Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
A large stained glass window of three main lights with additional tracery lights above. The central light depicts Christ on the upper part and bottom part featuring Mary and Baby Jesus. The left-hand light is the figure of St Oswald, the warrior-saint and King of Northumbria (605-642) and beneath it the arms of Lord Downe. In the right-hand light is St. Aiden and beneath it the arms of See of York. Inscription is at base.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St Hildas Church
Street
Gate Way
Town
Danby
District
Scarborough
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Postcode
YO21 2NH
OS map ref
NZ 69624 06307
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England

Major H Dawnay D.S.O Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
(ON WINDOW): TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF HUGH RICHARD 8TH VISCOUNT DOWNE, BORN 1844/ DIED 1924 AND OF HIS SON HUGH DAWNEY BORN 1875, KILLED IN ACTION 1914

(ON PLAQUE BELOW):THE EAST WINDOW OF THIS CHURCH WAS DEDICATED BY THE/ TENANTS AND FRIENDS OF THE MANOR OF DANBY AND LIVERTON/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF HUGH RICHARD, 8TH VISCOUNT DOWNE/ WHO DIED JANUARY 1924 AND OF HIS YOUNGER SON/ HUGH DAWNEY WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN/ FLANDERS NOVEMBER 1914
War
How many names are listed in total?
1
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?
1
What information is listed for those commemorated?
surname,year died,place of death,forename,manner of death,relationships
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Window
What condition is this component in?
Unknown
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Stained Glass
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
170520
Stained glass window bearing name
What is its licence type?
Orphan work
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Image Height
1759
Media Image Width
1163
Media ID
170521
Stained glass window bearing subjects name
What is its licence type?
Orphan work
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Image Height
1195
Media Image Width
1773