Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
THREE-LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH INSCRIPTION AT THE BASE. FIGURES DEPICTED IN EACH LIGHT - IN THE CENTRE LIGHT IS THE FIGURE OF CHRIST HOLDING A CROWN WITH A KNIGHT KNEELING IN PRAYER IN FRONT OF HIM. FOUR OTHER KNIGHTS ARE DEPICTED LOOKING ON IN THE OTHER TWO LIGHTS (TWO IN EACH LIGHT)
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
All Saints Church
Street
Church Lane
Town
Mattersey
District
Bassetlaw
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Postcode
DN10 5DU
OS map ref
SK 69060 89387
Other Details
On the south wall sites between an arch and the Ww1 / WW2 memorial tablet (WMR 27015)
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England

Huntriss Family Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Top of window - "BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH AND I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN FOR LIFE"

Bottom of window - IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF LIEUT; WILLIAM HUNTRISS, 3RD DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S WEST/ RIDING REGIMENT (ATTACHED TO GOLD COAST REGIMENT); BORN DECEMBER 16TH 1886;/ DIED/ OCTOBER 23RD 1918 AT COOMASSIE, AFRICA; CAPT; HAROLD EDWARD HUNTRISS, 1ST/ BATTALION BEDFORDSHIRE REGIMENT; BORN MAY 23RD 1890; DIED OF WOUNDS AT/ FESTUBERT;/ FRANCE, MAY 17TH 1915. CAPT; CYRIL JOHN HUNTRISS, IST BATTALION, EAST YORKSHIRE/ REGIMENT BORN JANUARY 29TH 1893; KILLED AT FRICOURT, FRANCE JULY 1ST 1916./ THE THREE SONS OF WILLIAM HUNTRISS, LATE OF MATTERSEY HALL, AND CHARLOTTE/ ELIZABETH, HIS WIFE./ 'The Lord gave and the Lord hath taketh away Blessed be the name of the Lord.'
War
How many names are listed in total?
3
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
First World War (1914-1918)
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
3
What information is listed for those commemorated?
rank, surname, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, manner of death, date of birth, additional
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Which organisation is the custodian of the memorial?
Church authorities / Parochial Church Council (PCC)
Components
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
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?
The window was funded by the remaining member of the Huntriss family - the father William died in 1912 but their mother, Charlotte Elizabeth, commissioned the window and left the village shortly afterwards. regarding the family home "Mattersey Hall" - no family members stayed on after the death of the three sons, there were no more sons to carry on the family name.
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
Kayll and Reed , Leeds
What role did they have in the making?
Makers
References
References
http://faithinwartime.blogspot.com/2014/12/memorial-window-to-huntriss-brothers.html - Author John Broom
https://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/mattersey/hglass.php#win3
The memorial is listed in "A Century of Remembrance: One Hundred Outstanding British War Memorials", Derek Boorman, pp 26-27. Pen & Sword Military, 2005, ISBN: 9781844153169. Published in 2015
https://faithinwartime.wordpress.com/2015/01/13/huntriss-memorial-window-mattersey-nottinghamshire/
https://huntriss.com/Lestweforget/Lestweforget2.htm
https://secure.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/rollofhonour/WarMemorials/Details/561
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
64214
Huntriss Family window
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
Huntriss Family window
Copyright Statement
Copyright Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project
Who is it credited to?
Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project
Media Description
The window depicts Christ crowning a faithful warrior with the text (Rev 2.10):
BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH AND I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE

Dedicated to the three sons of William and Charlotte Huntriss who died while serving as soldiers during the Great War. The inscription (across all three lights) reads:

IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF LIEUT; WILLIAM HUNTRISS, 3RD DUKE OF WELLINGTON’S WEST RIDING REGIMENT (ATTACHED TO GOLD COAST REGIMENT); BORN DECEMBER 16TH 1886; DIED
OCTOBER 23RD 1918 AT COOMASSIE, AFRICA. CAPT; HAROLD EDWARDS HUNTRISS, 1ST BATTALION BEDFORDSHIRE REGIMENT; BORN MAY 23RD 1890; DIED OF WOUNDS AT FESTUBERT,
FRANCE, MAY 17TH 1915. CAPT; CYRIL JOHN HUNTRISS, 1ST BATTALION, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT BORN JANUARY 29TH 1893; KILLED AT FRICOURT, FRANCE JULY 1ST 1916.

THE THREE SONS OF WILLIAM HUNTRISS LATE OF MATTERSEY HALL AND CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH HIS WIFE.
‘The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away Blessed be the name of the Lord.’
Who took or provided this image?
Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
70483
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
27016.jpg
Media Image Height
750
Media Image Width
556