Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Chester
Town
Chester
County
Cheshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 26th July 1921
    Attended by: Dean Bennett
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
9906

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Current location

South Transept
Chester Cathedral
St Werburgh Street
Chester
Chester
Cheshire
CH1 2DY
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 40598 66456
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Four-light stained glass window with tracery set into the West wall of the transept, with an accompany tablet below. The window depicts the Resurrection of Christ in the upper third light, with Saints and allegorical figures depicted in the remaining space - but with Angels holding scrolls bearing texts below the figure of Christ. In the bottom right of the fourth light is the family crest above the Dedication. The Saints depicted are George, Oswald, Louis of France, Edmund, Michael, and Martin. Other figures appear in the tracery above. The tablet below is in black marble tablet with inscription written in gold lettering. There is an equidistant flower design on the moulded border. In the upper left hand corner is the Egerton family crest.
Inscription
On the window: In praise of our Holy Redeemer triumphant/ over Death, and in memory of those descendants/ of Philip Egerton (1728-86) of Egerton and/ Oulton in this County, who laid down their lives in the War 1914 - 1918, this Window,/ and the Tablet beneath it, are dedicated. On the tablet: Giving thanks to God let us hold/ in honour the memory of all who/ served and died in the war 1914-1918/ Amongst whom are numbered those/ whose names are here recorded/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Egerton, Arthur Oswald
Egerton, Brian Raleigh
Egerton, Charles Caledon
Egerton, James Boswell
Egerton, Philip Graham
Egerton, Phillip De Malpas Wayne
Egerton, Robert
Egerton, Robert Randle
Egerton, Rowland Le Belward
Warburton, John Egerton
See details for all 12 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 13
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, regiment/service, manner of death.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
The Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral
Reference
  • WELLINGTON JOURNAL & SHREWSBURY NEWS by N/A Source: Media Library Published:N/A WELLINGTON, SHROPSHIRE

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