Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Circular stained glass window of three vertical lights, with an outer ring of thirteen minor lights. The central light depicts Our Lady holding the infant Jesus, with the Hail Mary written in a falling scroll over the outer two lights, against a background of a central lily with surrounding roses. The outer central left and right lights have dates at their centre with the left showing 1914 and the right 1918, both dates are against a background of red poppies. The other outer lights portray symbolic flowers.


The inner left and right lights are identical in having an inscription within scrolls against the background of a white lily. Both have borders of poppies and leaves and both have small decorative panels separated by tracery above and below the main sections.

The multi-coloured main central light depicts Mary holding the Infant Jesus and it also has minor decorative panels both above and below it.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
Our Lady Immaculate Church
Street
Downall Green Road
Town
Bryn
District
Wigan
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Postcode
WN4 0LZ
OS map ref
SD 56265 00777
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Roman Catholic

Our Lady Immaculate, Bryn - WW1 Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Left outer light: 1914
Right outer light: 1918
Left inner light: Hail Mary/ Full of Grace/ the Lord is/ with thee
Right inner light: Blessed/ art Thou/ Amongst/ Women
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
Which organisation is the custodian of the memorial?
Our Lady Immaculate R.C Church.
What is the memorial's maintenance history?
Originally of plain glass, the window was designed at an unknown date by Mary Ellen Flannery, who was a parishioner studying at the Gamble Institute, St Helens. Plain glass removed and present design completed at unknown date.
Components
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
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
Mary Ellen Flannery
What role did they have in the making?
Designer
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
76920
The window behind the High Altar
Priority
1
What is the image's caption?
The window behind the High Altar
Copyright Statement
David Long
Who is it credited to?
David Long
Date Taken
30/09/2019
Who took or provided this image?
David Long
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
84297
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
st_m_imm._1.jpg
Media Image Height
1280
Media Image Width
853
Media ID
76921
The window
Priority
2
What is the image's caption?
The window
Copyright Statement
David Long
Who is it credited to?
David Long
Date Taken
30/09/2019
Who took or provided this image?
David Long
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
84298
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
st_m_imm_window.jpg
Media Image Height
1280
Media Image Width
853