Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Two adjacent single light stained glass windows
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
Church of the Holy Spirit
Street
Church Road
Town
Distington
District
Copeland
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Postcode
CA14 5YE
OS map ref
NY 00432 23604
Other Details
South Wall, 2nd window from the west
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England

P D Robinson and T V Robinson Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Across the top of the windows-
Henceforth there is laid up for me a Crown of Righteousness

Bottom of the Left Hand window-
Dedicated to the Glory of God/in loving memory of Captain/Percy Dickson Robinson M.C.

Bottom of the Right Hand window-
and 2nd Lieutenant Thomas Vivian Robinson/Royal Flying Corps, who lost their lives/in the Great War
War
How many names are listed in total?
2
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?
2
What information is listed for those commemorated?
Surname and full forenames, decorations, regiment
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
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
Additional Notes
Additional general notes on the memorial
While not on the Church Memorial the two men are on the Village Memorial. They died in separate accidents in 1918-Percy Dickson has no known grave, Thomas Vivian died in July, days after the RFC had been amalgamated into the RAF. The windows are signed.
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
MESSRS ABBOTT AND CO LTD OF LANCASTER
What role did they have in the making?
Makers
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
10736
Memorial
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
Memorial
Copyright Statement
Copyright Stuart Nicholson
Who is it credited to?
Stuart Nicholson
Who took or provided this image?
Stuart Nicholson
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
11797
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
distington_window.jpg
Media Image Height
2736
Media Image Width
3648