Memorial Details What type of memorial is it? Window How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation? ORIGINALLY WINDOW WITH ASSOCIATED WHITE MARBLE NOWY HEADED WALL TABLET Reason for status change (if applicable/optional) Image added, grid ref. updated Location Has this memorial been lost? No Location Location Is this the memorial's current location? Yes Building Name ST MARYS CHURCH Street Church Road Town Watford District Watford County Hertfordshire Country England Postcode WD18 0EG OS map ref TQ 11084 96311 If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations Church of England Viscount Arthur De Vere Capell Location Commemoration What words are inscribed on the memorial? SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY OF ARTHUR DE VERE CAPELL/ VISCOUNT MALDEN/ ELDEST SON OF ARTHUR, 6TH EARL OF ESSEX,/ (BY WHOM THIS TABLET IS ERECTED/ AND OF CAROLINE JANETTA/ 3RD DAUGHTER OF THE 8TH DUKE OF ST ALBANS./ HE DIED THE 10TH OF MARCH 1879,/ WARMLY AND DEEPLY LAMENTED BY HIS FAMILY/ AND BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM/ IN THE 53RD YEAR OF HIS AGE. THE EAST WINDOW IN THE CHANCEL,/ WAS PRESENTED BY THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE HERTS YEOMANRY/ IN TOKEN OF THE SINCERE ESTEEM AND AFFECTION/ ENTERTAINED BY THEM FOR VISCOUNT MALDEN/ AS THEIR COLONEL DURING 14 YEARS/ THE WINDOW REFERRED TO ABOVE WAS DESTROYED BY/ AN OIL BOMB DROPPED BY AN ENEMY AIRCRAFT ON THE/ 16TH SEPTEMBER 1940, WHICH FELL IN THE CHURCHYARD/ THIRTY FEET FROM THE EAST WALL OF THE CHURCH/ THE PRESENT WINDOW WAS DEDICATED BY THE RT REV/ CLAUD WOOD, BISHOP OF BEDFORD, ON THE 14TH. MAY 1950. War How many names are listed in total? 1 Which war or group does the memorial commemorate? Military Service Is the total an exact count? No Of the names listed, how many served and returned? 0 Of the names listed, how many died? 1 What information is listed for those commemorated? rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships How many names are listed in total? 0 Which war or group does the memorial commemorate? Second World War - civilians Condition Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read? No What is the memorial's maintenance history? ORIGINAL WINDOW DESTROYED BY ENEMY ACTION 1940 Components Component Component Details Which memorial component are you recording? Frame What condition is this component in? Good What materials has this component been constructed from? Marble - Black Dimensions How high is the component? 1270MM How wide is the component? 790MM How deep is the component? 25MM Listing Information Does it have listed status? No Component Component Details Which memorial component are you recording? Plaque What condition is this component in? Good What materials has this component been constructed from? Marble - White Dimensions How high is the component? 1170MM How wide is the component? 790MM How deep is the component? 25MM 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 Sponsorship Was the memorial sponsored by any organisations or individuals? private Ceremony Ceremony Ceremony What was the purpose of the ceremony? Rededicated When did it take place? 14th May 1950 Who was present? Bishop Suffragan of Bedford Image(s) Memorial Image Media ID 143624 Image What is the image's caption? Tablet Copyright Statement Copyright Mark Littler Who is it credited to? Mark Littler Date Taken 25/08/2022 Who took or provided this image? Mark Littler What is its licence type? Standard WMA terms Is this image evidence of inscribed names? ✔ Media Image Height 4523 Media Image Width 2990
Media ID 143624 Image What is the image's caption? Tablet Copyright Statement Copyright Mark Littler Who is it credited to? Mark Littler Date Taken 25/08/2022 Who took or provided this image? Mark Littler What is its licence type? Standard WMA terms Is this image evidence of inscribed names? ✔ Media Image Height 4523 Media Image Width 2990