Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
THREE LIGHT WINDOW DECORATED AS BELOW AND FLANKED BY TWO TABLETS

LIGHTS DEPICT (CENTRE) THE CRUCIFIXION, FLANKED BY SAINTS: ST GEORGE, ST OSWALD, ST SEBASTIAN, ST EDWARD, ST LAWRENCE, ST STEPHEN.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
ST PETERS CHURCH
Street
Langton Rd
Town
Norton
District
Ryedale
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
OS map ref
SE 795 710
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England

Norton Boer War Memorial Window Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
WINDOW: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

LH TABLET: IN TOKEN OF REGARD FOR ALL THOSE OF THIS PARISH OF NORTON WHO/ SERVED THEIR SOVEREIGN AND COUNTRY IN THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA/ 1899 - 1902, AND WHO HAVE RETURNED IN PEACE, THIS MEMORIAL IS HERE/ PLACED AND THEIR NAMES HERE RECORDED/ (NAMES)

RH TABLET: REMEMBER YE IN THE LORD ALL THOSE WHO DIED IN WAR FOR THEIR/ SOVEREIGN AND COUNTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1899 - 1902, ESPECIALLY/ (NAMES)
War
How many names are listed in total?
13
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Is the total an exact count?
No
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
8
Of the names listed, how many died?
5
What information is listed for those commemorated?
rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death
How is this information ordered?
rank
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
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
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Tablet
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Stone
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Additional Notes
Additional general notes on the memorial
MAG: "GREEN HOWARDS GAZETTE" VOL XI 1903

PAMP: "A HISTORY OF AND GUIDE TO ST PETER'S CHURCH NORTON - JUXTA - MALTON" P18
(HELD WITH NIWM 30761-30765)
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?
Designer
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
Unveiled
When did it take place?
1903
Who was present?
Bishop of Beverley, Local Clergy and other Dignitaries
Document(s)
Memorial Document
30879.pdf (566.94 KB)
What is the document's caption?
Extracts from The Green Howard`s Gazette (Vol XI, 1903) and the Church`s Cancel and Screens Guide
Who provided this document?
C Brogan
Date Created
20 September 2021
What is its licence type?
Orphan work
Please provide any other relevant information not included in the caption
Gazette article outlines the dedication and design of the window, the church guide the tablet`s wording.
What content type is this document?
Miscellaneous
Reference
135962
Is this document evidence of inscribed names?
Off