Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Amber Valley
Town
Holloway
County
Derbyshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Placed
    Date: July 1921
    Attended by: The window was installed in the Church.
  • Dedicated
    Date: 8 October 1922
    Attended by: The Bishop of Derby performed the dedication
  • Unveiled
    Date: 8 October 1922
    Attended by: The Duke of Devonshire performed the unveiling.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
14516

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Current location

East window
Christ Church
Church Street
Holloway
Amber Valley
Derbyshire
DE4 5JP
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 32298 56966
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A five-light stained glass window with geometric tracery. The upper lights depict the Virgin Mary and infant Jesus in the centre, flanked by panels depicting angels gathering the souls of the departed. The four quatrefoils depict scenes from George Marsden-Smedley's life and experience: a child planting a tree; squirrels playing; the Aurora Borealis over Iceland; and Horris Hill Preparatory School. From left to right, the five lights depict: St George with an inset of the pillar of cloud to guide Israel by day; Jacob wrestling with the angel (with an inset showing the building of the walls of Jerusalem); Jacob's dream; David before Goliath with an angel guarding the city; and the archangel St Michael (with an inset showing the pillar of fire leading the Israelites by night).
Inscription
BEAR IN MIND GEORGE FUTVOYE MARSDEN-SMEDLEY WHO FELL IN THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME AUGUST 1916
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Marsden- Smedley, George Futvoye
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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: Forenames, surname, manner of death, place of death, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: height c4000mm, width c3000mm
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
History
The Church was Grade II Listed on 14/8/1985; that listing includes this memorial, which it describes as " Pointed arched 5-light east window below hoodmould with block stops". (https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1335315 )
Costs

Comments: The window was commissioned and funded by George Futvoye Marsden-Smedley's parents, and incorporate scenes from his life in the design.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
Church of England
Reference
  • Derby Daily Telegraph Monday 9 October 1922 (page 2) reported the dedication of the window, which took place on the same day that the Lea, Dethick and Holloway Obelisk Memorial was unveiled: 'DERBYSHIRE WAR MEMORIAL DUKE AT DETHICK, LEA, & HOLLOWAY. One of the most impressive village memorials in the county was unveiled by the Duke of Devonshire on Sunday to perpetuate the men of Dethick, Lea, and Holloway who fell in the war. A graceful obelisk standing high on the hillside, the memorial forms a landmark visible for miles The inscription reads- "Bear in mind the men from Dethick, Lea, and Holloway who fought and died in the great war, 1914-1918-Pte. Arthur Brown (aged 19), Pte. Stanley Clarkstone (aged 19), Pte. Ernest Davis (aged 28), Pte. Frederick George Hawley (aged 34), Pte Thomas Hodgkinson (aged 30), Corporal William Hodgkinson, M.M. (aged 22), Pte. Wm Andrew Hughes (aged 26), Second Lieut. George Futvoye Marsden-Smedley (aged 19), Pte. Harold Marsh (aged 20). Norman Bywater Miers (aged 44), Pte. Harold Oakley (aged 20), Pte Jack Peach (aged (43), Pte. Harry Alfred Thorpe (aged 19), Gunner Arthur Walker (aged 29). and Second lieut. Geo. Francis Walker (aged 40). Prior to the unveiling there was an impressive dedication service in the parish church by the Bishop of Derby. The 15 names are inscribed in church, and at the same time the bishop dedicated the new east window erected in memory of Second-lieut. George Futvoye Marsden-Smedley'. www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000327/19221009/009/0002
  • A biography of the deceased, and an image of the memorial window, can be found at www.johnsmedley.com/discover/community/george-marsden-smedley/
  • "Memorials to 2nd Lt. George Futvoye Marsden-Smedley", ©John Smedley Archive Charitable Trust 2021, written by Dennis Brook and edited by Jane Middleton-Smith
  • "For your tomorrows", edited by George Wigglesworth, has details of the memorial on page 4: www.wigglesworth.me.uk/local_history/pdf/For your tomorrows.pdf
  • Historic England's details of the Grade II listing of the Church can be found at historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1335315

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