Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
PLAIN GLASS WINDOWS WITH WREATH AND NAME ON EACH WINDOW.

(FRAMED ILLUMINATED PAPER SCROLL WITH EXPLANATORY INSCRIPTION HANGING ON NEARBY WALL.)
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
Harrow High School
Street
Gayton Road
Town
Harrow
District
Harrow
County
Greater London
Country
England
Postcode
HA1 2JG
OS map ref
TQ 16205 88102
Other Details
SURROUNDING MAIN MEMORIAL BOARD REF 11190

Harrow County School For Boys Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
WINDOW: (1ST NAME)/ DATE OF BIRTH AND DEATH/(2ND NAME)/DATE OF BIRTH AND DEATH/

SCROLL: THE FOUR/ MEMORIAL/ WINDOWS/ WERE GIVEN BY PARENTS/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ (CROSS SHAPED MARKER) THESE SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1918/ THE CENTRE/ SCREEN LIGHT/ IS THE GIFT OF/ MR & MRS J. W. THURSBY/ (EXACT WORDING OF FINAL LINE NOT KNOWN)
War
How many names are listed in total?
8
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
First World War (1914-1918)
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
8
What information is listed for those commemorated?
Forenames, surname
How is this information ordered?
No apparent order
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Window
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Glass
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Scroll
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Paper
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
War Memorials Online Reference number
263217
History
Sponsorship
Was the memorial sponsored by any organisations or individuals?
private
If yes, what are the sponsor's details?
Parents of men commemorated
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Additional Notes
Supervisor comments
SCROLL LISTS THE YEARS WHEN THE BOYS ATTENDED THE SCHOOL. ALL BUT ONE ATTENDED FROM 1911 WHEN THE SCHOOL OPENED.
Harrow High School previously known as Gayton High School.