Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Three light stained glass window. Centre light depicts a soldier wearing a steel helmet. Outer lights depict entrenchments, barbed wire and site of a battefield. Inscription at the base of the lights and on a dedicatory tablet.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
Holy Trinity and St Oswalds Church
Street
Rectory Lane
Town
Finningley
District
Doncaster
County
South Yorkshire
Country
England
Postcode
DN9 3DA
OS map ref
SK 66956 99141
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England

Finningley WW1 Window Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Window-
Light 1-Greater love hath no man
Light 2-than this that a man lay
Light 3-down his life for his friends

Tablet: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PROUD MEMORY OF ALL THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE FIELD AND IN DEEP GRATITUDE FOR THOSE SPARED BY THE MERCY OF GOD TO RETURN, THE EAST WINDOW OF THIS CHURCH IS ERECTED/ (Names)/ NOVEMBER 1929
War
How many names are listed in total?
0
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?
0
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?
Good
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?
Tablet
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Stone
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
66327
Finningley
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
Finningley
Copyright Statement
Copyright Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project
Who is it credited to?
Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project
Who took or provided this image?
Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
72701
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
pwineast.jpg
Media Image Height
750
Media Image Width
515
Media ID
66328
Finningley
Priority
1
What is the image's caption?
Finningley
Copyright Statement
Copyright Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project
Who is it credited to?
Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project
Who took or provided this image?
Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
72702
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
pwineastdtl1.jpg
Media Image Height
750
Media Image Width
415
Media ID
66329
Finningley
Priority
2
What is the image's caption?
Finningley
Copyright Statement
Copyright Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project
Who is it credited to?
Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project
Who took or provided this image?
Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
72703
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
pwineastdtl2.jpg
Media Image Height
750
Media Image Width
293
Media ID
66330
Finningley
Priority
3
What is the image's caption?
Finningley
Copyright Statement
Copyright Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project
Who is it credited to?
Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project
Who took or provided this image?
Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
72705
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
pwineastdtl3.jpg
Media Image Height
750
Media Image Width
343