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    Memorial

    Clare College, Cambridge - Memorial Court

    Clare College - Arch at entrance to Memorial Court

    Source: Copyright Michal Cierniak

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    Current Location

    Clare College Memorial Court, Queen's Road, Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 9AJ, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TL 44295 58447

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    Type of Memorial
    Other structure
    WMR Reference Number
    66385
    Description
    A courtyard within the college with an arched entrance bearing an inscription. Dedicatory plaques are affixed to the inward-facing sides of the arch and a large bell within the arch carries the names of the college alumni who died in the two World Wars. The College library lies within the courtyard which is situated at the rear of the college on the other side of both the River Cam and Queen's Road from the main buildings.
    Inscription
    Arch: SUI MEMORES ALIOS FECERE MERENDO. [To make others remember you, by deserving it.] Plaque: 1914 - 1918/ (Names) Plaque: TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE CLARE MEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR FREEDOM/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Maker(s)
    • Sir George Gilbert Scott RA, Architect

    • Coulson & Son Ltd, Builder

    Ceremonies

    Dedicated

    11 November 1924

    Unveiled

    11 November 1924

    Earl of Balfour, K.G., O.M., Chancellor of the College and the Visitor of the College.

    Components

    Arch

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Plaques

    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Building

    Made from: Brick


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1115639

    • 'Clare College Memorial: Lord Balfour on War Sacrifices', The Times, 12 November 1924, p. 16.
    • Clare through the Twentieth Century: Portrait of a Cambridge College, Lindsey Shaw-Miller (2001), p. 67.
    • Saffron Walden Weekly News - Friday 14 November 1924 "IT WAS WORTH WHILE." Earl of Balfour and Our Sacrifices in the War. CLARE COLLEGE MEMORIAL OPENED.
    • Clare College, Cambridge, https://www.clare.cam.ac.uk/about/college-history/college-courts, accessed 5th October 2023
    • Gilbert Scott.org, https://gilbertscott.org/memorial-court-clare-college-cambridge/, accessed 5th October 2023