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| Ancestor Gateway Forum - GREAT WAR GATEWAY | New Topic | Search |
| Thread Topic: Matthew Humberston School Cleethorpes Topic Originator: John Readman Post Date January 17, 2006 @ 5:37 AM |
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| John Readman |
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There has been a Church of England School on this site since 1882 when the school first opened its doors to just fifteen boys! Over a hundred years later there are over fourteen hundred students on the roll. This school is situated on the south side of Clee Road, Cleethorpes, between the junctions with Clee Crescent. Clee Road forms the A46 road, which runs in a westerly direction from Isaacs Hill and the junction with A180 to a junction with the A1031 commonly known as Love Lane roundabout. Before 1973, the school was Clee Grammar School (Boys), under the authority of Lindsey Education Committee. In September 1973, under re-organisation, the school went comprehensive, with a lower school on Clee Road and the upper school at Chatsworth Place where it is sometimes called Beacon Hill. The memorials are in the assembly hall of the school. In the school magazine of the Clee Grammar School, known as “The Humberstonian”, the memorial was placed in the gymnasium, in which case this room was very large. There are three memorials in this room, affixed to the end wall, one for the Great War, 1914 – 1919 and the other for the Second World War, 1939 – 1945. These are of the same design, and look very impressive. Each Cast Bronze Memorial Tablet measures 1000.50mm wide by 840mm high set within a marble surround measuring 1320mm wide by 1120mm high. The letters on the bronze tablet are 100mm high. The 2 wooden framed photograph boards measure 770mm wide 115mm high. Each photograph measures 95mm wide by 140mm high, and is in black and white. The third memorial is to the memory of Flight Lieutenant Andrew Smith, a former pupil, who died in Iraq, in January, 2005. A photograph of Andrew Smith shows him in flying kit with a simple granite plaque john.happy@dsl.pipex.com |
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| Jonathan Skidmore |
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Dear John, I am currently engaged in writing the memorial volume for Briton Ferry and Neath in the Great War 1914 1918. I am writing the obituaries of all the men on the memorial and wherever possible, including photographs of them alongside. I am currently writing up James Hubert Waddington whose family were resident in Briton Ferry during the war. James however attended the Matthew Humbertson Foundation School. I noted with great excitment this evening on the Genuki page for the school that you may have access to a photograph of James. Would it be possible to have a scan of the photograph for the book? It would marvellous if we could include it. I hope this gets to you! With best regards Jonathan Skidmore Kate: Hi Jonathan. I contacted John (his posting was in 2006 so I wasn't sure if his email address was still valid.) Heard from him today that he has contacted you. Hope this will be of great help to you in your reseach. Best wishes. |
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