Memorial

City of London School - WW1 and WW2

City of London School

Source: Copyright City of London School

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Current Location

Courtyard, City of London School, Queen Victoria Street, Blackfriars, City Of London, Greater London, EC4V 3AL, England

TQ 31981 80844

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Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 11803
Description: Marble monument in 6 sections. Central section carries WW1 names on five panels surmounted by school Coat of Arms and on each side a figure of a soldier in a great coat with head bowed. Left and right sections carry WW2 names, each on two panels. A sloping panel beneath the central section has the inscription. There are extra panels to left of right of this carrying additional WW1 names.
Inscription: TO THE MEMORY / OF THOSE FORMER MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF LONDON SCHOOL / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR 1914-1918 / AND IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945 / (NAMES) / THE 1914-1918 MEMORIAL IS THE GIFT / OF F A LINDSAY-SMITH, J.P., C.C. / CHAIRMAN OF THE CITY OF LONDON / SCHOOLS COMMITTEE 1913 / THE ADDITION TO THE MEMORIAL / 1939-1945 IS THE GIFT OF / ALDERMAN SIR BRACEWELL-SMITH BT, K.C.V.O., BSC. / LORD MAYOR 1946-1947

Maker(s): Charles Leonard Hartwell ARA, Sculptor
SIR BANISTER FLETCHER FRIBA, Architect
Arthur Davies ARIBA, Designer
C L Hartwell RA, Sculptor
Sponsor Type: private