Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH DEDICATORY PLAQUE NEARBY. THE DEDICATORY PLAQUE HAS GOLD PAINTED LETTERS. THE THREE LIGHT WINDOW HAS ST JOHN AND THE ELDER ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, A SOLDIER HANGING ON BARBED WIRE IN THE SHAPE OF A CRUCIFIX IN THE CENTRE AND CHRIST ON THE CROSS ON THE RIGHT HAND. BY THE SIDE OF THE DEAD SOLDIER ARE THE NAMES MONS MARNE AISNE YPRES.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
Town Church
Street
Church Square
Town
St Peter Port
District
Guernsey
County
Channel Islands
Country
Channel Islands
Postcode
GY1 2LD
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England
Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
WINDOW: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOUR OF/ THE OLD CONTEMPTIBLES/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ CONSTANCE COLEBROOK, 1900 - 1974

PLAQUE: THE OLD CONTEMPTIBLES WINDOW./ THE THEME IS ANTI-WAR. ALL WARS ARE EVIL AND END IN DEAD SOLDIERS./ THE GREATER GOOD IS GOD HERE/ SHOWN WITH THE HOST OF THE REDEEMED, ST JOHN/ AND THE ELDER (FROM THE REVELATION) STAND AT THE/ LEFT OF THE WINDOW. WE GO FROM EVIL TO GOD/ THROUGH THE CROSS OF CHRIST. ERECTED 1975/ PRAY AND WORK FOR PEACE.
War
How many names are listed in total?
0
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?
0
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?
Unknown
Dimensions
How high is the component?
140MM
How wide is the component?
280MM
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?
Glass
Dimensions
How high is the component?
C 4000MM
How wide is the component?
C 2000MM
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Additional Notes
Supervisor comments
2003: IN THE CORNER TO THE LEFT OF THE WINOW IS THE BANNER OF THE OLD CONTEMPTIBLES ASSOCIATION FADED AND DIFFICULT TO READ. IN THE CENTRE IS SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE 1914 STAR - 1914 AUG 6 TO NOV 22 CROSSED BY TWO BAYONETS OR SWORDS. NOT POSSIBLE TO PHOTOGRAPH.
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
Dedicated
When did it take place?
16th March, 1975
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
119620
Window
Priority
1
What is the image's caption?
Window
Copyright Statement
Copyright R M Bigrigg
Who is it credited to?
R M Bigrigg
Date Taken
13 August 2017
Who took or provided this image?
R M Bigrigg
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
131985
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
49911-253471_r_m_bigrigg_2017_08_13.jpg
Media Image Height
2000
Media Image Width
3008