Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Bridgnorth
Town
Morville
County
Shropshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: March 1920
    Attended by: Archdeacon of Ludlow
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
37999

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Current location

St Gregory the Great Church
Morville
Bridgnorth
Shropshire
WV16 5NB
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 66959 93895
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
STAINED GLASS WINDOW OF TWO MAIN LIGHTS. WITH ADDITIONAL TRACERY LIGHT ABOVE. LEFT LIGHT DEPICTS KNELLING FIGURE AND CHERUBS ABOVE. RIGHT LIGHT DEPICTS CHRIST WITH CROWN IN HAND.
Inscription
(ON WINDOW): TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ 2ND LIEUT C HARPER, PRIVATE W FOULKES/ CAPT. WH J BARBER-STANLEY, PRIVATE W H HAYCOCKS, PRIVATE T H ROBINS (ON PLAQUE): IN MEMORY OF / THOSE WHO FEEL / IN THE GREAT WAR / FROM THIS PARISH / THIS WINDOW WAS FILLED / WITH STAINED GLASS AND / THE SUM OF £1300 WAS / RAISED TO AUGMENT THE / INCOME OF THE VICAR OF / MORVILLE AND ASTON EYRE / £350 WAS RAISED LOCALLY / £300 WAS GIVEN BY THE / HEREFORD POOR BENEFICES FUND / AND £650 BY THE / ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSIONERS / G PURCELL. VICAR / E.M. FARMER / E.C. CURETON / CHURCHWARDENS / 1920
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barber-starkey, W H J
Foulkes, W
Harper, C
Haycocks, W H
Robins, T H
See details for all 5 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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