Donors & Volunteers

Some of the many volunteers and donors who helped to bring the museum to fruition. Credit: Steve Bryson.
Some of the many volunteers and donors who helped to bring the museum to fruition.

DONORS

The former gravediggers’ hut for the WWI Battlefield Crosses museum was provided by Cheltenham Borough Council. It was renovated and the permanent exhibition of the crosses was created in 2024 with generous support from the following:

Colin and Julia Smith

Rob and Caroline Tyler

The Chalkley Family

Nigel-James Durant and Duncan Bell

Chris and Sue Jenkins

Spirax Group

Mason & Stokes

Gloucestershire County Council’s Build Back Better fund – Councillor Tim Harman

Matthew Page – Spa Service

Brett Emms – B. E. Decorators Ltd

Scott & Luke Finch – Finch Flooring Ltd

Colin Watkins – Leckhampton Forge and Blacksmiths

Badham Pharmacy Ltd

T2 Alloys Limited

The Honourable Company of Gloucestershire Charitable Trust

Fourgate (Cheltenham) Limited

The Local Answer

Cheltenham College

Perseverance Lodge

The Cheltenham & Gloucester Branch of the Western Front Association

The Gloucester Old Spot Pub

George Bence & Sons Ltd

The James and Deirdre Dyson Trust

Mark, Harry and Jason Pockett

Brewers Decorator Centres

CHELTENHAM CIVIC SOCIETY

The project was led by the following members and trustees:

Freddie Gick

Andrew Booton

Steve Bryson

Sarah Harvey

Colin Smith

Ryan Farrell

Mike Rigby

Chris Healy

Maxine Melling

We would also like to thank the following for their support, research, guidance and advice:

Ben Jenkins – Cemetery Manager

Angie Langley – Cemetery Assistant Manager

Neela Mann – Local Historian

Mike Bennett OBE DL

Joe Devereux – Local Historian

Jimmy James – Local Historian

Richard Gilpin – Headteacher, Pittville School

Hannah Taylor – Teacher, Pittville School

Students of Pittville School: Jessica Jeffries, Jonas Whitfield, Jabir Rashid, Oscar Reeves, Kitty Regan, Chase Allen, Nathan Theyer, Ellie-Mae Sawle, Penny Cleevely, Lilah Culliford, Austin Rose, Jake Leworthy, Sam Burge, Bonnie Hosey

Pittville School teaching and administrative staff

Ann Harding – Family of Private Regan

Members of the Wintle Family

Stephen Umpleby – Artefacts Conservation Services

Andrew Tibbots – Photographer

The project was made possible by the support of:

The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Cheltenham Borough Council

Friends of Pittville School

HCR Law (formerly Harrison Clark Rickerbys)