Memorial

Ashby Grammar School Playing Fields

Ashby Grammar School Playing Fields memorial tablet.

Source: Copyright Melinda Bell

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Current Location

Currently on private land and not accessible to the public., Ashby Grammar School, Nottingham Road, Ashby De La Zouch, North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, LE65 1DT, England

OS Grid Reference

SK 36307 16798

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Park / Sports field
WMR Reference Number: 14801
Description: School sports field. Grey inscribed plaque: reported to have been 44 trees planted in 1951, one for each of the fallen.
Inscription: OLD ASHBEIANS / MEMORIAL FIELD / IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE / OLD BOYS OF THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN TWO WORLD WARS

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)

Conservation

Custodian: ASHBY GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Components

Plaque

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good

Further Information

Leicester Evening Mail - Wednesday 19 September 1951 FUTURE FORESEEN FOR ASHBY RFC (photograph of inaugural game)
Burton Observer and Chronicle - Thursday 27 September 1951 PRIOR PARK, ASHBY, AS WAR MEMORIAL Opening Marked by Rugby Match STAR PLAYERS IN ACTION
https://www.lrgt.org/places/ashby-grammar-school-playing-fields/
https://ashby.nub.news/news/local-news/ashby-councillor-calls-for-more-access-to-the-town39s-war-memorial-you-probably-did-not-know-existed