Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Lincoln
Town
Lincoln
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
MESSRS ARCHIBALD K NICHOLSON (Makers)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1924 (per Cathedral guide)
    Attended by: EARL OF YARBOROUGH
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
62181

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Current location

Left hand (north) window on east wall of the Soldier's Chapel
Lincoln Cathedral
Minster Yard
Lincoln
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN2 1PY
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 977 718
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Stained glass window portraying Christ's sacrifice on the cross with Sts Mary & John to the left and a praying Roman soldier to the right, flanked by a kneeling bluejacket and kneeling airman. St George and the Dragon is flanked by the Arms of the Sees of Lincoln and Canterbury. Martyrdom of St Alban flanked by Moses and Judas Maccabeus. St Oswald of Northumbria erects a cross, flanked by RAF badge and Badge of Lincolnshire Yeomanry. St Martin divides his coat for a beggar flanked by Joshua and Gideon. St Edmund tied to a tree and executed by the firing of arrows flanked by Lincolnshire Regiment Badge and (Royal) Tank Corps Badge. WW1 Battlefield Burial flanked by David with a sling and Cornelius, a Roman soldier who became a Christian.
Inscription
(Inscription unknown)
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: height 6480, width 6480
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Lincoln Cathedral

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