Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Inscriptions beneath scenes depicting Holy Week and Easter in a four-light stained glass window. The outer inscriptions are inscribed within laurel wreaths decorated with acorns, and record the theatres where the Brigade was engaged. The inner inscriptions carry the dedication and that the names are inscribed elsewhere in the Cathedral (on a Roll of Honour in the Cheshire Regimental Chapel in the South transept - WMR 18326). Above the centre lights are crests representing the Cheshire Regiment and the RFA Brigade.
In the 1920s the 34 windows around the Cathedral Cloisters were glazed in stained glass with images depicting the Church’s Calendar. Of the 130 lights about a quarter are WW1 Memorials.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building No
Window N2
Building Name
Chester Cathedral
Street
St Werburgh Street
Town
Chester
District
County
Country
Postcode
CH1 2DY
OS map ref
SJ 40597 66458
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Dedications: This window is dedicated/ to the Glory of God and in/ honoured memory of the members/ of the Cheshire Brigade RFA/ who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918// Their names are recorded in/ an Aumry in this Cathedral.
Theatres of War: France/ Egypt/ Palestine/ Salonica// Gallipoli/ Mesopotamia/ Italy/ East Africa
War
How many names are listed in total?
0
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Which organisation is the custodian of the memorial?
Cathedral Chapter
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Maker
Maker
Ceremony
Ceremony
References
References
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
156829
Image
The full window
Priority
1
What is the image's caption?
The full window
Who is it credited to?
David Long
Date Taken
10/04/2023
Who took or provided this image?
David Long
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
1280
Media Image Width
1080
Media ID
156828
Image
The RFA main inscription
Priority
2
What is the image's caption?
The RFA main inscription
Who is it credited to?
David Long
Date Taken
10/04/2023
Who took or provided this image?
David Long
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
854
Media Image Width
1280
Media ID
156830
Image
The secondary inscription
Priority
3
What is the image's caption?
The secondary inscription
Who is it credited to?
David Long
Date Taken
10/04/2023
Who took or provided this image?
David Long
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
854
Media Image Width
1280
Media ID
156832
Image
Theatres of War served 1
Priority
4
What is the image's caption?
Theatres of War served 1
Who is it credited to?
David Long
Date Taken
10/04/2023
Who took or provided this image?
David Long
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
854
Media Image Width
1280
Media ID
156831
Image
Theatres of War served 2
Priority
5
What is the image's caption?
Theatres of War served 2
Who is it credited to?
David Long
Date Taken
10/04/2023
Who took or provided this image?
David Long
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
854
Media Image Width
1280