West Downs School War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 April 2019. War memorial.
West Downs School War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- under-wicket-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 April 2019
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A First World War memorial with a sculpture by Lady Kathleen Scott, built after 1919; altered after the Second World War.
MATERIALS Bronze, Portland stone.
DESCRIPTION West Downs School War Memorial is located within the grounds of Slimbridge Wetlands Centre.
It takes the form of a bronze statue of a nude boy, with his right arm outstretched, on a tall, square, Portland stone pedestal with a moulded top. The front face of the pedestal bears the inscription HERE AM I / SEND ME / 1914 – 1918 / followed by the 38 names of the former pupils of West Downs School who fell in the First World War. The remaining faces of the pedestal record the 81 names of the fallen from the Second World War under the inscription 1939 – 1945.
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