Foundation stone laid by the Duchess of Kent, 1952
Foundation stone · On the wall of the building, Plymouth, Devon
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On the wall of the building
On the wall of the building, Plymouth, DevonInscription
CITY OF PLYMOUTH / THIS FOUNDATION STONE WAS LAID BY / HER ROYAL HIGHNESS / THE DUCHESS OF KENT / ON 16TH MAY 1952 / ALDERMAN RANDOLPH H. BAKER, LORD MAYOR / COUNCILLOR LESLIE F. PAUL, CHAIRMAN OF / THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND GOVERNORS / ANDREW SCOTLAND M.A. PH.D., DIRECTOR OF / EDUCATION / H. J. W. STIRLING A.R.I.B.A., CITY ARCHITECT
The names (5)
Every name, in the order and spelling engraved. What the stone says about each person is beneath their name; nothing has been added from other records.
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HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF KENT
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF KENT
Laid the stone; laid this foundation stone on 16th May 1952
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Alderman Randolph H. Baker
ALDERMAN RANDOLPH H. BAKER
Lord Mayor
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Councillor Leslie F. Paul
COUNCILLOR LESLIE F. PAUL
Chairman of the Education Committee and Governors
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Andrew Scotland M.A. PH.D.
ANDREW SCOTLAND M.A. PH.D.
Director of Education
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Foundation stone laid by the Duchess of Kent, 1952 (On the wall of the building, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom), Stone, line 4, "ANDREW SCOTLAND M.A. PH.D."; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/45714/ : accessed 2 November 2026).
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H. J. W. Stirling A.R.I.B.A.
H. J. W. STIRLING A.R.I.B.A.
City Architect
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Foundation stone laid by the Duchess of Kent, 1952 (On the wall of the building, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom), Stone, line 5, "H. J. W. STIRLING A.R.I.B.A."; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/45715/ : accessed 2 November 2026).
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About this memorial
- Erected
- 1952
- Made by
- H. J. W. Stirling, City Architect
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