Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Two-light stained glass window. The upper left light depicts Peace; the upper right light depicts Hope; beneath them is a scene of a ship approaching a lighthouse, with the caption 'SO HE BRINGETH THEM UNTO THEIR DESIRED HAVEN'. Across the foot of both lights is the inscription.
Reason for status change (if applicable/optional)
Location amended to correct Church; description/inscription/refs added. JK
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St Mary the Virgin Church
Street
Church Road
Town
Stansted Mountfitchet
District
Uttlesford
County
Essex
Country
England
Postcode
CM24 8UB
OS map ref
TL 52107 24174
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England

Captain C S Jackson Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PROUD MEMORY OF SIR THOMAS JACKSON BARONET WHO PASSED TO THE HIGHER LIFE ON ST THOMAS' DAY 1915 AGED 74 YEARS./ ALSO TO HIS YOUNGEST SON CLAUD STEWART, CAPTAIN COLDSTREAM GUARDS, KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE ON THE 9TH OCT. 1917 AGED 25 YEARS
War
How many names are listed in total?
1
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?
1
What information is listed for those commemorated?
Forenames, surname, rank, Regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age, relationships
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Which organisation is the custodian of the memorial?
Churches Conservation Trust
What is the memorial's maintenance history?
St Mary the Virgin Church was Grade II* listed on 21/2/1967 (List Entry Number 1238498). It has been a redundant Church since 1994, and is cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust, but remains a consecrated building and services are still occasionally held in it.
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?
Yes
If yes, which organisation listed it?
Historic England
What grade is it listed at?
II*
What is the listing reference?
1238498
History
Sponsorship
Was the memorial sponsored by any organisations or individuals?
private
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Memorial Cost
Additional information related to cost or sponsorship
Sponsored by The Dowager Lady Jackson
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
Placed
When did it take place?
March 1920
Who was present?
The window was in situ by the end of March 1920
References
References
Chelmsford Chronicle 19/10/1917 reported:
'Capt. C. S. Jackson, Coldstream Guards, killed on Oct. 9, was the youngest son of the late Sir Thomas Jackson and Lady Jackson, of Stansted House. He was 25 years of age, and was educated at Harrow and Sandhurst. He joined the Coldstream Guards in Feb., 1912, went to France with the first Expeditionary Force, was in the retreat from Mons and the battles of Marne and Aisne, and was severely wounded in the head on Sept. 1, 1914. He had been mentioned in dispatches'.
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000322/19171019/026/0003
Suffolk and Essex Free Press Wednesday 31/3/1920 reported:
'STANSTED. The Dowager Lady Jackson has erected in Stansted Church a stained glass window in memory of her husband, the late Sir Thomas Jackson, Bart., who died on St. Thomas Day,. 1915, aged 74 years, and of their youngest son, Captain Claude Stewart Jackson, Coldstream Guards, who was killed in action in France on October 9th 1917, aged 25 years. The window is emblematic of "Peace" and "Hope."'
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001584/19200331/131/0006
Chelmsford Chronicle Friday 2/04/1920 reported:
'STANSTED. Memorial Window.—The Dowager Lady Jackson has erected in Stansted Church a stained-glass window in memory of her husband, the late Sir Thomas Jackson, Bart., and of the youngest son, Captain C. S. Jackson, Coldstream Guards, who was killed in action in France Oct- 9th 1917, aged 25 years'.
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000516/19200402/086/0006
A photograph of the window can be found at https://www.flickr.com/photos/41621108@N00/11997101803/in/pool-churchesofww1/
Details of the Grade II* listing of St Mary the Virgin Church can be found at https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1238498
The Churches Conservation Trust states of St Mary's Church that: 'The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Stansted Mountfitchet is a vested church of The Churches Conservation Trust. For further details on this memorial and the church described, please visit our website'. Some of those details can be found at https://www.visitchurches.org.uk/visit/church-listing/st-mary-stansted-mountfitchet.html and https://www.visitchurches.org.uk/static/uploaded/cee45e29-287e-4f26-ad34197db30a0f4d.pdf
Essex Record Office D/P 109 states of St Mary's Church that: 'The ancient parish church of St Mary the Virgin, Church Road, lies in Stansted Park, some distance from the village centre. It is now (2002) redundant, and is cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust. The present parish church of St John the Evangelist, St John's Road, was built in 1889 as a chapel of ease'. https://www.essexarchivesonline.co.uk/Result_Details.aspx?DocID=41061