Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
TWO STAINED GLASS WINDOWS WITH A WOODEN PLAQUE ON THE WALL IN BETWEEN THEM. BRASS CROSS PRESENTED BY 12TH & 18TH ACTON SCOUTS TO THOSE SCOUTS WHO DIED

LEFT-HAND SIDE WINDOW: ST GEORGE, TYPIFYING COURAGE WITH THE CROWN AND ANCHOR OF THE ROYAL NAVY AND TWO CROSSED CRUSADER SWORDS TO REPRESENT THE ARMY.

RIGHT-HAND SIDE WINDOW: ST MICHAEL, TYPIFYING VICTORY, WITH THE CROWN AND EAGLE MOTTO OF THE RAF.
Reason for status change (if applicable/optional)
Updated location, measurements and description, 12/7/22 - CS.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
Acton Hill Methodist Church
Street
Woodlands Avenue
Town
Acton
District
Ealing
County
Greater London
Country
England
Postcode
W3 9BU
OS map ref
TQ 19768 80178
Other Details
In the memorial chapel, between the two windows
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
United Reformed

Acton Hill Methodist Church WW2 Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
ON PLAQUE: THESE MEMORIAL WINDOWS WERE / INSTALLED TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY / OF THOSE FROM THIS CHURCH WHO / DIED IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR / (NAMES) / "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT / A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"
ON LEFT HAND WINDOW: ST GEORGE / COURAGE
ON RIGHT HAND WINDOW: ST MICHAEL / PER ARDUA AD ASTRA / VICTORY
War
How many names are listed in total?
7
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Second World War (1939-1945)
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
7
What information is listed for those commemorated?
Surname, forename
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Plaque
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Wood
Dimensions
How high is the component?
76 mm
How wide is the component?
102 mm
How deep is the component?
38 mm
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Window
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Stained Glass
Dimensions
How high is the component?
269 mm
How wide is the component?
36 mm
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Memorial Cost
How much did the memorial's site cost?
£203
Additional Notes
Additional general notes on the memorial
J. PREEDY & SONS CREATED THE WINDOWS AT A COST OF £160 AND G. M. HAMMETT & Co. DESIGNED THE PLAQUE AT A COST OF £43.
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
MESSRS J. PREEDY & SONS
What role did they have in the making?
Artist
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
MESSRS G. M. HAMMET & CO.
What role did they have in the making?
Wood Carver
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
170845
Stained glass window
What is the image's caption?
Acton Hill Methodist Church WW2
Copyright Statement
Orphan Works 11996
Who is it credited to?
Orphan Works 11996
Date Taken
Unknown
Who took or provided this image?
Orphan Works 11996
What is its licence type?
Orphan work
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
2043
Media Image Width
1469
Media ID
170846
Wooden plaque accompanying window
What is the image's caption?
Acton Hill Methodist Church WW2
Copyright Statement
Orphan Works 11996
Who is it credited to?
Orphan Works 11996
Date Taken
Unknown
Who took or provided this image?
Orphan Works 11996
What is its licence type?
Orphan work
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Image Height
1475
Media Image Width
2051
Media ID
170847
Stained glass window
What is the image's caption?
Acton Hill Methodist Church WW2
Copyright Statement
Orphan Works 11996
Who is it credited to?
Orphan Works 11996
Date Taken
Unknown
Who took or provided this image?
Orphan Works 11996
What is its licence type?
Orphan work
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
2043
Media Image Width
1469