Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Five light stained glass window in chancel with accompanying wooden dedicatory plaque.
Rectangular wooden oak dedicatory panel. capital lettering. plain border interspersed with carvings of oak leaves and acorns.
Window has five lights
Panel one: two saints with their hands clasped in prayer
Panel two: St patrick and St david
Panel three: Jesus Christ with St George at his feet
Panel four: Mary and St Alban
Panel five: a bishop and a saint
All the figures are looking towards Christ who is holding his hands outstretched with the palms facing outwards. in the lights above are various cherubs and a crown of thorns.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
No
Building No
64-66
Building Name
Plates & Co restaurant above Tesco Express Westbourne (formerly Westbourne Methodist Church)
Street
Poole Road
Town
Bournemouth
District
County
Country
Postcode
BH4 9DW
OS map ref
SZ 07074 91471

Westbourne Methodist Church WW1 Location

Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
Private residence
If the memorial has been moved, please indicate why
Memorial was found at a military fair and bought by a member of the public for safe keeping.
What year was it moved?
2021
Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
THE CHANCEL WINDOW WAS ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ IN GRATITUDE TO THOSE WHO ANSWERED THE CALL OF DUTY/ AND IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"
War
How many names are listed in total?
3
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Is the total an exact count?
No
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
3
What information is listed for those commemorated?
Forename
How is this information ordered?
Forename
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
What is the memorial's maintenance history?
2010: Church now converted into a Tesco Express.
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?
680MM
How wide is the component?
1530MM
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
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 375MM
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No