Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Liverpool
Town
Liverpool
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 21st May 1951
    Attended by: DEAN OF LIVERPOOL
  • Rededicated
    Date: 4th November 2001
    Attended by: Canon Bill Todd/ Old Liobians/ Dignitaries
  • Unveiled
    Date: 21st May 1951
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
20163

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Current location

Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Mount Street
Liverpool
Liverpool
Merseyside
L1 9HF
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 370 910
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
The original Great War memorial consisted of brass panels bearing the Names, within a cast brass framework which had a castellated arch within which the dedication was inscribed. The sections of the Names panel were divided by Ionic columns, which also adorned its sides. Laurel wreaths decorated the arch. Following WW2 the memorial was adapted by adding panels to the left and right of the WW1 panel. It appears that two of the dividing columns between the WW1 Names were removed and re-purposed to serve as the outside frame for the WW2 panels. The WW2 names are inscribed beneath the years of the conflict and a laurel wreath. When the memorial was re-erected an additional explanatory brass plaque was installed beneath the memorial.
Inscription
Above the WW1 Names: ON THESE TABLETS ARE RECORDED THE NAMES OF MEMBERS OF THIS SCHOOL WHO DIED IN THE WAR 1914-1918 (NAMES) WW2 Plaques: 1939 1945/ (NAMES) Beneath the WW1 plaques: THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE US HAVE TAUGHT US HOW TO LIVE/ AND HOW TO DIE. WE ARE THE HEIRS OF THE AGES, THE AGES THAT HAVE FOUGHT/ AGAINST THE ODDS AND THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES FOR US. New plaque beneath the original memorial: THESE WAR MEMORIALS COMMEMORATE THE FORMER PUPILS AND STAFF/ OF THE LIVERPOOL INSTITUTE FOR BOYS WHO DIED IN ACTION IN THE FIRST AND SECOND WORLD WARS./ THE MEMORIALS WERE REMOVED WHEN THE SCHOOL CLOSED IN 1985/ AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY SEPARATED AND DAMAGED./ A GROUP OF INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS HAS OVERSEEN THEIR RESTORATION/ AND REINSTATEMENT IN A PLACE OF HONOUR WITHIN THE LIVERPOOL INSTITIUTE/ FOR PERFORMING ARTS - JUST A FEW YARDS FROM THEIR ORIGINAL LOCATION./ IN ADDITION TO THE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE RESTORATION OF THE/ WAR MEMORIALS THANKS GO TO LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL'S EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,/ LIVERPOOL ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN TRUST AND DAVID HALLIWELL OF CADGRANGE LTD./ A REDEDICATION CEREMONY FOR THE LIVERPOOL INSTITUTE WAR MEMORIALS/ TOOK PLACE ON THE 4TH NOVEMBER 2001.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adcock, H M
Alder, F D
Apalyras, F P
Arkinstall, C H
Ashton, E H
Atkinson, T C
Austin, E G
Bagnall, H G
Ball, E
Ball, W A
See details for all 366 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 166
    Served and returned: 83
    Died: 83
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 534
    Served and returned: 267
    Died: 267
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,decorations
    Order of information: surname,decorations
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal, Brass
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Panelling
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
History
WHEN THE INSTITUTE SCHOOL WAS CLOSED THE PLAQUES WERE REMOVED FROM THE BUILDING AND LATER FOUND IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BASEMENT AND A SECOND HAND FURNITURE STORE FROM WHERE THEY WERE REMOVED FOR RESTORATION THEN REINSTATED TO THE ORIGINAL BUILDING
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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