Memorial

Plaque 1939-45 Grammar School

Houghton le Spring

Memorial Name: Plaque 1939-45 Grammar School (H132.13)

NEWMP Ref No.: H132.13

Parish: Houghton le Spring

Original Location:

Grammar School

Present Location:

Kepier Academy

Which War:

1939-45

Materials Used:

Brass

Inscription:

Houghton le Spring
Grammar School.
In honoured memory
of the old boys of
this school who fell
in the World War
1939-1945.
(Names)
At the going down of the sun and in
the morning, we will remember them.

Memorial Description:

Plaque with rounded centre top containing the school badge in red and gold.

There is a raised border.

The names are listed in three columns.

All lettering is in raised and burnished sans serif capitals.

Names:

33 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. This was missing for a while, but has now been rediscovered has been erected in a quadrant garden, which is to be transformed into a Garden of Remembrance for departed students of the school. It is attached to the exterior wall, to which there is no public access. It also means that it is quite safe from harm.

2. Houghton Grammar School was merged with Sancroft School and Bernard Gilpin School to become Kepier School, which is now Kepier Academy.

Sources:

Photos: Paul Lanagan

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

D. Sloan;
Paul Lanagan of Houghton Heritage Society;
Alan Vickers.

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Names Documents:

HOUGHTON LE SPRING Grammar School

  Houghton le Spring

  Grammar School

  In honoured memory

  of the old boys of

  this school who fell

  in the World War

  1939-1945

  Alderson E.      Howcroft F.     Short J.

  Beer N.          Hutchinson G.   Sleeman T.

  Box J.T.         Johnson W.      Smith R.S.

  Charlton J.      King W.         Staff A.

  Darycott F.      Luke T.         Thwaite D.P.

  Dawson C.        Mason W.H.      Vardy E.B.

  Ellison S.       Moreton J.H.    Waite E.

  Fawcett R.A.     Newton J.       Wattam R.H.

  Galley D.        Palmer J.       White W.O.

  Goodfellow T.A.  Scott E.        Wilson G.S.

  Henderson W.G.                   Wilson R.

             McNally A. (In Spain 1938)

 

  “At the going down of the sun and in

  the morning we will remember them”.

NamesH132.13

 

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