Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH LIGHTS AND TRACERY, BOTH WITH FIGURES IN THEM. THE GENERAL THEME IS GODS BLESSING ON THE SACRIFICE OF THE FALLEN

IN THE UPPER LIGHTS OVER THE TRANSOM JESUS REIGNS FROM THE CROSS OF GLORY AND GIVES HIS BENEDICTION TO SPIRITUAL HEREOS AND CONQUERORS. ON HIS RIGHT HAND ARE REPRESENTATIVES OF GREAT BRITAIN, AUSTRALIA, PORTUGAL, BELGIUM, CANADA, SOUTH AFRICA AND INDIA. ON HIS LEFT HAND ARE THOSE OF FRANCE, THE UNITED STATES, ITALY, JAPAN, ROUMANIA AND SERBIA.

IN THE LOWER LIGHTS THE TE DEUM IS SYMBOLISED AS A THANKSGIVING FOR DELIVERANCE. THE PROPHETS OF THE TE DEUM ARE REPRESENTED BY DANIEL, ELIJAH AND ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, THE APOSTLES BY ST PETER, ST JOHN THE DIVINE AND ST JAMES MAJOR, THE MARTYRS BY ST JEROME, ST GREGORY AND ST AUGUSTINE.

IN THE CENTRE LIGHT A GROUP OF ANGELS HOLD A SCROLL WITH INSCRIPTION.

THE NINE ORDERS OF THE ANGELS ARE SHOWN INTHE TRACERY: ARCHANGELS, CHERUBIM, SERAPHIM, THRONES, DOMINONS, VIRTUES, PRINCIPALITIES, POWERS, ANGELS AND THE SYMBOLS ALPHA AND OMEGA. THE HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDS IN THE FORM OF A DOVE AND EMBRACES THE WHOLE COMPOSITION
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
BERKHAMSTED COLLEGIATE SCHOOL
Street
Castle St
Town
Berkhamsted
District
County
Country
Postcode
HP4 2BB
OS map ref
SP 980 080
Other Details
WEST WALL
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

Berkhamsted School - WW1 Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
ON THE SCROLL IN THE CENTRE LIGHT OF THE WINDOW: MAKE THEM TO BE NUMBERED WITH THY SAINTS / THOSE WHOM THIS WINDOW COMMEMORATES ARE AMONG THOSE WHO, AT THE CALL OF KING AND COUNTRY, LEFT ALL THAT WAS DEAR TO THEM, ENDURING HARDSHIP, FACING DANGER, AND FINALLY PASSED OUT OF SIGHT OF MAN BY THE PATH OF DUTY AND SELF-SACRIFICE, GIVING UP THEIR OWN LIVES THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM. LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN

BASE OF CENTRE LIGHT: NOW ORDER THE RANKS AND FLING WIDE THE / BANNERS FOR OUR SOULS ARE GOD'S AND / OUR BODIES THE KING'S, AND OUR SWORDS / FOR SAINT GEORGE AND FOR ENGLAND
War
How many names are listed in total?
0
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Is the total an exact count?
No
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Which organisation is the custodian of the memorial?
SCHOOL MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT
Components
Component Details
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Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Sponsorship
Was the memorial sponsored by any organisations or individuals?
public
Additional Notes
Additional general notes on the memorial
REFERENCES: BERKHAMSTEDIAN MAY 1950
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
Thomas Figgis Curtis
What role did they have in the making?
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
When did it take place?
07th May 1923
Who was present?
CANON COLOSSOP