Additional general notes on the memorial
An application for a faculty to replace the existing plain diamond pane east window with a new memorial to the men from the village who died in the Great War is dated 9th August 1917. The petitioners explain the reason for the proposed design. It is to be:- “a four light painted window depicting David who saved Israel from the Philistines. St George who
saved the maiden from the dragon. St Nicholas, the patron Saint of sailors, who by his prayers saved his crew from the fury of the elements (to remind us of the part played by the fleet and Merchant in the War) and of Joan of Arc, who saved France, in compliment to our Allies, all under the head of the Saviour who saved us from our sins, encircled with the Vine
of Sacrifice.
The inscription to be as follows:- ‘To the Glory of Christ, wounded, slain and risen again for us, and in memory of all from this
parish [who] sacrificed their lives in the Great War for Right, AD 1914 -19….‘Who dies for Justice, dies for Christ’ “
Only two references to its origins have been found. In the Parish vestry meeting of 1917 it was noted that ‘Some conversation took place about the Parochial Charities, the new east window design and whether the Rector should avail himself of the offer he had received of a Sunday’s holiday.’ In the Accounts for the year ended March 31st 1919 ‘E Window £5.5.0d’ is recorded, so it was probably installed sometime in 1918, but there are no other references to how it was commissioned, how it was paid for, when it was installed or about a service for its dedication,
that I have been able to discover. None of the men from the parish who died during the war were officers, and there is no evidence of a family connection to the window. (Notes by Rosemary Currell)