Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
North East Lincolnshire
Town
Grimsby
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
MR HARRY GRYLLS (Designer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 21st December 1949
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Dedicated
    Date: 21st December 1949
    Attended by: ARCHDEACON OF LINDSEY
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
51878

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Current location

Town Hall
Town Hall Square
Grimsby
North East Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
DN31 1HX
England

OS Grid Ref: TA 27125 09288
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Three light stained glass window with badges of the military and non-military units depicted within it. Left hand light, top to bottom: light depicts the badges of the Royal Observer Corps, National Fire Service, Women's Land Army, St John Ambulance Brigade and the Borough of Grimsby Special Constabulary Centre light, top to bottom: light depicts the badges of the Royal Air Force, the Fleet Air Arm, the Auxiliary Territorial Service and the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, the Women's Royal Naval Service, the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy, the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment and the Army flanked by the emblems of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales Right light, top to bottom: the light depicts the badges of the Mines Disposal Unit, Civil Defence, the Women's Voluntary Service, the Civil Defence, the British Red Cross and Grimsby Borough Police
Inscription
PLAQUE ONE: THIS WINDOW/ WAS UNVEILED ON WED./ 21ST DECEMBER 1949, BY/ MRS M. M. WALMSLEY,/ AND DEDICATED BY THE/ VEN. E. LISLE MARSDEN/ ARCHDEACON OF LINDSEY/ COUNCILLOR/ MARGARET LARMOUR J.P./ MAYOR/ CUONCILLOR J. C. B. OLSEN/ CHAIRMAN/ ESTATES & BATHS COMMITTEE PLAQUE TWO: VICTORY WINDOW/ DEPICTING BADGES OF THE/ FIGHTING AND NON-FIGHTING FORCES/ PRESENTED TO COUNTY BOROUGH OF GRIMSBY IN 1949 BY THE VARIOUS UNITS/ (UNIT NAMES) BOARD ONE: TO HONOUR AND RECORD/ THE SERVICE OF MEN AND/ WOMEN OF GRIMSBY 1939 - 1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
  • Board
    Measurements: height C 380MM, width C 330MM
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaques
    Measurements: height C 380MM, width C 330MM
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public,other
Responsibility
NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL

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