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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 24 June 1925
Attended by: Duchess of York
Dedicated
Date: 24 June 1925
Attended by: Archbishop of York
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Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

30648

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Current location

York Minster
Deangate
York
York
North Yorkshire
YO1 7JA
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 60331 52179
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Restoration of the 13th Century 'Five Sisters Window', which is a five light stained glass window, completed. The window was re-leaded, cleaned and re-fixed throughout. Dedicatory inscription placed below the window. The names panels, which are also part of this overall scheme, is our reference 30649.

Inscription

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE WOMEN OF/ THE EMPIRE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE EUROPEAN/ WAR OF 1914- 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

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Condition

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History

1916: The window was removed due to the threat of Zepplin raids. The memorial committee was charged with restoring and replacing the window in memory of women's sacrifices during the First World War.

Costs

Comments: Cost was met by subscriptions from c32,000 women, including Princess Mary.

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Other

Reference

AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN: BRITISH FIRST WORLD WAR MEMORIALS by BOORMAN, DEREK 157 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:SESSIONS 1988 YORK
Imperial War Museum, Department of Documents and Sound EN1/1/ROL/001 www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1020001974
Imperial War Museum, Department of Documents and Sound EN1/1/ROL/005 www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1020001978
Our website 30649 www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.30649/fromUkniwmSearch/1

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