Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Four lancet stained glass windows with a stone pillars between each one. A saint is shown in the upper part of each lancet and another saint is shown in the lower half. The dedicatory inscription reads across the base of all four lights with unknown shields depicted beside each of them.

In the outer left light is St Luke and St Sebastian. In the inner left light is St Cosmo and St Lucia. In the inner right light is St Damian and St Catherine In the outer right light is St Pantaleon and St Roche.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
Graylingwell Chapel
Street
Graylingwell Park
Town
Chichester
District
Chichester
County
West Sussex
Country
England
Postcode
PO19 6BZ
OS map ref
SU 86660 06430
Other Details
West window
If the memorial has been moved, please indicate why
Window in original position. The Asylum Chapel will be converted for mixed community use (2017).

Graylingwell Hospital Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Across the base of the lights: TO THE GLORY OF GOD & IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS, N.C.O.'s & MEN WHO DIED AT GRAYLINGWELL / & OF THE MEMBERS OF THE STAFF WHO FELL IN ACTION; ALSO IN GRATEFUL RECORD OF THE FORTITUDE AND / CHEERFULNESS OF ALL THOSE WHO OCCUPIED THE WARDS IN THIS HOSPITAL DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914-19.
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
Which organisation is the custodian of the memorial?
Chichester Community Development Trust
What is the memorial's maintenance history?
May 2019 - A funding grant from the National Lottery Heritage Grant of £1.3 million awarded to the Chichester Community Development Trust to develop and renovate Graylingwell Chapel to community use. This follows a grant of £221,000 from Chichester District Council and a donation from Linden Homes.

2008 - Linden Homes began transforming the site to a community of 750 homes. Fate of the chapel is unknown.

2001: Graylingwell Hospital is being changed for new purposes and the disposal of the chapel is the responsibility of NHS Estates.
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
Dimensions
How high is the component?
4000 mm
How wide is the component?
500 mm
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
Please include any additional listing information here
The chapel is grade 2 listed.
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1415725
History
Sponsorship
Was the memorial sponsored by any organisations or individuals?
private
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Memorial Cost
Additional information related to cost or sponsorship
Total cost £235 and 17 shillings.
Additional Notes
Additional general notes on the memorial
This was a County Asylum (and a Military Hospital in both WW1 and WW2).
Supervisor comments
The hospital used to be the County Asylum.
Record Notes
When was this memorial first recorded?
21/02/2000
Who originally recorded this memorial?
Katherine L. Slay
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
Heaton. Butler & Bayne.
What role did they have in the making?
Manufacturer
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
Dedicated
When did it take place?
February 1919
Who was present?
Bishop of Lewes
References
References
http://graylingwellchapel.org.uk/ Accessed 28 April 2019
Graylingwell Chapel Stained Glass and WW1 booklet: http://chichestercdt.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GraylingwellChapel_windows_web.pdf : Accessed 28 April 2019
ex Graylingwell Hosp Ch windows: http://www.stainedglassrecords.org/Ch.asp?ChId=33188 Accessed 28 April 2019
War Memorials on Line - www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/58493/ - accessed 1 May 2020
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
90329
Priority
0
Copyright Statement
Copyright Judith Ratledge (WMO 233767)
Who is it credited to?
Judith Ratledge (WMO 233767)
Date Taken
1 January 2016
Who took or provided this image?
Judith Ratledge (WMO 233767)
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
99294
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
233767b_cjudith_ratledge_2016_01_01.jpg
Media Image Height
751
Media Image Width
717
Media ID
154601
B&W view of four windows
What is its licence type?
Orphan work
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
755
Media Image Width
1157