Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Chichester
Town
Church Norton
County
West Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Presented
    Date: 1921
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
58472

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Current location

East window
St Wilfrid's Chapel
Rectory Lane
Church Norton
Chichester
West Sussex
PO20 9DT
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 87201 95754
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Three light stained glass window with a figure with a portrait of each of the deceased depicted in each light. The left light shows Captain John Wingfield depicted as the archangel St. Michael in medieval gold armour with mauve angel's wingfeathers. In the centre light is depicted Stephanie Agnes, wife of Captain Maurice Wingfield, holding a lamb (Agnus Dei) and holding aloft a branch. In the right light, Captain The Honourable Thomas Agar-Roberts is shown as St. George in medieval armour with a crusader's cross on the front of his breastplate and lanced dragon at his feet. Above the likenesses is a representation of St. Wilfred, holding a depiction of his church at Kelsey on the left, and King Ethelwald, who gave Wilfred the land for the church, on the right. There is a small bronze plaque below the window, inscription unknown.
Inscription
Left light: Captain John Wingfield died of wounds April 29th 1915 Centre light: Stephanie Agnes Wingfield died December 9th 1918 Right light: Captain the Honourable Thomas Agar-Roberts O.P. died of wounds September 30th 1915 (Exact line spacing unknown.)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,forename,manner of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Comments: The memorial was paid for by Capt Maurice Wingfield.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Maurice Wingfield, brother of John Wingfield
Reference
  • St Wilfrid's Chapel, Church Norton (Leaflet), produced by Friends of St Wilfrid's Church Norton in August 2006. Contains a photograph of the memorial.

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