICHARD DAVISON ERNEST HORNSBY GEORGE HUDSON WILLIAM LANGTON WALTER MARTIN JACK RIMMINGTON WILFRED SHORT JOHN ROBINSON 113 OLD BOYS JOINED HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES 1914-1918 DOLCE ET DECORUM PRO PATRIA MORT SIC ITUR ASTRA ALFRED GARRETT

Rear has the inscription (added 1925): OUR FATHERS THEY HEARD THE CALL AND RUSHED TO FALL A SACRICE FOR ALL H BIRKETT A NORWOOD J BOOTHBY E PITTAWAY N BUDWORTH T POPPLE JW BOWERS G ROBERTS T W BOWDEN E W ROBINSON J BYCROFT G H ROSE C COOK W H RYLANCE J COWAN W SELBY D CUNNINGHAM C SHAW J W COWLING L SISSONS H E DANIELS G SIMMS G CALVERT F E SELLERS J DALE A H SELLERS W H DYMOND F SILVESTER J FORREST G W SMITH C S FOSTER J W STANDERLINE A FROST W STREETS J FOWLER G E STURMAN GA HALL W STOW G HARLEY W SPRIGGS T G HARPHAM A L WARD F HARE A S WILSON A HAVERCROFT W J WELTON J HAVERCROFT W HARPER A NEWSTEAD J J POGSON

Left hand side has the inscription (added 1925): DURING THE GREAT WAR THE SCHOOL BOYS COLLECTED WASTE MATERIALS ALL OVER THE DISTRICT, AND WITH THE MONEY REALISED THEREFROM BOUGHT WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES, WHICH IN 1923 WERE CONVERTED INTO THIS MONUMENT AS A HUMBLE TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF THE OLD BOYS OF THIS SCHOOL, AND OF ALL FROM THIS PARISH, WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIFE DURING THE WAR G TAYLOR (INTER C.A. LOND) HEAD MASTER "HIS UNWEARIED LABOURS HIS LIFETIME OF PURPOSE INSPIRED HIS PUPILS TO ERECT THIS MEMORIAL."

Summary of Importance There is a presumption in favour of listing all free standing war memorials. This example has additional special interest for the detailed inscriptions and the way in which funds were raised for its erection.

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