Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
SINGLE LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH FIGURES DEPICTED IN IT. DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION AT THE BASE AND QUOTATIONS AT THE TOP OF THE WINDOW

RISEN CHRIST BEARING THE STIGMATA AND WEARING THE CROWN OF THORNS STANDS IN FRONT OF A CROSS AND SHELTERS A YOUNG SOLDIER IN HIS ARMS. THEY ARE ILLUMINATED BY BLUE LIGHT COMING FROM HEAVEN. ABOVE THEM ARE ANGELS WITH TRUMPETS REPRESENTING HEAVENCHRIST WEARS THE SODLIER'S TRENCH COAT AND CARRIES HIS SHOULDER BAG AND BACK PACK. THEY STAND ON A GROUND OF GREEN AND BLUE SCALESWHICH REPRESENT THE WORLD ENCLOSED BY THE SERPENT OF EVIL. BANNER AT THE BASE OF THE WINDOW WITH HERALDIC SHIELDS REPRESENTING, LEFT TO RIGHT, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, ?ENGLAND, SOUTH AFRICA AND INDIA. CENTRAL WREATH AT THE BASE WITH ST GEORGE DEPICTED IN THE CENTRE SLAYING THE DRAGON. FIVE ROUNDELS AT THE BASE REPRESENT THE SYMBOLS OF THE FREEMASONS.
(FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE WINDOW, SEE FILE)
Reason for status change (if applicable/optional)
photo updated
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building No
49
Building Name
WESLEY'S CHAPEL
Street
City Rd
Town
Finsbury
District
Country
Postcode
EC1Y 1AU
OS map ref
TQ 32833 82271
Other Details
corner of Epworth Street
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

Wesley's House and Chapel WW1 Window Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ SURELY HE HATH BORNE OUR GRIEFS AND CARRIED OUR SORROWS/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD THIS WINDOW IS PLACED HERE BY METHODIST FREEMASONS AS A MEMORIAL TO ALL METHODISTS/ THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE WHO AT SEA, ON LAND AND IN THE AIR SURRENDERED THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918
War
How many names are listed in total?
0
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Is the total an exact count?
No
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?
13FT
How wide is the component?
3FT 6IN
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Sponsorship
Was the memorial sponsored by any organisations or individuals?
other
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
SIR FRANCIS (FRANK) O SALISBURY RBA RI ROI RP
What role did they have in the making?
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
HAWES AND HARRIS
What role did they have in the making?
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
When did it take place?
C 1922
Who was present?
Local Clergy/Dignitaries
References
References
CGK41
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
107047
Image
The memorial window, Wesley's Chapel, London, close up.
Priority
1
Who is it credited to?
Brian Mawdsley
Date Taken
18 January 2021
Who took or provided this image?
Brian Mawdsley
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
118064
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
39158_brian_mawdsley_18_january_2021_1.jpg
Media Image Height
2463
Media Image Width
1335
Image
The WW1 memorial window, Wesley's Chapel, London
Priority
2
What is the image's caption?
The memorial, in 2026
Who is it credited to?
John Hendry
Date Taken
30/9/2026
Who took or provided this image?
John Hendry
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
1728
Media Image Width
2592