Memorial

Stanford Junior School, Brighton - WW1

Obelisk

Source: Copyright Geoffrey Glenn Barber

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Current Location

Inside the school grounds, close to Stanford Road, Stanford Junior School, 59, Stanford Road, Brighton, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 5PR, England

TQ 30537 05667

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Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 72053
Description: A slightly tapered obelisk of three blocks, standing on a square base. The years are engraved on three of the faces of the uppermost block and set within wreaths, the names are in a single column on the three faces of the lower block and are again engraved.
Inscription: On each face - 1914/ 1919/ (Names)

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 60
Died: 60
Information shown: Surname, Initials
Order of names: Surname
Additional Information: Although the memorial does not differentiate, most of those with less common surnames died according to CWGC: it is assumed all these names did.

Maker(s)
Maintenance History: January 2025 - the reports the names are faded and hard to photograph but sent a list of them.

Obelisk

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1380951

The listing is for the school buildings themselves but also includes the walls, gate piers and railings on Stanford Road.