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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Window
- District
- Bristol
- Town
- Bristol
- County
- Avon
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 22/1/1950
Attended by: Chief Constable C.G. Maby performed the unveiling - Dedicated
Date: 22/1/1950
Attended by: The Dean of Bristol performed the dedication - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 7354
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Current location
North nave aisle
Bristol Cathedral
College Green
Bristol
Bristol
Avon
BS1 5TS
England
OS Grid Ref: ST 58359 72690
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Stained glass window of four lights: one light depicts a male Air Raid Warden holding an axe, stirrup pump and bell, another depicts a female Warden with a rattle, a third depicts a Police Woman making a telephone call, a fourth depicts a Policeman; the lights incorporate a map, Civil Defence, ARP and Police badges.
- Inscription
- THE LOWER HALF OF THIS WINDOW WAS GIVEN TO THE CATHEDRAL/ BY THE BRISTOL CIVIL DEFENCE WARDENS SERVICE 1939-1945/ THE UPPER HALF OF THIS WINDOW WAS GIVEN TO THE CATHEDRAL BY THE BRISTOL CONSTABULARY SERVING DURING THE WAR 1939-1945
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: Undefined
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Window
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stained Glass
- Window
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Bristol Cathedral
- Reference
- Western Daily Press 23/1/1950 (page 4) reported the unveiling and printed a photo of the window.
- "The Stained Glass of Bristol Cathedral" by M.Q. Smith
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