Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
THREE-LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH A FIGURE DEPICTED IN EACH LIGHT AND DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION AT THE BASE

FIGURE OF CHRIST FLANKED BY FIGURE OF ST MICHAEL IN THE LEFT LIGHT AND ST GEORGE IN THE RIGHT LIGHT. AT THE BASE OF THE LIGHTS ARE DEPICTED A 25 POUNDER GUN AND CREW, THE regimental badges OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY AND THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY, AND AN INFANTRY ATTACK. FACES OF ST ANDREW AND ST GEORGE ARE MEANT TO BE THE LIKENESSES OF THE TWO SONS
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St Pauls Church
Street
St Pauls St
Town
Burslem
District
County
Country
OS map ref
SJ 863 493
Other Details
East wall
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

Capt C H Bailey And Lt J S Bailey Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
ACROSS THE LIGHTS: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS

LEFT LIGHT, BASE: CAPT CHARLES HENRY BAILEY/ ROYAL ARTILLERY

CENTRE LIGHT, BASE: THIS WINDOW IS GIVEN BY THE/ PARENTS IN MEMORY OF THEIR SONS/ KILLED IN ACTION 1944

RIGHT LIGHT, BASE: LIEUT JOHN STUART BAILEY/ DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY
War
How many names are listed in total?
2
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?
2
What information is listed for those commemorated?
surname,rank,year died,regiment,forename,relationships
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
What is the memorial's maintenance history?
1972: WHEN THE OLD CHURCH WAS DEMOLISHED AND THE NEW ONE PLACED ON THE SAME SITE THE WINDOW WAS KEPT SAFE AND PLACED BACK INTO THE NEW BUILDING
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Dimensions
How high is the component?
C 4000MM
How wide is the component?
C 1500MM
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
If yes, what is its purpose?
£600 FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE WINDOW
Memorial Cost
What were the construction costs?
£500
Additional information related to cost or sponsorship
The gift of Mr and Mrs Bailey
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
MESSRS WEIR (GLASS) LTD
What role did they have in the making?
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
MESSRS WEIR (GLASS) LTD
What role did they have in the making?
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
When did it take place?
22 August 1947
Who was present?
UNKNOWN
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
When did it take place?
23rd August 1947
Who was present?
Col. G. A. Wade
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
When did it take place?
23rd August 1947
Who was present?
The Vicar (The Rev. William A. Jones)
References
References
Staffordshire Advertiser - Saturday 29 November 1947
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