Memorial

St. Peter's Church Window

Source: Orphan Work 50738

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Current Location

Church Drive, adjacent to "The Copt Oak" PH., St. Peter's Church, Whitwick Road, Copt Oak, Hinckley And Bosworth, Leicestershire, LE67 9QB, England

SK 48304 12892

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Window
WMR Reference Number: 50738
Description: Three-light stained glass window with three small circular lights above. Also, an accompanying book listing personal details of the casualties. Within the circular lights, topmost, are the letters "i h s" & left & right, two crests. Within main central light is a figure of Christ, left & right lights have angels kneeling towards Christ. WW1 memorial is across bottom of all three lights, with a circular laurel wreath in the centre panel & crossed flags behind. WW2 memorial is above that of WW1 & stretches across centre light & half of left & right lights, directly beneath Christ, no ornamentation.
Inscription: FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT / THANKS BE TO GOD WHO GIVETH US THE VICTORY / SACRIFICE / LOVE / Faithful unto Death / WW2 : [ 4 NAMES ] 1939-1945 [ 3 NAMES ] / WW1 : Centre light : 1914 / 1919 Left light : TO THE GLORY OF GOD / [ 8 NAMES ] Right light : IN LOVING MEMORY / [ 8 NAMES ]

Window

Height: c 4000 mm

Width: c 2000 mm

Made from: Stained Glass

Condition: Good

Leicester Daily Mercury - Monday 09 January 1950 A surplus of £21 10s 6d in the Copt Oak war memorial fund has been handed over to the war memorial hall fund