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    Memorial

    Dame Alice Owen's School, Potters Bar - WW2

    Roll of Honour

    1/3

    Current Location

    The large oak Memorial Lectern resides permanently on the stage of the Main Hall and the names are listed separately on the side wall of the Main Hall., Dame Alice Owen's School, Dugdale Hill Lane, Potters Bar, Hertsmere, Hertfordshire, EN6 2DU, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TL 24056 00634

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    Type of Memorial
    Composite
    WMR Reference Number
    3766
    Description
    A framed Roll of Honour, listing the names of students (in five columns) and the dates they attended Owen's School in black and red ink, respectively. It is accompanied by a wooden lectern with the school badge carved on the front and the inscription in gilded lettering above.
    Inscription
    Roll of Honour: OWEN'S SCHOOL/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES 1939 -1945/ (Names) Lectern: OWEN'S SCHOOL/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ 1939 -1945
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    91
    Died
    91
    Information shown
    Dates attending school, surname, forename initials, Roll at School
    Order of names
    Surname
    Additional Information
    The list includes one member of staff - H C Swift
    Maintenance History
    A member of the school's staff cares for the memorial.

    Ceremonies

    Dedicated

    8th December, 1954

    Previous Location(s)

    • In the boys' school hall., Dame Alice Owen's School, Owens Row, Islington, Islington, Greater London, EC1V 7DD, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 31605 82995

    Year of move

    Circa 1973

    Reason for move

    School was moved to its current location in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire.

    Custodian
    Dame Alice Owen's School

    Components

    Roll of honour

    Height: 610 mm

    Width: 920 mm

    Depth: 500 mm


    Made from: Paper, Glass, Wood


    Condition: Good


    Lectern

    Made from: Wood


    Condition: Good


    • Dame Alice Owen's School, https://damealiceowens.herts.sch.uk/introduction/our-history/war-memorials/, accessed 13th September, 2024