Old College War Memorial (1923)
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| Artist | Sir Robert Lorimer VIAF ; Charles d'Orville Pilkington-Jackson ARSA, FRBS, FRSA (b.1887, d.1973) VIAF |
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| Title | Old College War Memorial |
| Date | 1923; 1952 |
| Period | 20th century; 1920s; 1950s |
| Description | A memorial commemorating over 1,000 staff, students and alumni that fought in the First World War and Second World War. The original memorial was unvield on the 9th Feburary 1923. An extension was made in 1952 to include the names of fallen soliders from the Second World War. Below the names inscribed in stone is a quote by Rudyard Kipling, taken from a speech he made when he visited the Unvieristy in 1920 : ' they turned without fear or question from these gates of learning to those of the grave in order that men might continue to learn freedom' The crest of the Unvieristy, Navy, R.A.F, RAMC and the Army are engraved into the stone above the memorial. In a niche above them is a bronze sculpture of St George at Kelso symbolising Good overcoming Evil. |
| Material | sandstone/sedimentary rock/rock (inorganic material)/inorganic material/materials (substances); bronze (metal)/copper alloy/nonferrous metal/metal/inorganic material/materials (substances) |
| Collection | Art Collection; Art Collection; Public Art Collection |
| Signature | Underneath the plaque of names from WW1' TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE ALUMNI OF THIS UNIVERSITY WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR' This is flanked by the dates of the war in Roman Numerals. Underneath the crests, engraved in Latin is 'VIVERE NOS DOCEANT QVI DIDICERE MORT. Flanking the WW2 extension are the dates of the war . Kiplings' quote is underneath the WW2 extension on the ground. |
| Accession Number | EU5210 |