Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Window
- District
- South Derbyshire
- Town
- Melbourne
- County
- Derbyshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 61289
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Current location
Half way along the North wall of the North aisle.
St Michael with St Marys Church
Church Square
Melbourne
South Derbyshire
Derbyshire
DE73 8JH
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 38906 24999
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A three light stained glass window accompanied by a limestone tablet. Each straight sided light has a trefoil top and contains various allegorical images such as peace, sacrifice and victory. The principal image is the Lamb of God in the centre light, with radiating rays penetrating to the adjacent lights. The plain horizontal oblong limestone tablet has an incised inscription in upright capital lettering.
- Inscription
- Left light: THAT HOLY THING WHICH SHALL BE/ BORN OF THEE SHALL BE CALLED THE SON OF GOD Centre light: NOW IS COME SALVATION STRENGTH/ & THE POWER OF HIS CHRIST / INRI/ SACRIFICE Right light: GOD IS NOT GOD OF THE DEAD BUT OF THE LIVING Tablet: THIS WINDOW IS DEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE MEN WHO WENT OUT FROM THIS/ PARISH AND DIED FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY/ (Names)/ 1939-1945
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 20
Served and returned: 0
Died: 20
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Window
Measurements: depth -, height c2300mm, width 1535mm
Materials: Stained Glass - Tablet
Measurements: depth 40mm, height 585mm, width 1150mm
Materials: Stone - Limestone
- Window
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ST MARY
- Grade I
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Melbourne WWII Memorial Window
- WMO ID: 161657
- Condition: Good [last updated on 21-10-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 10 November 1967: Church listed Grade I, English Heritage Reference 83078. The memorial is mentioned in the listing description.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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