Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Highly ornate 5 light stained glass window with figures depicted in each light. Dedicatory inscription is placed at the base of the central light with additional inscription on bands around the heads of the figures in the outer lights.

Light 1: St Alban kneeling and facing left is depicted in this light, an angel is depicted at his shoulder saying the words of Christ. The ruined Cloth Hall at Ypres is depicted at the top of this light with 2 angles looking on in dismay at the devastation. The scene is enclosed by a wreath of bay leaves, emblems of death and mourning. The coat of arms and motto of Eton College is depicted at the base of the light. Below St Alban a weasel is depicted advancing toward a family of birds in a nest.

Light 2: St George is depicted in this light. He holds his sword in one hand and a pennant in the other. The badge of the Border Regiment is shown at the base of the light.

Light 3: Centre light. St Michael standing upon the defeated dragon. He holds his sword in one hand and his pennant in the other.

Light 4: St Oswald is depicted in this light. He stands holding a large cross in one arm and a pennant in the other. The badge of the Grenadier Guards is depicted at the base of the light.

Light 5: St Martin kneeling and facing inwards is depicted in the centre of this light with an angel at his shoulder saying the words of Christ. Above St Martin is the tower of the Cathedral at Albert with the statue of the Virgin and Child hanging over it. 2 Angels look on and the scene is enclosed by a wreath of bay leaves, emblems of death and mourning. At the base of the light is the Cholmeley coat of arms.

Borders of foliage twine around gold stained rods at the base of each of the lights.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
Christ Church
Town
Knightley
District
County
Country
OS map ref
SJ 810 251
Other Details
North nave
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

H V and H L Cholmeley Location

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

LIGHT THREE: GIVING THANKS TO GOD FOR THE MEMORY OF/ HUGH VALENTINE &/ HARRY LEWIN THE BELOVED SONS/ OF LEWIN AND MAUD CHOLMELEY WHO WERE KILLED IN 1916/ IN THE GREAT WAR AGED 28 & 23 YRS: THIS WINDOW IS/ DEDICATED BY THEIR PARENTS & THEIR BROTHER GUY/ WHO ALSO SERVED AND WAS WOUNDED.

LIGHT FIVE: THOUGH THEREFORE ENDURE HARDNESS AS A GOOD SOLDIER OF JESUS CHRIST
War
How many names are listed in total?
4
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Is the total an exact count?
No
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
2
Of the names listed, how many died?
2
What information is listed for those commemorated?
year died,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Which organisation is the custodian of the memorial?
High Offley and Knightley Parish Council
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?
1435MM
How wide is the component?
2384MM
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Additional Notes
Supervisor comments
3 slides are held in the slide collection.

The statue of the Virgin and Child on the
tower of Albert Cathedral was knocked horizontal to the tower by a German shell. French engineers secured the statue and it remained like that, face down, for 3 years until the Germans captured the town of Albert. The statue was shot down in late spring 1918 by the British forces to prevent the tower being used as an observation post by the Germans.
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
MR ERNEST HEASMAN
What role did they have in the making?
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
When did it take place?
Easter 1921
Who was present?
UNKNOWN