Memorial

Triptych 1914-18 1939-45 School

Kirkwhelpington

Memorial Name: Triptych 1914-18 1939-45 School (K16.04)

NEWMP Ref No.: K16.04

Parish: Kirkwhelpington

Original Location:

School

Present Location:

In War Memorial Hall.

The memorial hall has been upgraded, and now contains the Post office, so the memorials are now accessible at all times.

Which War:

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

Materials Used:

Wood.

Inscription:

Main panel
In grateful memory of
members of this school
who gave their lives
in the Great War.

Student Teachers
(Names)

World War
1939-1945.
(Names)

“Their bodies are buried
in peace, but their name
liveth for evermore.”

Greater love hath no man
than this that
a man lay down his life
for his friends.

Memorial Description:

Triptych of oak, 60 inches high x 24 inches wide (152cms x 61cms) when closed, with gabled top in which is a laurel wreath carved in half relief and gilded.

On the inner doors are photographs of the eight former pupils who died.

The centre panel bears a picture of St. George, with the dedication beneath, printed in gold serif capitals.

The quotation “Greater love . . . ” is also worked in serif capitals in the mosaic border to the picture.

Beneath St. George are two further photographs of student teachers who died.

Below this triptych a smaller memorial has been added to correspond, though the doors open separately. This contains the dedication and photographs for 1939-45.

At the foot, painted onto the wood in gold Roman capitals, is the quotation.

Names:

a. 10 names, ranks and regiment.
b. 4 names, ranks and regiments.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. This memorial has been removed from the back hall, where the Post office now is, to the main hall.

Sources:

Photos: J. Brown, P. Thirkell

Sources of quotations
“Greater love hath no man than this . ” St. John 15 v 13;
“Their bodies are buried in peace . . .” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44