Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Inscription beneath a wreath containing an image of the Nativity in the first light of a four-light stained glass window, which depicts another part of the Christmas story in the fourth light - the slaughter of The Innocents. In between are depicted St Stephen and St John the Evangelist.
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 E3.1
Building Name
Chester Cathedral
Street
Saint Werburgh Street
Town
Chester
District
County
Country
Postcode
CH1 2HU
OS map ref
SJ 40600 66454
Other Details
In the East cloister
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

Chester Cathedral Cloisters - Captain E S Heron Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
In loving memory of Captain / Ernest Stewart Heron killed in / action near Arras March 28th 1918 / A tribute from his father, mother & brothers
War
How many names are listed in total?
1
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
1
What information is listed for those commemorated?
Rank, forenames, surname, manner, place, and date of death, relationships
How is this information ordered?
As above
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
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
Frederick Charles Eden
What role did they have in the making?
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
91024
Image
Window commemorating Captain Ernest Stewart Heron in Chester Cathedral
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
Window commemorating Captain Ernest Stewart Heron in Chester Cathedral
Who is it credited to?
Brian Mawdsley
Date Taken
11/05/2020
Who took or provided this image?
Brian Mawdsley
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
100082
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
18307_brian_mawdsley_11_may_2020.jpg
Media Image Height
1663
Media Image Width
713
Media ID
91025
Image
Window commemorating Captain Ernest Stewart Heron in Chester Cathedral
Priority
1
What is the image's caption?
Window commemorating Captain Ernest Stewart Heron in Chester Cathedral
Who is it credited to?
Brian Mawdsley
Date Taken
11/05/2020
Who took or provided this image?
Brian Mawdsley
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
100085
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
1-18307_brian_mawdsley_11_may_2020_2-001.jpg
Media Image Height
1039
Media Image Width
713
Media ID
91026
Image
Window commemorating Captain Ernest Stewart Heron in Chester Cathedral
Priority
2
What is the image's caption?
Window commemorating Captain Ernest Stewart Heron in Chester Cathedral
Who is it credited to?
Brian Mawdsley
Date Taken
11/05/2020
Who took or provided this image?
Brian Mawdsley
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
100086
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
1-18307_brian_mawdsley_11_may_2020.jpg
Media Image Height
365
Media Image Width
709
Media ID
156836
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
1024