- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 20163
- Description
- The original Great War memorial consisted of brass panels bearing the Names, within a cast brass framework which had a castellated arch within which the dedication was inscribed. The sections of the Names panel were divided by Ionic columns, which also adorned its sides. Laurel wreaths decorated the arch.
Following WW2 the memorial was adapted by adding panels to the left and right of the WW1 panel. It appears that two of the dividing columns between the WW1 Names were removed and re-purposed to serve as the outside frame for the WW2 panels. The WW2 names are inscribed beneath the years of the conflict and a laurel wreath.
When the memorial was re-erected an additional explanatory brass plaque was installed beneath the memorial.
- Inscription
- Above the WW1 Names: ON THESE TABLETS ARE RECORDED THE NAMES OF MEMBERS OF THIS SCHOOL WHO DIED IN THE WAR 1914-1918 (NAMES)
WW2 Plaques: 1939 1945/ (NAMES)
Beneath the WW1 plaques: THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE US HAVE TAUGHT US HOW TO LIVE/ AND HOW TO DIE. WE ARE THE HEIRS OF THE AGES, THE AGES THAT HAVE FOUGHT/ AGAINST THE ODDS AND THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES FOR US.
New plaque beneath the original memorial: THESE WAR MEMORIALS COMMEMORATE THE FORMER PUPILS AND STAFF/ OF THE LIVERPOOL INSTITUTE FOR BOYS WHO DIED IN ACTION IN THE FIRST AND SECOND WORLD WARS./ THE MEMORIALS WERE REMOVED WHEN THE SCHOOL CLOSED IN 1985/ AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY SEPARATED AND DAMAGED./ A GROUP OF INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS HAS OVERSEEN THEIR RESTORATION/ AND REINSTATEMENT IN A PLACE OF HONOUR WITHIN THE LIVERPOOL INSTITIUTE/ FOR PERFORMING ARTS - JUST A FEW YARDS FROM THEIR ORIGINAL LOCATION./ IN ADDITION TO THE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE RESTORATION OF THE/ WAR MEMORIALS THANKS GO TO LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL'S EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,/ LIVERPOOL ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN TRUST AND DAVID HALLIWELL OF CADGRANGE LTD./ A REDEDICATION CEREMONY FOR THE LIVERPOOL INSTITUTE WAR MEMORIALS/ TOOK PLACE ON THE 4TH NOVEMBER 2001.