Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Window
- District
- Mansfield
- Town
- Mansfield
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: Circa 1938
Attended by: Unknown
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 62300
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Current location
Opposite Titchfield Park
St Mark's Church
Junction of Nottingham Road and Portland Street
Mansfield
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG18 1BP
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 53775 60452
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Two-light stained glass window, surmounted by single trefoil tracery light. Left light depicts St. Martin, patron saint of soldiers, cutting his cloak to give half to the beggar at his feet. Right light depicts St. Barbara, patron saint of architects. Trefoil light displays badge of Leicestershire Regiment.
- Inscription
- Top light: HINDOOSTAN / 1688 / XVII / LEICESTERSHIRE // Left Light: Saint Martin // Right Light: Saint Barbara // Across base of both lights: To the glory of God, in memory of my brave and beloved son / James Handley Hopewell, killed in action in France, 14 July 1916
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Hopewell, James Handley
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Regiment, relationships, forenames, surname, manner of death, place of death, date of death
Order of information: Regiment, relationships, forenames, surname, manner of death, place of death, date of death
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Window
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stained Glass, Lead
- Window
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
- Responsibility
- St Mark's Church
- Reference
- Southwell Diocesan Magazine Vol 2 No 10, October 1938 Dedication of the window
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