Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
FOUR-LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH INSCRIPTION AT THE BASE OF THE LIGHTS. DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION IS ON A BRASS PLAQUE PLACED BELOW THE WINDOW

IN THE MAIN LIGHTS ARE BIBLICAL SCENES WITH ANGELS ABOVE AND DOG ROSES AT THE SIDES
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS CHURCH
Street
Place Road,
Town
Melksham
District
County
Country
Postcode
SN12 6JN
OS map ref
ST 90286 63731
Other Details
ON THE SOUTH WALL OF THE SOUTH CHAPEL
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

Capt H L Lopes Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
WINDOW: SUFFER LITTLE CHILDREN/ TO COMEUNTO ME/ YOUNG MAN I SAY/ UNTO THEE ARISE/ HE SHALL GO/ TO HIM BUT/ HE SHALL NOT/ RETURN TO ME

PLAQUE: THIS WINDOW IS ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD: IN MEMORY OF HENRY LUDLOW LOPES: CAPTAIN 2ND BATTALION HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY; THE BELOVED SON OF RALPH LUDLOW AND ELIZABETH LOPES OF SANDRIDGE PARK BORN 16TH MARCH 1852 DIED 10TH DECEMBER 1882: OF FEVER CONTRACTED IN THE SERVIC EOF HIS COUNTRY DURING THE EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN
War
How many names are listed in total?
1
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Is the total an exact count?
No
Of the names listed, how many died?
1
What information is listed for those commemorated?
rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of birth,manner of death,relationships,additional
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Which organisation is the custodian of the memorial?
PCC
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?
100MM
How wide is the component?
1570MM
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?
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
WARD AND HUGHES
What role did they have in the making?
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
73193
Image
Priority
0
Who is it credited to?
Ced Hudson
Date Taken
2 June 2019
Who took or provided this image?
Ced Hudson
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
80097
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
img_2987.jpg
Media Image Height
2304
Media Image Width
3072
Media ID
131817
Image
24317Capt H L Lopes
Priority
1
What is the image's caption?
24317Capt H L Lopes
Who is it credited to?
Mike Guttridge
Date Taken
29/09/2021
Who took or provided this image?
Mike Guttridge
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
145852
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
24317_-_lopes_window_-_mike_guttridge_-_29_sept_2021.jpg
Media Image Height
1536
Media Image Width
2048
Media ID
131818
Image
24317 Capt H L Lopes - plaque
Priority
2
What is the image's caption?
24317 Capt H L Lopes - plaque
Who is it credited to?
Mike Guttridge
Date Taken
29/09/2021
Who took or provided this image?
Mike Guttridge
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
145854
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
24317_-_lopes_window_plaque_-_mike_guttridge_-_29_sept_2021.jpg
Media Image Height
1536
Media Image Width
2048