Memorial

Clifton College - WW1 & WW2

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Current Location

At the entrance, Clifton College, College Rd, Clifton, Bristol, Avon, BS8 3JG, England

ST 560 730

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Type of Memorial: Arch
WMR Reference Number: 56851
Description: Red sandstone archway with wooden gate. Two windows placed on each side of the gate, below which are two arched doors. A coloured coat of arms is placed at the top in the center, were there is a step pediment. Names and dedicatory inscription are placed on the walls inside the archway. A turret staircase leads up to the roof and flagstaff.
Inscription: Pedestrian entrance left: 1914 - 1919 Pedestrian entrance right: 1939 - 1946 School entrance right: 1939 - 1946 School entrance left: 1914 - 1919 Inside Arch left and right: (Names) Inside Arch center Left: To the memory of/ The 853 Cliftonians/ who fell in the wars/ 1914 - 1919 1939 - 1946/ From the great Marshall to the last recruit/ These Clifton were thyself they spirit it in deed/ Thy flower of Chivalry thy fallen fruit/ And Thine Immortal seed./ (Names). Inside Arch Centre right: To the memory of/ The 853 Cliftonians/ who fell in the wars/ 1914 - 1919 1939 - 1946/ From the great Marshall to the last recruit/ These Clifton were thyself they spirit it in deed/ Thy flower of Chivalry thy fallen fruit/ And Thine Immortal seed./ (Names). School Entrance far left: 1950 Korean war 1953/ 1951 (Name)/ Royal Northumberland Fuiliers.