Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
THREE LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH INSCRIPTION ALONG THE BASE OF THE WINDOW. FIGURES DEPICTED IN EACH LIGHT.

IN THE LEFT LIGHT IS DEPICTED ST GEORGE AND ST OSLWALD. ST GEORGE STANDS WITH THE PENNON BEARING THE RED CROSS IN HIS RIGHT AHND AND A LARGE SHIELD ON HIS LEFT HAND. ST OSWALD HOLDS A SCEPTRE IN HIS RIGHT HAND AND A CROSS IN HIS LEFT.

CHRIST ON THE CROSS IS DEPICTED IN THE CENTRE LIGHT WITH ST LAWRENCE AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS AND ST STEPHEN KNEELING IN PRAYER WITH THE STONES BY WHICH HE MET HIS DEATH NEARBY.

IN THE RIGHT LIGHT IS ST SEBASTIAN AND ST EDMUND. ST SEBASTIAN HOLDS THE ARROWS OF HIS MARTYRDOM IN HIS RIGHT HAND AND AND A PALM OF VICTORY TOGETHER WITH A SHIELD IN HIS LEFT. ST EDMUND HOLDS SCEPTRE IN HIS LEFT AHAND AND A PENNON ON WHICH ARE THREE CORWNS AND THREE PAIRS OF CROSSED ARROWS. HE CARRIES A SWORD AT HIS SIDE.

IN THE UPPER PART OF THE WINDOW ARE THE ARMS AND CRESTS OF THE FAMILIES OF COL SIR JAMES AND LADY LEGARD.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St Peter's Church
Street
Langton Road
Town
Norton
District
Country
Postcode
YO17 9AE
OS map ref
SE 79420 71029
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

Sons Of Norton - Fallen And Returned Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
FOR THOSE WHO FELL IN WAR:/ FOR THOSE WHO RETURNED IN PEACE:/ THANKS BE TO GOD. MCMII
War
How many names are listed in total?
0
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?
0
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
Components
Component Details
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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
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Additional Notes
Additional general notes on the memorial
PAMP: "A HISTORY OF AND GUIDE TO ST PETER'S CHURCH NORTON - JUXTA - MALTON" P 16
Supervisor comments
WINDOW WAS GIVEN BY COL SIR JAMES AND LADY LEGARD PARTLY AS A THANKSGIVING FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF THEIR SON, CAPT ALFRED DIGBY LEGARD FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR AND PARTLY TO COMMEMORATE THE SERVICES OF THOSE FROM NORTON WHO HAD FALLEN AND THOSE WHO HAD RETURNED.
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
C E Kempe & Co Ltd
What role did they have in the making?
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
166362
Image
Stained glass window
What is the image's caption?
Window.
What is its licence type?
Orphan work
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
1167
Media Image Width
1735