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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Chester
Town
Chester
County
Cheshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Crimean War (1853-1856)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1856
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
13056

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Current location

St Mary's Centre
St Mary's Hill
Chester
Chester
Cheshire
CH1 2DW
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 40548 65847
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
FIVE LIGHTS DEPICTING BIBLICAL SCENES (SEE BELOW) DEPICTS THE ISRAELITES FIGHTING THE AMALEKITES WITH AARON AND HUR HOLDING UP THE ARMS OF MOSES
Inscription
DEDICATED TO THE MEN OF THE 23RD REGIMENT (ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS) WHO FELL IN THE CRIMEAN WAR FROM THE VICTORY AT ALMA IN 1854 TO THE STORMING OF SEVASTOPOL IN 1855. (NOT EXACT WORDING)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
  • ST MARYS CENTRE
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
DESCRIPTION IS IN GUIDE BOOK TO ST MARYS CENTRE. UNCLEAR FROM THIS WHAT REMAINS OF THIS WINDOW AND INSCRIPTION, ALTHOUGH IT DOES CLEARLY SAY THAT THE MIDDLE THREE LIGHTS WERE BLOWN OUT DURING WW2.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
CHESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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