Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Window: Three-light stained glass window with female figures depicted in each light. The left is holding a divine cross staff, centre is holding a baby with a young girl at her feet and the right, supporting an anchor on the ground. The small lights at the top bear the coats of arms of the Cracroft-Amcotts family. The inscription is across the bottom of all three lights.

Plaque: Accompanying the window is a gold plaque with black border and lettering acknowledging the window's dedication to Colonel Weston Cracroft-Amcotts.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St James Church
Street
Church Street
Town
Spilsby
District
East Lindsey
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Postcode
PE23 5DU
OS map ref
TF 40015 66094
Other Details
On the north wall of the Lady Chapel
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England

Colonel W Cracroft Amcotts Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Window: Erected by friends and admirers in loving memory of Colonel Weston Cracroft Amcotts/ who departed this life July 14th 1883 Aged 68

Plaque: THE ABOVE WINDOW WAS ERECTED/ IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE/ OF COLONEL WESTON CRACROFT/ AMCOTTS OF HACKTHORN HALL./ IN THIS COUNTY BY THE OFFICERS/ NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS/ AND MEN OF THIS 1ST VOLUNTEER/ BATTALION LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT./ WHICH HE COMMANDED 21 YEARS./ AO DNI 1884.
War
How many names are listed in total?
1
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Military Service
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
1
Of the names listed, how many died?
0
What information is listed for those commemorated?
Surname, forename, rank, date of death, age at death
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
Dimensions
How high is the component?
c2500mm
How wide is the component?
1720mm
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
90660
W Cracroft Amcotts window
Priority
-4
What is the image's caption?
W Cracroft Amcotts window
Copyright Statement
Copyright Colin Murray
Who is it credited to?
Colin Murray
Date Taken
17/09/2019
Who took or provided this image?
Colin Murray
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
99688
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
w_cracroft_amcotts_window.jpg
Media Image Height
3776
Media Image Width
2643
Media ID
90661
W Cracroft Amcotts window inscription
Priority
-3
What is the image's caption?
W Cracroft Amcotts window inscription
Copyright Statement
Copyright Colin Murray
Who is it credited to?
Colin Murray
Date Taken
17/09/2020
Who took or provided this image?
Colin Murray
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
99690
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
w_cracroft_amcotts_window_inscription.jpg
Media Image Height
2148
Media Image Width
4970
Media ID
90662
W Cracroft Amcotts window detail
Priority
-2
What is the image's caption?
W Cracroft Amcotts window detail
Copyright Statement
Copyright Colin Murray
Who is it credited to?
Colin Murray
Date Taken
17/09/2020
Who took or provided this image?
Colin Murray
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
99691
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
w_cracroft_amcotts_window_detail.jpg
Media Image Height
3391
Media Image Width
2192
Media ID
90663
W Cracroft Amcotts window in context
Priority
-1
What is the image's caption?
W Cracroft Amcotts window in context
Copyright Statement
Copyright Colin Murray
Who is it credited to?
Colin Murray
Date Taken
17/09/2020
Who took or provided this image?
Colin Murray
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
99693
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
w_cracroft_amcotts_window_in_context.jpg
Media Image Height
5568
Media Image Width
3712
Media ID
125048
W Cracroft Amcotts plaque
Priority
4
What is the image's caption?
W Cracroft Amcotts plaque
Copyright Statement
Copyright David Bignall
Who is it credited to?
David Bignall
Date Taken
31/10/2021
Media Description
This plaque accompanies the stained glass window.
Who took or provided this image?
David Bignall
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
138064
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
90318_david_bignall_31_october_2021_0.jpg
Media Image Height
2304
Media Image Width
1728