A WAR memorial to former pupils of Park Grove School has been returned to its original home, as York paused to pay tribute to those who died fighting in the conflicts of the last century.

The school memorial lists the names of about 60 men who died in the First World War, all of whom attended Park Grove.

The school, a former secondary modern, became a primary school in 1980, when the memorial was moved to St Thomas' Church, in Lowther Street.

Now, after discussions with parents and governors, the memorial has been returned to the school. Headteacher Andrew Calverley said people had agreed it was important to return the memorial to the school since it was part of its history.

It was replaced in time for a Remembrance assembly at the school yesterday.

York remembered its war dead today with a two minutes' silence at 11am.

Nationally, Prime Minister Tony Blair and Tory leader William Hague joined people at airports, railway stations, football clubs and shops across the country to commemorate Armistice Day.

The silence, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, marked the exact moment when the guns stopped firing at the end of the First World War.