Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
TWO SINGLE LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOWS WITH INSCRIPTION AT THE BASE. FIGURES IN EACH LIGHT WITH FURTHER INSCRIPTION AT THEIR FEET. LEFT LIGHT IS OF A FIGURE OF A KNIGHT PUTTING ON ARMOUR, FIGURE OF A KNIGHT KNEELING IN FRONT OF JESUS IN THE RIGHT LIGHT: JESUS HOLDS THE CROWN OF LIFE IN HIS HANDS AND THE SCENE IS WATCHED OVER BY AN ANGEL
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St Mary's Church
Street
Burnley Road
Town
Todmorden
District
Country
Postcode
OL14 7BD
OS map ref
SD 93616 24152
Other Details
The windows form part of the South wall
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

Todmorden - Lt J H J Barker Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
ACROSS BASE OF BOTH WINDOWS: TO THE GLORY OF GOD & IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN H. J. BARKER LIEUT EAST LANCS REGT (TF) WHO FELL IN ACTION IN THE/ GALLIPOLI PENINSULA AUGUST 7TH 1915 AGED 22 YEARS THESE WINDOWS ARE ERECTED BY HIS PARENTS BROTHERS & SISTERS

WITHIN LEFT LIGHT: PUT ON THE WHOLE ARMOUR OF GOD THAT YE MAY/ BE ABLE TO STAND AGAINST THE WILES OF EVIL

RIGHT LIGHT: BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH AND/ I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE
War
How many names are listed in total?
1
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
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,additional
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Sponsorship
Was the memorial sponsored by any organisations or individuals?
private
If yes, what are the sponsor's details?
The parents (John and Alice Ann according to Hornshaw and Fowler), brothers and sisters of the casualty.
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
References
References
Calderdale War Dead, Hornshaw and Fowler, published privately in 1995
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
136715
Image
Stained Glass Windows
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
Stained Glass Windows
Who took or provided this image?
C Brogan
What is its licence type?
Orphan work
Reference
151349
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
29385.jpg
Media Image Height
1161
Media Image Width
1391