Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Church Fabric / Fittings
- District
- Kensington And Chelsea
- Town
- West Kensington
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- MR GEOFFREY F WEBB (Designer)
- Ceremony
- Unknown
Date: 1922
Attended by: UNKNOWN
- Unknown
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 9611
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Current location
In south east corner.
St Barnabas Church
25 Addison Road
West Kensington
Kensington And Chelsea
Greater London
W14 8LH
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 24585 79313
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Tall narrow twin-light window with various figures and dates '1914 1919' carved on window sill. Stone reredos with blue and gold painted ornamental border. Window depicts a mounted St George behind two figures with haloes and armour holding a crown and sword. In background is an armoured angel holding a sword in front of a kneeleing figure. At the very top are four small images of a sailor, soldier, pilot etc adn a poppy. Reredos has three stone panels with black inscription, framed by painted blue border with gold ornamentation including mitre, crown, foliage, fleur-de-lys, stars and four angels, two of whom support the Arms of the old Kensington Metropolitan Borough. The others support scrolls inscribed: 'O Give thanks unto the Lord: For he is good', and 'For his mercy endureth for ever'.
- Inscription
- THIS TABLET/ WITH THE WINDOW IN THE/ NORTHWEST ANGLE OF THE/ CHANCEL WAS GIVEN BY/ THE CONGREGATION OF ST BARNABUS' CHURCH AS A THANKOFFERING TO GOD/ FOR VICTORY IN THE GREAT/ WAR A.D. 1914-1919, AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE BELOVED PARISHIONERS WHO/ NOBLY DIED IN THAT SUPREME/ EFFORT FOR GOD FOR KING & COUNTRY, FOR THE SACRED CAUSE OF JUSTICE AND THE/ FREEDOM OF THE WORLD. "DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP/ IN VICTORY"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 55
Served and returned: 0
Died: 55
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename,additional
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Window
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stained Glass - Reredos
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- 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 - Reference
- Local Publication/Booklet H M Howard: 'A History of St Barnabas Church' (1979) p.13
- Buildings of England series by Various 'London 3: North-West' (1991) p.456
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