Memorial

Stonyhurst College - Shrine and Science Buildings

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Stonyhurst College, Stonyhurst, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, BB7 9PX, England

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SD 69100 39100

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Other structure
WMR Reference Number: 42639
Description: Shrine and science buildings with dedicatory inscription placed at the foot of the shrine and additional inscription for WW2 mounted on the steps leading up to the shrine. Two double light stained glass windows flank the shrine and the names are on tablets set into the floor Christ on the cross flanked by four servicemen is carved on the shrine. Dedicatory inscription placed on the front of the altar. Figures of St. Thomas Garnet, St. Philip Evans, St. John Plessington and the twelve blessed martyrs are depicted at the base of the lights.
Inscription: Panel A: A M D G/ SHRINE AND SCIENCE BUILDINGS/ GIVEN BY OLD BOYS AND FRIENDS OF STONYHURST/ IN MEMORY OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF HER SONS/ IN THE GREAT WAR Altar: PRAY FOR THE ETERNAL WELFARE OF/ THE STONYHURST MEN WHO DIED FOR/ THIER COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR OF/ 1914 - 1919./ MAY THEY REST IN PEACE. Panel B: INDIAN MUTINY 1857/ (Names)/ MATABELELAND 1893/ (Name)/ WAZIRISTAN/ (Name)/ KOREA 1951/ (Name)/ 1952/ (Name) Panel F: SECOND WORLD WAR/ (Names)/ PALESTINE 1946/ (Names)/ EGYPT/ (Name) WW1 and WW2 floor tablet: (Names) Across left and right hand windows: 1914 1918 1939 1945/ 1593 1762 1775 1794/ THESE WINDOWS WERE PLACED HERE IN 1993 TO MARK THE/ FOUR HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDATION OF THE COLLEGE Step: PRAY ALSO FOR THOSE WHO DIED IN THE WAR OF 1939 - 1945 Floor panel, far left: ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO THEM O LORD Floor panel, far right: AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON THEM

Commemoration

War: 19th Century Conflict (1800-1899)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Rank, regiment

War: Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1

War: Matabele Wars (1893-1897)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 160
Died: 160
Information shown: Surname, rank, regiment, decorations

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Stonyhurst College - Shrine and Science Buildings

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