Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Harrow
Town
Hatch End
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 29 July 1916
    Attended by: REV C E GRENSIDE VICAR
  • Unveiled
    Date: 29 July 1916
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
11135

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Current location

ST ANSELMS CHURCH
Westfield Park
Pinner
Hatch End
Harrow
Greater London
HA5 4JL
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 12921 91365
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Three light coloured window. A former chorister and cross bearer at St Anselm's. He had on one of his leaves brought back a fragment of ruby coloured glass once part of the shattered windows of Ypres Cathedral, which was incorporated into the window by its designer. Above it is the word 'Michael' and below 'Ypres 1915'.
Inscription
WINDOW INCLUDES THE NAME MICHAEL
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Hill, Michael
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: £188

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
CHURCH COUNCIL
Reference
  • Jim Golland, 'The stained-glass artist who turned down a knighthood', Wembley Observer, 11 October 2001.
  • Bridget Cherry & Nikolaus Pevsner, The Buildings of England. London: Penguin Books, 1991, p. 279.
  • Anonymous, 'Ypres Memorial', Harrow Observer, 8 September 1916.
  • Anonymous, 'Second Lieut. M. Hill', Harrow Observer, 1916.

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