Memorial

Shrewsbury School - Sir Philip Sidney, WW1 and WW2

Overview of memorial

Source: Shrewsbury School

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Current Location

In the apex of the angle in the central avenue which leads to the front gate and the school building, Shrewsbury School, Ashton Road, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury And Atcham, Shropshire, SY3 7BA, England

OS Grid Reference

SJ 48532 11916

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Sculptured / Cast figure
WMR Reference Number: 14013
Description: A bronze stature of Sir Philip Sidney, in armour, mounted on a two stage, tall pedestal, itself standing on a square base: he is holding his helmet in his right hand and his sword in his left. The names of the fallen from the First World War are carved in columns on the two sides of the pedestal, the names of those killed in the Second World War are carved in columns on the low concave wall which arcs behind the memorial. There are also bronze panels on the pedestal, depicting first a trench scene, and second Sir Philip Sidney's death at the Battle of Zutphen. The school arms are on the pedestal in relief.
Inscription: 6 O'CLOCK FACE: PHILLIPUS SIDNEY SALOPIENSIS/ SCHOLAE MEAE ALUMNOS AGNOSTO/ MCMXIV + MCMXVII [approx translation: 'the students of my school understand'] 3 AND 9 O'CLOCK FACE: (NAMES) 12 O'CLOCK FACE: ZUTPHEN MDLXXXVI/ (NAMES) ON WALL: MCMXXXIX/ MCMXLV (NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 323
Died: 323
Information shown: surname, Initials
Order of names: surname
Additional Information: These men are also listed on IWM 37903 at the school.

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 234
Died: 234
Information shown: surname, initials
Order of names: surname

War: Eighty Years War (1566-1648)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname, forename, additional

History

Maker(s): Mr Arthur G Walker RA, Sculptor
Mr Brook-Kitchen, Architect
Messrs. Foster and Dicksee, Builder