Memorial

Men of Lyme Regis - WW1 Window

Window

Source: Copyright John Hale

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Current Location

On the south wall a 4-light stained glass memorial window, St Michael and All Angels Church, Church Street, Lyme Regis, West Dorset, Dorset, DT7 3DA, England

OS Grid Reference

SY 34334 92207

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Window
WMR Reference Number: 26693
Description: FOUR-LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH FIGURES IN EACH LIGHT. TRACERY LIGHTS AT THE TOP. STONE TABLETS PLACED BELOW IT WITH THE NAMES INSCRIBED ONTO THEM FIGURES DEPICTED IN THE LIGHTS ARE OF ST GEORGE, ST MICHAEL, ST NICHOLAS AND ST GABRIEL. SCENES DEPICTING WAR ON LAND AND AT SEA ARE IN THE LOWER PART OF THE TWO CENTRAL LIGHTS
Inscription: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD, IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF LYME REGIS WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918. THIS WINDOW AND TABLETS WERE ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN./ TABLETS: (NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 59
Died: 59
Information shown: Surname, Rank, Regiment
Order of names: Surname, Rank , Regiment

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 36
Died: 36
Information shown: Surname, Forename
Order of names: Surname, Forename

Conservation

Components

Tablets

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Window

Made from: Stained Glass

Condition: Good