Modern Setting
Source: Mark Newton
In The Spinney at the southwestern corner of the public access area near to Riverlife Play Area, Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Newgrounds Lane, Slimbridge, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL2 7BT, England
SO 71700 04602
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Lady Scott (Kathleen Scott), Sculptor
Originally in the school grounds behind the school, West Downs School, Romsey Road, Winchester, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5HT, England
SU 46819 29389
c1988
School closed in 1988 and the memorial was moved to the grounds of Slimbridge Wetland Centre. Slimbridge Wetland Centre is the headquarters of the Severn Wildfowl Trust (now the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust) which was founded by Sir Peter Scott, a former pupil of West Downs School, whose mother was the sculptor of the memorial.
Made from: Bronze
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1463504
Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20; * as a specific commemoration of the loss of former pupils from West Downs School in the First World War. Architectural interest: * for its dignified design and the emotive bronze sculpture by the artist Kathleen Scott.
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1463504
Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20; * as a specific commemoration of the loss of former pupils from West Downs School in the First World War. Architectural interest: * for its dignified design and the emotive bronze sculpture by the artist Kathleen Scott.
Made from: Unknown
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1463504
Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20; * as a specific commemoration of the loss of former pupils from West Downs School in the First World War. Architectural interest: * for its dignified design and the emotive bronze sculpture by the artist Kathleen Scott.
