Newport War Memorial Nursing Home

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Reference WMO/276584

Address:

62 Crocker Street

Newport

PO30 5DA

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Memorial Homes/Alms Houses
Materials:
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Raised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: The former Blue Coat School was renovated as a Nursing Home as a War memorial. The Newport Borough War Memorial (WMO/102281) was paid for by public subscription, some 1500 people contributing a total of £1562 10s 8d. A surplus of £450 from the fund was used to purchase the Newport Blue School as the Newport War Memorial Nursing Home. There is a stone dedication tablet on the front facade, with a metal historical plaque below. The Isle of Wight reference suggests the building is listed but this has not been verified by English Heritage records. Opened in 1921 as the Nursing Home by Lady Seely.
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Dedication Tablet-NEWPORT DISTRICT/ NURSING ASSOCIAT'N/ THESE PREMISES WERE PURCHASED/ AS A WAR MEMORIAL HOME/ TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR A.D. 1914 - 1918/"THEY PASSED OUT OF SIGHT BY THE PATH/ OF SACRIFICE AND THE GATE OF DEATH" Historical Plaque-THE BLUE SCHOOL FOUNDATION 1761 - 1907 The School was housed in this building from 1877 - 1907./ The original foundation was on the site of 10 Lugley Street/. The School trained young girls for domestic service./ The "Blue Jenny" figure in the school dress was replaced by/ public subscription initiated by the Newport Group of the/ Isle of Wight Society in 1980.

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