Memorial Title
Netherthorpe Grammar School - WW1
Summary
Derbyshire War Memorials: a description of a WW1 war memorial window at Netherthorpe School commemorating the fallen of Netherthorpe Grammar School.
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Locations
| Last known location: Old School Netherthorpe School Ralph Rd Netherthorpe Staveley Derbyshire |
Nearest postcode: S43 3PU NGR: SK 44167 74672 (From online digital mapping.) |
Location details: The Old School is at the southwestern corner of the school campus, at the junction of Ralph Rd and Netherthorpe. The window and plaque are on the east wall. |
Type
| Overall type: Window. |
Overall condition: Fair. The inscription is legible and the memorial is cared for. |
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| Description: Probably an eight-light window accompanied by a plaque, but a nearby six-light window may also be part of the memorial. The almost square window is divided into four horizontally and two vertically, the resulting eight lights being separated by plain, heavy sandstone mullions and transoms. The top four lights contain stained glass armorial shields and mottos of four aristocratic houses associated with the founding of the school: from left to right, Cavendish, De Rodes,Sitwell and Frechville. The lower four lights contain stained glass depictions of four prominent Elizabethans: from left to right, Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Phillip Sidney and Sir Richard Grenville. Below this window is a wide bronze plaque mounted on the dado panelling. It has a narrow raised moulded border and bears an inscription with names in four columns, all in raised capital block lettering against a stippled ground. In the south wall of the room is a six-light window containing stained glass images, with bound laurel leaves in the three top lights and St George, St Christopher and St Nicolas at the bottom. It is of similar design and is executed by the same artist at a similar time, and it seems likely that it forms part of this memorial. The artists' names are inscribed in the bottom right corner of the second lower light of each window. Glossary |
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Inscription
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| OLD BOYS OF THE SCHOOL WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1914 | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN | 1918 | |||||||||||||||||||
| SAMUEL ALVEY BENJAMIN M BADCOCK NORMAN BARLOW WILLIAM A BOND HAROLD BROOKS |
FRANCIS A CROW FRANCIS DAW HAROLD G JEFFREY ALBERT G KELLER CLIFFORD L KNIGHT |
ERIC LISTER VICTOR NORMAN TOM B PARKER HARRY REVILL LESLIE REYNOLDS |
CLIFFORD RILEY WILLIAM C SMITH HARRY STRAWTHER CHARLES STUBBS ALBERT H WOODHEAD |
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| HARRY YOUNG THESE WINDOWS WERE ERECTED TO PERPETUATE THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF OUR HEROIC DEAD |
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Administration
Local authorities:
From WW1: Staveley Parish Council; Chesterfield Rural District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From WW2: Staveley Parish Council; Staveley Urban District Council; Derbyshire County Council.
From 1974: Staveley Town Council; Chesterfield Borough Council; Derbyshire County Council.
History
25th February, 1966: The building was listed Grade II, Heritage List for England number 1088322.
19th October 2008: The memorial was surveyed by Roy Branson and Alan Willmot. It was in fair condition and cared for.
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