King's Mead School Memorials |
King's Mead Lane, Seaford |
| The King's Mead school war memorial in Seaford is tucked away in a corner of what used to be the King's Mead School grounds. To get to it from the south (town centre), head for Belgrave Road then proceed up Carlton Road for about 400 yards and look for King's Mead Lane on the right. It says "private" but access to the memorials is permitted. Cars should be parked in Carlton Road. Walk to the end, and the small memorial site is on the right through a gate in some railings. The name of the school was King's Mead; some roads in the area are nevertheless spelt Kingsmead. |
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IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF KING'S MEAD SCHOOL WHICH STOOD NEAR THIS SITE FROM 1914 TO 1968 AND ESPECIALLY OF THOSE FORMER PUPILS OF THE SCHOOL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY. "Lord keep us mindful of these dear days done." 
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| King's Mead School 1939-45 War Memorial | |
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MICHAEL H AGNEW, Sub-Lt RN Sir ROBERT D ARBUTHNOT, Major 9th Lancers PAUL F BASSETT-WILSON MC, Capt 9th Commando JOHN O H BEAMISH, Capt Royal Bucks Yeomanry The Hon PATRICK H S D BUTLER, Capt Scots Guards ANTHONY D COPLESTONE, Pilot Officer RAF JOHN CURRIE JOHN DEARDEN, Pilot Officer RAF ALGIE DORRIEN SMITH RICHARD DORRIEN SMITH PETER FORTESCUE, Viscount Ebrington PETER E ELDRIDGE, Pilot Officer RAF GREVIL C ELLIOTT, Lt King's Royal Rifle Corps IAN H B ENGLAND EDWARD DAVID, Viscount Fincastle, Capt RICHARD HUDSWELL GILL NIGEL GRAHAM, Lt 10th Hussars Sir ARTHUR L GRANT G B DUDLEY GREENWOOD, Flying Officer RAF P RODERICK HALL, Lt Fleet Air Arm RN |
DAVID H A KEMBLE MC, Capt Scots Guards GEOFFREY C T KEYES VC MC, Lt Col Royal Scots Greys 11th Commando DEREK C MacCAW, Flying Officer RAF J A MacDONALD, Capt Cameron Highlanders WILLIAM MacKINTOSH DENIS C PEARSON, Lt The Buffs FREDDIE F PEPPER MICHAEL E RYAN CHRISTOPHER E W ROBINS, Capt RE DAVID R SLADEN JOHN A SOMERSET, Lt Coldstream Guards WILLIAM E SPOONER R M STEPHENSON, Sgt The Devon Regt THOMAS M TEW JOHN A TINNE, Squadron Leader RAF The Hon HUGH TRENCHARD, Lt Grenadier Guards ANTHONY A VICKERS DEREK P WATSON PARKER PATRICK I WATSON PARKER, Sgt Pilot RAF TOM P WALSH, Flight Lt RAF PETER WHALEY |
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Full names and ranks are not shown on the memorial itself. They have been copied from photos of the inscriptions which had been on the window-cills of the School Chapel; it was demolished in 1968. | |
| School Chapel: other King's Mead memorials. | ||
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In affectionate remembrance of CHRISTOPHER COLLAN MORCOM July 13th 1911 - February 13th 1930 King's Mead 1922-1925 Scholar of Sherborne 1925-1930 Major scholar elect of Trinity Coll., Cambridge "In short measures life may perfect be"  In affectionate memory of ARTHUR R. BREWER, for devoted and loyal service to King's Mead from 1918 to 1951. 
Also of his daughter CONSTANCE BREWER School Secretary from 1951 to 1968 A friend to us all  |
To the Glory of God and in proud memory of JOHN WINTON SHILCOCK Lieutenant 5th Battn The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment died of wounds in Mesopotamia 23rd November 1915. Aged 26.  DOUGLAS SHILCOCK 1892 - 1966 Headmaster of King's Mead for thirty-three years. This chapel is his inspiration. 
Missing from this collection is a plaque for Richard Howard-Johnstone Seaford Museum & Heritage Society holds photograph albums and the plaques from the school (as shown here). Additional initials and forenames from the plaques have been included, and the inscriptions are taken from these surviving records. For further information about the Memorial Garden, the names honoured and the school, see the King's Mead Memorial page and school website. |
The windows in this chapel are a memorial to the honoured memory of the Old Boys of King's Mead who fell in the War 1939 - 1945 
In affectionate memory of ARTHUR McDONOUGH CHAPMAN 15th Hussars February 8th 1874 - July 4th 1933 A helper and friend to all King's Mead from 1924 to 1933  (Buried in Seaford Cemetery C8-870)
This organ was re-built in 1964 in affectionate memory of HORACE F. WATLING frco, lram, organist and choirmaster at King's Mead from 1934 until he died on the 4th June 1959. 
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