Memorial Details What type of memorial is it? Window How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation? THREE LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW DEPICTING AN ABSTRACT VIEW FROM A COCKPIT WINDOW. INSCRIPTION AT THE BASE OF THE LIGHT AND ON A DEDICATORY TABLET THE 550 SQUADRON BADGE IS PLACED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CENTRE LIGHT. BELOW IT IS AN OUTLINE OF A RUNWAY WITH FLAREPATH AND DEPICTIONS OF A CHURCH AND A WINDSOCK TO SHOW IT IS NORTH KILLINGHOLME. THE BADGE IS FLANKED BY THE SQUADRON NUMBER AND IDENTIFICATION. AT THE TOP OF THE LIGHTS ALPHA AND OMEGA SIGNS FLANK A CENTRAL MOON IN THE FIRST PHASE, THREE STAR CONSTELLATIONS, NAMELY THE PLOUGH, THE LITTLE BEAR AND CASSIOPEIA SET WITH THE NORTH STAR. AN APPROACHING LANCASTER BOMBER IS DEPICTED IN THE RIGHT LIGHT IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE WINDOW IS A DPICTION OF THE FIELDS BELOW AND SKY ABOVE. Location Has this memorial been lost? No Location Location Is this the memorial's current location? Yes Building Name ST DENYS CHURCH Street St Crispins Close Town North Killingholme County Lincolnshire Country England Postcode DN40 3JN OS map ref TA 14480 17356 If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations Church of England 550 Squadron - Window Location Commemoration What words are inscribed on the memorial? TABLET: THIS WINDOW IS/ DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE 353 AIRCREW OF THE/ R.A.F., R.A.A.F., R.C.A.F., AND R.N.Z.F./ WHO FLEW WITH 550 SQUADRON ON/ OPERATIONS FROM NORTH KILLINGHOLME/ BETWEEN 1943 AND 1945 AND DID NOT/ RETURN AND OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE/ R.A.F. AND W.A.A.F. WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES SO THAT OTHERS/ SHOULD LIVE IN FREEDOM. WINDOW, LEFT LIGHT: 1944-45/ 550/ IN MEMORY OF WINDOW, RIGHT LIGHT: B Q/ THOSE WHO SERVED WINDOW, CENTRE LIGHT: WAAF/ RNZAF/ RCAF/ RAAF/ RAF War How many names are listed in total? 0 Which war or group does the memorial commemorate? Second World War (1939-1945) 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 What is the memorial's maintenance history? 2004: A CORECTED VERSION OF THE ROLL OF HONOUR WAS PLACED INSIDE THE CHURCH AS SOME NAMES HAD BEEN MISPELLED OR OMITTED AND ONE PERSON COMMEMORATED WAS ACTUALLY STILL ALIVE Components Component 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 Component 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 History Scholarship Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it? No Additional Notes Additional general notes on the memorial NEWS: "EVENING TELEGRAPH" 15 JUL 1997 PROG: UV PROGRAMME Maker Maker Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial RONALD G SIMS What role did they have in the making? Designer Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial SEP WAUGH What role did they have in the making? Artist Ceremony Ceremony Ceremony What was the purpose of the ceremony? Dedicated When did it take place? 12th July 1997 Who was present? Local Clergy/Dignitaries Image(s) Memorial Image Media ID 106930 Image Priority 0 Copyright Statement Copyright Matty Crudas Who is it credited to? Matty Crudas Who took or provided this image? Matty Crudas What is its licence type? Standard WMA terms Reference 117943 Is this image evidence of inscribed names? ✖ Media Filename 51751.jpg Media Image Height 4657 Media Image Width 4657 Media ID 7356 Image Priority 1 What is the image's caption? Peter Gillings Copyright Statement Copyright Peter Gillings Who is it credited to? Peter Gillings Who took or provided this image? Peter Gillings What is its licence type? Pre 2014 WMA license Reference 8243 Is this image evidence of inscribed names? ✖ Media Filename ukniwm_51751_cpeter_gillings.jpg Media Image Height 1536 Media Image Width 2048
Media ID 106930 Image Priority 0 Copyright Statement Copyright Matty Crudas Who is it credited to? Matty Crudas Who took or provided this image? Matty Crudas What is its licence type? Standard WMA terms Reference 117943 Is this image evidence of inscribed names? ✖ Media Filename 51751.jpg Media Image Height 4657 Media Image Width 4657
Media ID 7356 Image Priority 1 What is the image's caption? Peter Gillings Copyright Statement Copyright Peter Gillings Who is it credited to? Peter Gillings Who took or provided this image? Peter Gillings What is its licence type? Pre 2014 WMA license Reference 8243 Is this image evidence of inscribed names? ✖ Media Filename ukniwm_51751_cpeter_gillings.jpg Media Image Height 1536 Media Image Width 2048