Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Window
- District
- Milton Keynes
- Town
- Olney
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 8230
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Current location
St. Peter and St. Paul Church
Church Street
Olney
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK46 4AD
England
OS Grid Ref: SP 88989 50972
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Triptych of stained glass windows. Left window depicts St. Peter and John Newton, manacled figures and a ship. Centre window depicts Christ in Majesty with a cartouche below showing Olney Church. Richt window depicts St. Paul and William Cowper, an Oak tree and praying figure.
- Inscription
- Below Window on twisted scroll: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/THANKFULNESS FOR THE RETURN/OF MANY OF THE MEN OF OLNEY/FROM THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918,/THIS WINDOW WAS THE GIFT OF/JOHN WARD OF THIS TOWN. Beneath figure of Christ in form of a scroll are the words: BUT OH THOU BOUNTIEST/ OF ALL THY GIFTS/ GIVER OF ALL/ THY SELF/ GOOD. THE/ CROWN.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Window
Measurements: height 5000 mm, width 550 mm
Materials: Stained Glass
- 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
- ST PETER AND ST PAUL - WW1
- WMO ID: 115090
- Condition: Good [last updated on 28-04-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Responsibility
- PCC
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