Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Swansea
Town
Castle, Swansea
County
West Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
84576

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Current location

St Mary and Holy Trinity Church
St Mary's Square
Castle
Swansea
Swansea
West Glamorgan
SA1 3LP
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SS 65594 92928
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
5 light stained glass window showing 13 scenes from the life of Jesus Christ each with a short caption below. The inscriptions are found in the two bottom corners of the overall series. The window replaces memorials destroyed by enemy action in WW2. There is an associated Book of Remembrance in the St Anne Chapel listing the names of those commemorated on these memorials.
Inscription
THIS WINDOW REPLACES MEMORIALS/ DESTROYED BY ENEMY ACTION IN 1941./ THE NAMES OF THOSE COMMEMORATED/ ARE INSCRIBED IN THE MEMORIAL BOOK/ IN THIS CHAPEL OF ST ANNE/ THOSE COMMEMORATED BY THIS/ WINDOW INCLUDE JAMES ALLAN SMITH/ VICAR OF SWANSEA/ WHO BUILT THIS CHURCH IN 1898/ AND CHARLOTTE ISABELLA HIS WIFE
Inscription legible?
yes
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
  • Book
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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