Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
A set of round-arch stained glass windows, each of which having a border of palm-leaves and floral emblems. The centre section of the 1st window depicts a scroll (the Torah), with three lilies above and a rose beneath. The 2nd window has the crest of the Duke of Wellington Regiment at the centre, with the five-pointed Star of David above, and Captain Harris' monogram below. Spanning the lower panes of each window is a depiction of a scroll, bearing an inscription. (The memorial is known to have included at least one further window, whose design is unknown, and an associated plaque).
Reason for status change (if applicable/optional)
Pryme Street Synagogue have advised that the memorial is 'Lost', so record has been tagged accordingly. Also, photo added (credited as requested), plus a couple of extra refs/links. (WMO currently have no record of this memorial, so unable to include cross-ref to that). JK 12/3/2025

Data/refs/links added re the memorial etc. email enquiries are underway with the Synagogue in Pryme Street, to ascertain whether the memorial was relocated there, and requesting a photo. (If it was left at Linnaeus Street, it was most probably 'Lost' when that premises was renovated/repurposed as commercial office space). Info will be added on receipt. JK 26/9/2024
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
Yes
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
No
Building Name
Former Western Synagogue (now known as 'Linden House')
Street
Linnaeus Street
Town
Kingston Upon Hull
District
Kingston Upon Hull
Country
England
Postcode
HU3 2PD
OS map ref
TA 08499 28579
If the memorial has been moved, please indicate why
(When the Synagogue in Linnaeus Street closed/was vacated in 1994, the memorial was left in situ)
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Jewish

Captain L G R Harris (LOST) Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Window: In loving remembrance of our dear son [...]/ Captain Lewis Glendower Riseman Harris [...]

Associated plaque: CAPT LEWIS GLENDOWER RISEMAN HARRIS M.C., VII DUKE of WELLINGTON WEST RIDING REG./ These windows are dedicated in remembrance of our dear son and brother,/ who passed away 22nd April 1925 from the effects of military service in the Great War 1914-1918./ He was awarded the Military Cross, and was twice mentioned in despatches.
[Exact layout not certain]
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?
Rank, forenames, surname, decoration, military unit, date/manner of death, relationships
Condition
What is the memorial's maintenance history?
10/9/2018: Comment was added to Historic England's record of the former Linnaeus Street Synagogue (List Entry Number 1283079) that 'it ceased use as a place of worship in 1994. Other uses and conversion work since then have altered the internal spaces and it no longer has all its original fittings, although some do survive such as the cast iron columns (which supported the balcony) and the coffered ceiling over the first floor rooms'.//
1994: Western Synagogue's congregation merged with the 'Hull Old Hebrew' congregation (to form the 'Hull Hebrew Congregation'), and relocated to the Synagogue at 30 Pryme Street, Anlaby, Hull HU10 6SH. (The premises in Linnaeus Street was subsequently vacated, sold and converted into business units. //
1991: The memorial was recorded by Malcolm & Mary Mann as being in Western Synagogue.//
24/1/1989: Western Synagogue was Grade II Listed (List Entry Number 1283079).//
c1920s:The window and associated plaque were installed at the Western Synagogue in Linnaeus Street.
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Window
What condition is this component in?
Lost
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Stained Glass
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Plaque
What condition is this component in?
Lost
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Unknown
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Sponsorship
Was the memorial sponsored by any organisations or individuals?
private
References
References
Hull Local Studies Library (ref YE/929/5); Booklet: 'Kingston Upon Hull & District Military Monumental Inscriptions, Volume 1', compiled May 1991 by Malcolm & Mary Mann; page 97.
https://calmview.eastriding.gov.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=zLS3933&pos=2
Historic England's record of the Grade II Listing of the synagogue in Linnaeus Street on 24/1/1989 (List Entry Number 1283079) can be found at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1283079?section=official-list-entry
Hull Daily Mail - Wednesday 28 October 1998 (page 4) reported:
'HULL: Plans to convert the former Western Synagogue in Linnaeus Street into a new complex of self-contained flats is expected to be approved by city councillors today. The Synagogue, which is a listed building, has been empty for several years. The proposed facelift also includes the demolition of the former church hall and the creation of a small car park for residents'.
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003600/19981028/004/0004
Details/photos of the West Synagogue in Linnaeus Street can be found at https://www.jewishgen.org/JCR-UK/Community/hu4/index.htm and https://www.jewishgen.org/jcr-uk/Community/hu4/photographs.htm
Hull Daily News - Monday 27 April 1925 (page 6) printed a photo of Lewis with the following announcement (mistakenly listing his 2nd initial as J):
'CAPT. L. J. R. HARRIS M.C. Gallant Officer Dies From Effects Of War Service The death has taken place, as the result of broken health due to war service, of Captain Lewis J. R. Harris, M.C., of Hull. Captain Harris, who was held in great esteem by a wide circle of friends in Hull and district, was attached the 7th West Riding (Duke Wellington's) Regiment: He was commissioned to the West Riding Regiment in 1910, and on the outbreak of war in 1914 he immediately volunteered for service, proceeding overseas in April 1915. He took part in all the big engagements, including the battles of Ypres and the Somme, and he was invalided out of the Forces with 100 per cent disability. He received the M.C. in 1915, and had been twice previously mentioned in despatches. Captain Harris was educated at Hymers College, and afterwards attended the Medical College of Durham University, where he gained the annual medal for Histology. There was a large gathering at the funeral, which took place at the Western Hebrew Cemetery. Two beautiful wreaths representing the regimental colours were sent by the officers and men of deceased's battalion'.
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003874/19250427/006/0006
Website: British Jews in the First World War; 'The British Jewry Book of Honour'
https://www.jewsfww.uk/roll-of-honour.php
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/255582395/lewis-glendower_riseman-harris
Leeds Mercury - Saturday 25 April 1925 (page 3) announced:
'CAPT. L. G. R. HARRIS DEAD. The death is announced of Captain Lewis Glendower Reisman [sic] Harris, of Moorfield, Slaithwaite, near Huddersfield, a well-known officer the 7th, Colne Valley, West Riding Regiment, Territorials, who was the first officer of that battalion to gain distinction during the war. Captain Harris, who was only 39 years old, was a native of Hull, and his body was removed to that city for burial in the Jewish Synagogue yesterday afternoon'.
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000748/19250425/088/0003
British Jews in the First World War; biographic details of Captain Lewis Glendower Riseman Harris MC can be found at https://www.jewsfww.uk/lewis-glendower-riseman-harris.php
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
191817
Two rounded-arch stained glass windows
Priority
1
What is the image's caption?
Two rounded-arch stained glass windows
Copyright Statement
Philip Daniels (Hull Jewish Archive)
Who is it credited to?
Philip Daniels (Hull Jewish Archive)
Date Taken
c1992
Who took or provided this image?
Philip Daniels (Hull Jewish Archive)
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Image Height
1871
Media Image Width
1977