Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
It is a 4 light stained glass window, there are 3 scenes in each light giving12 scenes in all.
The top row is the parable of the vineyard (Matthew 21:33, in the midlle row the parable of the talents and in the bottom row the parable of the wheat and the tares.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
Ely Cathedral
Town
Ely
District
East Cambridgeshire
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Postcode
CB7 4LB
OS map ref
TL 54164 80255
Other Details
The window is in the south choir aisle, level with the high altar.
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England

H. A. Sparke Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
IN MEM. HEN. ASTLEY SPARKE QUI CECIDIT IN ARMIS BALACLAVA OCT: XXV.AD.MDCCCLIV

Translates as:
In memory of Henry Astley Sparke who fell in action at Balaclava 25 October 1854
War
How many names are listed in total?
1
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Crimean War (1853-1856)
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, manner of death, place of death, date of death
History
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
Clayton & Bell
What role did they have in the making?
Makers
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
81079
H. A. Sparke - window
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
H. A. Sparke - window
Copyright Statement
Copyright John E Scurr
Who is it credited to?
John E Scurr
Date Taken
03/05/2019
Who took or provided this image?
John E Scurr
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
88920
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
87293_h._a._sparke_p1050690_0.jpg
Media Image Height
3700
Media Image Width
3200