Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Three-light stained-glass window with dedicatory bronze plaque nearby and biblical quotation within across the base of the 3 lights. The centre light depicts Christ holding a crown. Christ is offering the crown to a kneeling knight who represents the casualty, RB Picken, who is kneeling with his sword beside the female figure of his mother, Mabel: these two figures are within the left-hand light. The right-hand light depicts a Roman soldier, thought to be Longinus, who is holding a spear. The background depicts a lake with a mountainous landscape. Above the scene within the left-hand light is a small biplane, thought to be a DH9 which R B Picken was flying when he was killed, and at the base of the centre light is the RAF badge.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St. Martin-by-Looe
Street
St. Martin's Road
Town
Looe
District
County
Country
Postcode
PL13 1NX
OS map ref
SX 25991 55033
Other Details
North nave
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

Lieutenant R B Picken Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Within the Window, Across the base of the 3 lights - Ye have seen how I bare you on eagles’ wings and brought you unto myself (which is from Exodus 19.4)

On a plaque near the window - IN MEMORY OF / LIEUT. RONALD BAYNTON PICKEN, R.A.F. / WHO WAS KILLED IN AN AIR FIGHT OFF ALBANIA . 9TH SEPT. 1918, AGED 20. / ALSO OF MABLE MARION PICKEN HIS MOTHER / WHO DIED FIVE MONTHS LATER, AGED 50. / THE WINDOW ABOVE WAS ERECTED BY / THE BEREAVED HUSBAND AND FATHER, HENRY MOORE PICKEN.
War
How many names are listed in total?
1
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
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, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age of death, relationship
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?
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
Sponsorship
Was the memorial sponsored by any organisations or individuals?
private
If yes, what are the sponsor's details?
Henry Moore Picken (Father)
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
William Morris of Westminster
What role did they have in the making?
References
References
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1651948/PICKEN, RONALD BAYNTON
https://www.cornishstainedglass.org.uk/mgsdb/window.xhtml?churchid=244&locid=50
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
143059
Image
Image of the window's 3 lights
What is the image's caption?
Window
Who is it credited to?
Michael Swift/Cornish Stained Glass.org
Who took or provided this image?
Cornish Stained Glass
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
720
Media Image Width
1280
Media ID
143060
Image
Detail from first light showing biplane
What is the image's caption?
Detail from first light showing biplane
Who is it credited to?
Michael Swift/Cornish Stained Glass.org
Who took or provided this image?
Cornish Stained Glass
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
720
Media Image Width
1280