Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
3-LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOWS WITH FIGURES. SUBJECT TAKEN FRON 'THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS' BY JOHN BUNYON:
In the bottom of the centre light, Christian meets the Evangelist, who hands over a parchment roll and points to the star over the wicker gate - the start of the pilgrimage. Christian walking through the valley of the shadow of death is the main subject with the bottomless pit on the one side and the flames of hell from the other.
Depicted in the left light is the arming of Christian by Discretion, Piety, Charity and Prudence.
In the right light is shown Appollyon vanquished by Christian.
In the tracery, the subject is the view of the Holy City seen by Christian and Hopeful at their meeting with the shepherds on the Delectable Mountain.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St Matthews Parish Church
Town
Buckley
District
County
Country
Postcode
CH7 3JN
OS map ref
SJ 270 640
Other Details
In the Nave - on the North Wall.
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

St Matthews Parish Church Memorial Window Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
WINDOW, LEFT SIDE: AS I WALKED THROUGH / THE WILDERNESS OF / THIS WORLD / AND AS I SLEPT / I DREAMED A DREAM

WINDOW, RIGHT SIDE: A. M. D. G. BEQUEATHED/ BY ESTHER DUTTON IN/ MEMORY OF THE FALLEN / OF THIS PARISH IN / WORLD WARS 1914 - 1918 / AND 1939 - 1945

BOOK: HEREIN ARE INSCRIBED THE NAMES OF THE FALLEN OF THIS PARISH IN THE WARS OF 1914-18 & 1939-45 AND IN WHOSE MEMORY THE WINDOW ABOVE HAS BEEN ERECTED (NOT CORRECT LINE SPACING)
War
How many names are listed in total?
0
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
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
Components
Component Details
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What materials has this component been constructed from?
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Sponsorship
Was the memorial sponsored by any organisations or individuals?
private
If yes, what are the sponsor's details?
BEQUEATHED BY ESTHER DUTTON
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
MR HARRY J STAMMERS
What role did they have in the making?
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
When did it take place?
15th March 1953
Who was present?
UNKNOWN
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
When did it take place?
15th March 1953
Who was present?
UNKNOWN
References
References
VICTORIAN AND LATER STAINED GLASS WINDOWS IN FLINTSHIRE by SEABORNE, MALCO 18 Source: Image Library BOOK
BUCKLEY PARISH CHURCH 1822-1972, by J. Clifford Jones (1974). pages 43-44.