Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH FIGURES DEPICTED IN IT.

NINE FIGURES DEPICTING THE GENEALOGICAL TREE OF BRITISH VALOUR DEPICTED IN THE WINDOW. THE FIGURES ARE, FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, SERVUCEMAN, OLIVER CROMWELL, ADM LORD NELSON, DRAKE, KING WILLIAM I, KING HENRY V, KING ALFRED, ST GEORGE AND SIR GALAHAD. THE ARMS OF THE SCHOOL, THE ROYAL ARMS AND THE ARMS OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, IRELAND AND WALES ARE ALSO DEPICTED.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
HANDSWORTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Street
Grove La
Town
Handsworth
District
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Country
England
Postcode
B21 9ET
OS map ref
SP 030 900
Other Details
IN THE HALL

Handsworth Grammar School - Window Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
WINDOW: 1914 - 1918/ ALL THESE WERE/ HONOURED IN THEIR/ GENERATIONS AND/ WERE THE GLORY/ OF THEIR TIMES/ TO THE EVERLASTING/ MEMORY OF THE OLD/ BOYS OF THIS SCHOOL/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918
War
How many names are listed in total?
77
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?
77
How many names are listed in total?
156
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Second World War (1939-1945)
Is the total an exact count?
No
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
78
Of the names listed, how many died?
78
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Which organisation is the custodian of the memorial?
SCHOOL GOVERNORS
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Window
What condition is this component in?
Unknown
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Stained Glass
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
MR BENJAMIN J WARREN
What role did they have in the making?
Designer
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
MR BENJAMIN J WARREN
What role did they have in the making?
Builder