Memorial

Harringworth Window and Tablet

Harringworth Window Plaque

Source: Copyright Sarah Chambers

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Current Location

On the east wall,, St. John the Baptist Church, Seaton Road, Harringworth, Corby, East Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, NN17 3AF, England

OS Grid Reference

SP 91673 97453

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Window
WMR Reference Number: 14911
Description: Stained glass window having five main lights beneath eight smaller lights. Centre light depicts Christ on the Cross, with St Mary Magdalene kneeling at the foot of the Cross, behind which hangs a curtain of deep red; flanking the centre light are panels depicting the Virgin Mary and St John. At the foot of each of those three lights are Angels holding shields: the lamb, the lily, and the cup. The outer north light depicts St Gabriel with a lily and St John the Baptist; the outer south light depicts St Michael, holding the flaming sword & the balances, and St George slaying the dragon. The associated tablet, bearing the names of the fallen, has an engraved red cross top-centre, flanked on each side by an embossed rose, above the inscription.
Inscription: Window: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS Tablet : THE EAST WINDOW IS DEDICATED AS / A THANKOFFERING TO ALMIGHTY GOD / FOR VICTORY AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / (NAMES) / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 8
Died: 8
Information shown: Forename and surname
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname

History

Maker(s): MESSRS BURLISON & GRYLLS, Glazier
Costs: £315
Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: Parishioners & friends of the fallen.

Ceremonies

Dedicated

19 October 1919

Lord Bishop of Peterborough

Conservation

Components

Window: Made from: Stained Glass

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