Location
At Haylands Primary School, Bettesworth Road, PO33 3HA; formerly at Swanmore Middle School, Ryde, Isle of Wight. IWM War Memorials Archive Record This Memorial is not recorded by the War Memorials Archive. English Heritage Listing Status This building is not Listed. Description A stone plaque on the wall of the Church Hall of St Michael's Church marks the air raid on the area in 1941. St Michael's Road was named Church Road at the time. Trees were planted in 1950 to mark those who were killed; some trees were replaced in 1992. This plaque was erected in nearby Swanmore Middle School in May 1993 - no details of this are known. When Swanmore Middle School was demolished the plaque was stored, and then relocated to Haylands Primary School in November 2015. See Ryde Borough World War II Memorial for other Ryde names. |
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Memorial
From the Isle of Wight County Press, 6 Nov 2015 |
Inscription
Further Information 12 people were killed; those who died were :
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Page updated : 6 Nov 2015 (recorded relocation)
Page updated : 6 Nov 2015 (recorded relocation)