Memorial

Lieutenant R N Grenfell

R N Grenfell

Source: Stella Edwards

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N.B. This former Chapel of Mostyn House School is now private property, and not accessible to the public. , Mostyn House Chapel (former School Chapel), Mostyn Place, The Parade, Parkgate, Nelson, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH64 6UG, England

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SJ 28039 77961

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 72652
Description: Rectangular brass plaque, with a stylised rose at each corner, and a decorative foliate border of oak and laurel leaves on a black-enamelled border. The inscription in the plaque's central section is in raised lettering on back-enamelled background. The plaque is fixed to a large wooden backboard immediately beneath a plaque commemorating his twin brother (Captain Francis Octavius Grenfell VC, to which our record 72650 relates) Also, two plaques at the other end re their cousins, Captain Julian H F Grenfell and 2nd Lieutenant G W Grenfell, to which our records 72654 and 72655 relate].
Inscription: LIET. RIVERSDALE NONUS GRENFELL/ ATTACHED TO 9TH LANCERS./ KILLED AT BATTLE OF THE AISNE/ SEPT. 14TH 1914,/AGED 34./ (TWIN BROTHER)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Rank, forenames, surname, Regiment, manner/ place/ date of death, age, relationships

History

Maintenance History: May 2025: Mostyn House School's former Chapel is being advertised for sale. (The 8 boards on the nave's north and south internal walls, with brass plaques attached, are visible in photos on the estate agent's website).// 2013: The School, Chapel and grounds were sold to a property developer, the first phase of whose plans (re the actual School building and grounds) was completed in June 2016.// 2010, July: Mostyn House School closed. In compliance with a covenant, the school's main WW1 memorial was relocated to Charterhouse School. However, its other war memorials were left in situ within the Chapel. // 22/3/1974: The Chapel was Grade II* Listed (List Entry Number 1387786).// 4/11/1897: The newly-built Chapel was formally opened and dedicated to St Stephen by the Bishop of Chester. (The press report of that ceremony described the Chapel and its fixtures/fittings in detail, including the internal wooden panels between each of the five stained glass windows on the north and south walls of the nave, to which commemorative plaques could be fixed.

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Lieutenant R N Grenfell

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Lieutenant R N Grenfell

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