Memorial

Portsea Naval Dockyard - WW2

Source: Copyright Amy Savage by kind permission of the Naval Base Commander HMNB Portsmouth

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Contact the Chaplaincy in advance in order to make arrangements to access the Dockyard. Window located at the east end of the Chancel, St Ann's Church, Anchor Lane, HMNB Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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SU 63171 00566

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Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Window
WMR Reference Number: 49817
Description: Three light stained glass window with two dedicatory plaques placed on the north wall of the Chancel. Window depicts Christ in the ascendant in the upper part of the centre light. Across the lower part of the lights is the Dockyard as it was just after VE Day 1945. HMS Vanguard can be seen in the distance as well as an aircraft carrier and almost every type of ship of the time. In the centre of the Dockyard is HMS Victory.
Inscription: Plaque 1: THE EAST END WINDOW OF THIS CHURCH, WHICH AT/ THAT TIME FORMED A MEMORIAL TO THE OFFICERS AND/ RATINGS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES WHILE SERVING IN/ H.M. SHIPS ATALANTA AND EURYDICE,/ WAS DESTROYED ON THE NIGHT OF 3RD MAY 1941./ DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR./ FRAGMENTS OF IT SINCE RECOVERED HAVE BEEN REASSEMBLED/ AND PLACED IN A WINDOW IN THE NORTH WALL OF THIS CHURCH./ THE PRESENT WINDOW WAS ERECTED IN ITS PLACE BY PUBLIC/ SUBSCRIPTION AND IS GRATEFULLY AND HUMBLY DEDICATED TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN ETERNAL MEMORY OF THOSE WHO/ WORKED IN OR SAILED FROM THIS DOCKYARD./ AND WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT THE INHABITANTS/ OF OUR ISLAND AND EMPIRE MAY IN PEACE/ AND QUIETNESS SERVE HIM./ 1939 – 1945. Plaque 2: THE EAST WINDOW/ DESIGNED AND EXECUTED BY/ MR HUGH EASTON,/ WAS UNVEILED BY/ ADMIRAL LORD FRASER/ OF/ NORTH CAPE G.C.B. K.B.E. D.C.L./ AND/ VICE ADMIRAL L.V. MORGAN C.B. C.B.E. M.V.O. D.S.C/ ADMIRAL SUPERINTENDENT,/ ON SUNDAY 19TH OCTOBER 1947

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)

History

Maker(s): Mr Hugh Easton, Designer
Mr Hugh Easton, Manufacturer
Sponsor Type: public
Sponsored By: Replacement window funded by public subscription
Maintenance History: 3 May 1941: during the night, the window was destroyed when the church was bombed. Fragments of the window were recovered and placed above the door on the north wall (WMR 49841). 19 October 1947: new window unveiled

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Current Location

OS Grid Reference

SU 63171 00566

Denomination

Church of England

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Portsea Naval Dockyard - WW2

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Portsea Naval Dockyard - WW2

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