Memorial Details What type of memorial is it? Window How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation? Three light stained glass window in the Pilgrim's Chapel. In the central light Christ is depicted being crucified on a tree growing in front of a city built on a rocky hill with a serpent emerging from the roots of the tree. To the left is St. Mary and to the right St. John. There are also two angels with a chalice of wine and with bread on either side of the crucifixion. The dedication is in the bottom right corner. In the tracery is a Pelican on the nest feeding young with blood from its breast. Also the letters Alpha and Omega Reason for status change (if applicable/optional) 2 images added and description improved with other minor changes 09/02/2020 Location Has this memorial been lost? No Location Location Is this the memorial's current location? Yes Building Name SOUTHWELL MINSTER Town Southwell District Newark And Sherwood County Nottinghamshire Country England OS map ref SK 70184 53816 Other Details Window in the Pilgrim's Chapel (until 1984 called the Airmen's Chapel) off the north transept of the church. If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations Church of England Major J P Becher Location Commemoration What words are inscribed on the memorial? On a ribbon across the window: TU DEVICTO MORTIS ACULEO APERUISTI CREDENTIBUS REGNA CAELORUM/ In dedication panel: FOR A REMEMBRANCE BEFORE GOD/ OF JOHN PICKARD BECHER/ MAJOR VIIIth BATTN SHERWOOD FORESTERS/ WHO DIED OF WOUNDS IN FRANCE ON/ JAN: 1ST 1916, AGED 35./ "TO DO JUSTLY, AND TO LOVE MERCY/ AND TO WALK HUMBLY WITH THY GOD" War How many names are listed in total? 1 Which war or group does the memorial commemorate? First World War (1914-1918) 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,additional Condition Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read? No Components 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 Scholarship Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it? No Additional Notes Additional general notes on the memorial REF: 'STAINED GLASS IN SOUTHWELL MINSTER' (1988) E BEXON, PP 9, 14 AND 31 Image(s) Memorial Image Media ID 83420 Image Priority 0 What is the image's caption? Maj J P Becher - window Copyright Statement Copyright John E Scurr Who is it credited to? John E Scurr Date Taken 08/02/2020 Who took or provided this image? John E Scurr What is its licence type? Standard WMA terms Reference 91672 Is this image evidence of inscribed names? ✖ Media Filename 38858_maj_j_p_becher_-_window_p1200480.jpg Media Image Height 3672 Media Image Width 3400 Media ID 83421 Image Priority 2 What is the image's caption? Maj J P Becher - dedication Copyright Statement Copyright John E Scurr Who is it credited to? John E Scurr Date Taken 08/02/2020 Who took or provided this image? John E Scurr What is its licence type? Standard WMA terms Reference 91673 Is this image evidence of inscribed names? ✔ Media Filename 38858_maj_j_p_becher_-_dedication_p1200481.jpg Media Image Height 2700 Media Image Width 4200
Media ID 83420 Image Priority 0 What is the image's caption? Maj J P Becher - window Copyright Statement Copyright John E Scurr Who is it credited to? John E Scurr Date Taken 08/02/2020 Who took or provided this image? John E Scurr What is its licence type? Standard WMA terms Reference 91672 Is this image evidence of inscribed names? ✖ Media Filename 38858_maj_j_p_becher_-_window_p1200480.jpg Media Image Height 3672 Media Image Width 3400
Media ID 83421 Image Priority 2 What is the image's caption? Maj J P Becher - dedication Copyright Statement Copyright John E Scurr Who is it credited to? John E Scurr Date Taken 08/02/2020 Who took or provided this image? John E Scurr What is its licence type? Standard WMA terms Reference 91673 Is this image evidence of inscribed names? ✔ Media Filename 38858_maj_j_p_becher_-_dedication_p1200481.jpg Media Image Height 2700 Media Image Width 4200