Memorial

Hadrian's Camp

Memorial

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North Side of Brampton Old Road east of Whiteclosegate, Entrance to Carlisle Traveller’s Camp, Brampton Old Road (B6284), Carlisle, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 0JL, England

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NY 41602 58429

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 67027
Description: Polished Black Granite Memorial
Inscription: HADRIAN’S CAMP/Former Home of the Army Apprentice School/1959-1969 IN 1959 A SMALL GROUP OF STAFF ARRIVED AT HADRIAN’S CAMP/TO OPEN THE NEW APPRENTICE SCHOOL IN 1960. THEIR ENTHUSIASM,/HARD WORK, AND IMAGINATION IN THOSE EARLY DAYS LAID THE/FOUNDATIONS FOR THE WELL ESTABLISHED SCHOOL THAT GREETED/ALL WHO ARRIVED AT HADRIAN’S CAMP. IN 1966 THE SCHOOL BECAME A COLLEGE AND THE TRADITIONAL/THREE YEAR APPRENTICE COURSES WERE CHANGED TO COMPLETE THE TRAINING IN ONLY TWO YEARS IN THE NINE YEARS OF ITS EXISTENCE 2785 APPRENTICES PASSED/THROUGH THESE GATES (INCLUDING THE 270 WHO ORIGINALLY/CAME FROM ARBORFIELD AND CHEPSTOW TO SET UP THE SCHOOL)/AND THE GOOD IMAGE OF THE ARMY THAT WAS CREATED IN/HADRIAN’S CAMP HAS BEEN REFLECTED IN THE WORLD/WHEREVER THE BRITISH SOLDIER WAS TO BE FOUND. This Memorial was erected by the members of Hadrian’s Old Boys Association/21st September 2013 ARTE SUPERBIA, ET CONATU SKILL, PRIDE AND ENDEAVOUR

Commemoration

War: 20th Century Conflict (1900-1999)

History

Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: Subscription by members of Hadrian’s Old Boys Association

Ceremonies

Unveiled: 21 Sep 2013

Conservation

Custodian: Hadrian's Old Boys Association

Components

Memorial

Height: 920

Width: 890

Depth: 80

Made from: Granite - Black

Condition: Good

Base

Height: 80

Width: 920

Depth: 350

Made from: Granite - Black

Condition: Good

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

Components

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