Memorial

St John's School, Leatherhead - WW1, WW2 and Later

Leatherhead St John's School Cross

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Current Location

In the centre of the Inner Quadrangle, St John's School, Epsom Road, Leatherhead, Mole Valley, Surrey, KT22 8SP, England

TQ 16955 56728

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 96191
Description: Portland stone cross on a capped and footed octagonal column, which stands on a four-sided plinth and a square four-stepped base. The memorial stands on a paved area in the centre of the School's Inner Quadrangle. The inscription is on two faces of the plinth.
Inscription: (South face): MEMENTOTE VOS SUPERSTITES/ EORUM QUI EX HAC SCHOLA/ PROGRESSI DISCIPLINA EIUS/ MINIME DEDECORATA GLORIOSE/ PRO NOBIS MORTUI GLORIAM/ SIBI SEMPITERNAM ASCIVERUNT*/ 1914 - 1919 + 1939 - 1945 * Translation - REMEMBER YOU ARE THE SURVIVORS/ OF THOSE WHO FROM THIS SCHOOL/ PROGRESSED ITS DISCIPLES/ LITTLE GLORIOUSLY DECORATED/ DIED FOR US AND OBTAINED TO THEMSELVES ETERNAL GLORY (North face): IN EVERLASTING MEMORY OF/ THOSE OLD JOHNIANS WHO/ DIED AFTER 1945 IN THE/ SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY

Costs: £231 in 1920; £84,000 for the restoration in 2013
Sponsor Type: other
Sponsored By: When first erected in 1920, the memorial was paid for by subscriptions from current and former staff, alumni and the parents of current pupils. Having subsequently suffered subsidence due to poor drainage of the surrounding area, the memorial was restored in 2013 at a cost of £84,000 (at which time an inscription was added re those connected to the School who have died in conflicts since WW2); the restored memorial was re-dedicated on 10/11/2013.
Maintenance History: According to the School's blog dated 22/6/2015: "In 2013 the war memorial in the quad was restored. Over 90 years old, the memorial was leaning forward and to one side and the cross on the top was crumbling. The quad frequently flooded in bad weather and water was further damaging the monument. Thanks to fantastic support from Old Johnians, £84,000 was raised to fully restore the war memorial. The cross was replaced with an exact replica, proper drainage was installed and the surrounding paths re-laid". (At the time of that restoration in 2013, a Portland stone tablet was added to the north face, commemorating those connected with the School who have died in post-WW2 conflicts; its wording is currently unknown to IWM).