Memorial

The Skinners' School, Royal Tunbridge Wells - WW1 Pavillion

Sports Pavilion

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The dedicatory tablet is displayed in the porch of the large hall., The Skinners' School, St John's Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9PG, England

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TQ 58219 40552

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 68145
Description: A large, white stone tablet mounted within a wooden frame. The dedication is written in incised lettering. The tablet was originally on the front of a sports pavilion built in remembrance of those killed during the First World War. The Roll of Honour it mentions is IWM 70597.
Inscription: THIS PAVILION WAS ERECTED/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE OLD/ BOYS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 18 WHOSE/ NAMES ARE RECORDED ON THE/ ROLL OF HONOUR IN THE SCHOOL.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)

History

Maker(s): Stanky Philpot (Pavilion), Architect
Maintenance History: This memorial stone tablet was the centre piece of the Pavilion that was built after World War One in memory of the 87 Old Skinners’ who had given their lives in the war. The Memorial Pavilion was designed by a local architect, Stankey Philpot, an old boy of the school. It was opened formally by Mrs Alice Knott, wife of our first Headmaster on Leopards’ Day, 15th July 1922. The Pavilion stood in the south-east corner of The Skinners’ School grounds, close to Currie Road, until its demolition in 2012. However, the memorial stone was recovered and now stands here at the entrance to the school, to perpetuate the memory of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice.

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Opened

Pavilion - 16 July 1922

Mrs Alice Knott, wife of the first Headmaster

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