Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
2 Light Stained Glass Window depicting St. Michael and St. Cuthbert in the main lights, with tableau of St. Christopher, a red cross nurse & patient, local shepherds and Christ the Good Shepherd.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St Michael's Church
Street
road from Lowther Estate Office to Askham
Town
Lowther
District
Eden
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Postcode
CA11 2PD
OS map ref
NY 51900 24455
Other Details
East Window
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England

WW2 Thanksgiving Window Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
LEFT LIGHT (at bottom)
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/this window was erected in fulfilment of the wish of/HUGH CECIL 5TH EARL OF LONSDALE, K.G. G.C.V.O./& commemorates the victory of the Allied Nations in the 2nd World War/& to remember the part played in its attainment by Lowther Castle & by/the men & women of THIS PARISH & of the LOWTHER ESTATE

NB- the right hand light also has an inscription, but it is about Hugh Cecil Lowther (1857-1944) and his wife, Grace. Grace, who died in 1941 aged 86 was a pioneer of home nursing in the County of Cumberland.
War
How many names are listed in total?
0
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Second World War (1939-1945)
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
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
Sponsorship
Was the memorial sponsored by any organisations or individuals?
private
If yes, what are the sponsor's details?
By the Lowther family, Lords of the Manor
Additional Notes
Additional general notes on the memorial
During WW1 Grace had worked tirelessly with the Red Cross, as well as entertaining convalescent soldiers, collecting war comforts etc-work for which she was awarded the CBE.
Hugh raised the 11th (or Lonsdale) Battalion of the Border Regiment in WW1, initially almost as a private army. In the Boer War he was quarter-master general of the mounted force of the Cumberland & Westmorland Yeomanry (‘Lordy’s own), responsible for acquiring thousands of horses from around the world.
In WW2 the Lowther estate was a secret training camp for the new Mechanised Army
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
MR HERBERT HENDRIE RA
What role did they have in the making?
Designer
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
CHARLES P BLAKEMAN
What role did they have in the making?
Makers
References
References
The Stained Glass in the Churches of the Anglican Diocese of Carlisle (by Leslie N.S. Smith, CWAAS Extra Series XXVI)
The Lowther family by Hugh Owen (1990) pp 401-405
The Yellow Earl by Douglas Sutherland (1980) pp 127-131,181-190 & 233-235
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
13288
Window
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
Window
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
14685
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
lowther-ww2_window.jpg