Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
SINGLE LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH FIGURES DEPICTED IN IT. INSCRIPTION AT THE BASE DEDICATORY BRASS PLAQUE WITH INCISED INSCRIPTION PLACED BELOW IT. FIGURE OF CHRIST STILLING THE STORM IS DEPICTED IN THE WINDOW
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
Papa Stour Church
Street
Mid-Setter, at the south end of Biggings Village
Town
Papa Stour
District
Sandness And Walls Ed
County
Highlands and Islands
Country
Scotland
Postcode
ZE2 9PW
OS map ref
HU 17712 60050
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of Scotland

Papa Stour WW1 Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
WINDOW: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)

PLAQUE: THE ABOVE WINDOW ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION IS/ DEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN SACRED MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ NATIVES OF THIS ISLAND, WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"
War
How many names are listed in total?
6
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?
6
What information is listed for those commemorated?
year died,forename,manner of death, surname
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Plaque
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Brass
Dimensions
How high is the component?
225MM
How wide is the component?
310MM
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
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
Sponsorship
Was the memorial sponsored by any organisations or individuals?
public
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
MR VICTOR NOBLE RAINBIRD
What role did they have in the making?
Artist
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
Unveiled
When did it take place?
4 Aug 1921
Who was present?
Mr Robert Jamieson of Sandness
References
References
geograph - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3271760 - Accessed 21 January 2016.
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-ftopic4197.html
http://www.visitor.co.uk/papa-stour
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Noble_Rainbird
Three of the six were on the SS Cairnstrath sunk by a submarine in the Bay of Biscay on 4th August 1917. See Shetland Times 13 Aug 1921 page 5c-d
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
56374
Window
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
Window
Copyright Statement
Copyright Shetland Museum & Archives
Who is it credited to?
Shetland Museum & Archives
Date Taken
February 2009
Who took or provided this image?
Shetland Museum & Archives
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
61977
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
papa_stour_kirk_window_-_shetland_m.jpg
Media Image Height
1023
Media Image Width
672