St Mary the Virgin Church - Senlac Window

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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

11th Century Wars (1000-1099)

Maker

Michael Farrar Bell (Designer)

Ceremony

Dedicated
Date: 14 October 1984
Attended by: Bishop of Chichester

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

68805

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Current location

South wall
St Mary the Virgin Church
Upper Lake
Battle
Rother
East Sussex
TN33 0AN
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 75030 15800
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

A two light window and quatrefoil. The east light shows William in mail armour and helmet with sword. The west light shows Harold in mail armour and crown with an axe and sword. Both figures have a background of scenes from the Bayeux tapestry. The quatrefoil shows the comet scene from the Bayeux tapestry.

Inscription

East light: WILLELM / DVX West light: HAROLD / REX West light base: BATTLE OF SENLAC / XIV OCT MLXVI

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

11th Century Wars (1000-1099)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, title
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Window
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stained Glass

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Battle of Hastings: www.historyextra.com/tag/battle-of-hastings/

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