Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Manchester
Town
Victoria Park
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1922
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
18584

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Current location

Westernmost window of the south wall of the Anson Chapel
St John Chrysostom Church
Anson Road
Victoria Park
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M14 5SF
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 85591 95654
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
STAINED GLASS WINDOW. CENTRE LIGHT DEPICTS A CALVARY IN A RUINED RURAL LOCATION WITH A MOUNTED SOLDIER AND A WOUNDED SOLDIER. CITY OF MANCHESTER ARMS BELOW. LEFT LIGHT DEPICTS ANGEL HANDING SWORD TO KNEELING MAN. SPHINX (REGIMENTAL BADGE) BELOW. RIGHT LIGHT DEPICTS ENTRANCE TO A TOMB WITH ANGEL OF RESURRECTION. CROWN, WREATHS AND PALM AND OAK BELOW.
Inscription
(ACROSS THE BASE OF ALL THREE LIGHTS): IN EVERY GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE HEROIC/ DEAD OF THIS PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES ON/ THE ALTAR OF SERVICE IN THE GREAT WAR (LEFT LIGHT): GO FORTH IN THE NAME OF THE LORD THY GOD/ YPRES 1915 1916 (CENTRE LIGHT): IS IT NOTHING TO YOU, ALL YE THAT PASS?/ GALLIPOLI, EGYPT, SINAI (RIGHT LIGHT): 1914 TO 1919/ SOMME 1917 + 1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public

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