Memorial

Wiswell School - WW1 and WW2

Overview of the memorial

Source: Copyright John Hendry

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Current Location

In the outer, East wall, facing onto Pendleton Road, of the house which is at the corner of Pendleton Road and Back Lane., The Old School House., 17b, Pendleton Road, Wiswell, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, BB7 9DD, England

OS Grid Reference

SD 74582 37431

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Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 3366
Description: Wall mounted, stone tablet, recessed within a carved stone frame. Gilt symbols on the upper part of the frame and, below, the tablet bears the dedication and WW1 names in black lettering: the WW2 name is on the lower frame. The whole is set above a altar stone and flower box and fronted by a semi-circular cobbled area..
Inscription: REMEMBER/ THE OLD BOYS OF/ WISWELL SCHOOL/ WHO FELL IN THE WAR/ 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939 (NAME) 1946

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 14
Died: 14
Information shown: surname, forename
Order of names: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname, forename

Conservation

Components

Tablet

Made from: Stone - Sandstone

Condition: Good