Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
A five light stained glass window with further major panes in the tracery.

In the top centre quatrefoil is Christ seated on a throne, wearing red and gold robes, holding an orb and with his right hand raised in blessing. In the two lower quatrefoils are heraldic shields and roses, thistles, shamrocks and daffodils representing the national emblems.

The left light has St George and the Dragon at the head and four uniformed figures at the foot representing the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force, the nursing services and the Merchant Navy. The second light has the nativity scene at the head and the badge of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps at the foot. The third light has the Crucifixion scene at the head and at the foot is the badge of the Sherwood Foresters Regiment flanked by two infantrymen in WW2 battledress. The fourth light has the Resurrection scene at the head and the badge of the Auxiliary Territorial Service at the foot. The fifth light depicts St Giles with the lamb at the head and a group of four uniformed women at the foot representing the Womens Royal Naval Service, the Auxiliary Territorial Service, the Womens Land Army and the Womens Auxiliary Air Force. The designers mark is in the bottom right corner of the fifth light.

To the right of the window is a plain oblong brass plaque on an oak backboard with moulded edges. The incised inscription in upright capital block lettering.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St Giles Church
Street
Village St
Town
Normanton-by-derby
District
County
Country
Postcode
DE23 8DE
OS map ref
SK 346 335
Other Details
The East window
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

St Giles Church - WW2 Window Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Left light: LOYALTY COURAGE

Right light: SELF SACRIFICE FORTITUDE

Bottom right corner of right light: G. COOPER-ABBS/ DESIGNER

Plaque: THIS WINDOW WAS ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AS A THANKSGIVING MEMORIAL FOR VICTORY GRANTED IN 1945,/ BY PARISHIONERS AND MEMBERS OF THE/ R.A.O.C., THE SHERWOOD FORESTERS, THE A.T.S.,/ AND THE BRITISH LEGION./ "NOT UNTO US O LORD, NOT UNTO US/ BUT UNTO THY NAME GIVE THE PRAISE." PSALM 115-1.
War
How many names are listed in total?
0
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?
0
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Dimensions
How high is the component?
c3500mm
How wide is the component?
3200mm
How deep is the component?
-
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Dimensions
How high is the component?
125mm
How wide is the component?
385mm
How deep is the component?
2mm
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Dimensions
How high is the component?
170mm
How wide is the component?
435mm
How deep is the component?
25mm
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Sponsorship
Was the memorial sponsored by any organisations or individuals?
public
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Memorial Cost
What were the construction costs?
£770 in 1947
Additional Notes
Supervisor comments
St Giles Church was the garrison church of the Sherwood Foresters.
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
MR GEORGE COOPER ABBS
What role did they have in the making?
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
When did it take place?
26 October 1947
Who was present?
Col H H Lilly
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
When did it take place?
26 October 1947
Who was present?
Rt Rev R S M O'Ferrall
References
References
Derby Daily Telegraph 5/ 27 October 1947 A report of the unveiling ceremony.
Derby City Local List by Derby City Council 67 Published:Derby City Council