Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
A stained glass lancet window (depicting St Martin of Tours, clad in golden Roman-style armour, with a red cloak draped around him), and three associated wall-mounted brass plaques, inscribed in incised black lettering.
The landscape-oriented rectangular plaque at the foot of the window bears the dedicatory inscription. It is flanked by the pair of portrait-oriented plaques bearing the names; the trefoil-shaped upper section of each of those plaques contains the intertwined initials of the school (BROS).
Reason for status change (if applicable/optional)
Location amended (from 'St Peter's Church', SL1 2PE' to St Paul's Church, Stoke Road, SL2 5AS), and relevant data/refs/links added re installation and maker's name etc. JK 14/5/2026
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St Paul's Church
Street
Stoke Road
Town
Slough
District
Slough
County
Berkshire
Country
England
Postcode
SL2 5AS
OS map ref
SU 97918 80658
Other Details
On north wall
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England

Royal British Orphan Schools Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
[Window]: SAINT MARTIN
[Central plaque]: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF/MASTERS AND BOYS OF THE ROYAL BRITISH/ORPHAN SCHOOLS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/THIS WINDOW IS ERECTED BY THEIR SCHOOL FELLOWS/"LABOR OMNIA VINCIT"
[Pair of plaques flanking it]: (names)

Two plaques with names
War
How many names are listed in total?
30
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?
30
What information is listed for those commemorated?
Surname, forenames
How is this information ordered?
Mainly alphabetical by surname.
Please include any additional information here
(Includes former schoolmaster, whose name is listed first).
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Tablets
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Brass
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
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
public
If yes, what are the sponsor's details?
Funded by schoolfellows.
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
Heaton Butler & Bayne
What role did they have in the making?
Glazier
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
Placed
When did it take place?
October 1922
References
References
Uxbridge & W. Drayton Gazette - Friday 20 October 1922 (page 4) reported:
'WAR MEMORIAL.
A beautiful memorial window has been placed in St. Paul's Church, Slough, in memory of the masters and old boys of the Royal British Orphan Schools who laid down their lives for King and country in the great war.
The window is on the north side of the church and represents the soldier saint, St. Martin. There are memorial tablets at the sides of the window, and they bear the names'.
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002286/19221020/036/0004
Historic Churches of Buckinghamshire website; stained glass windows (ref 'Window: 725'): Includes mention that this window includes the makers mark 'Heaton Butler & Bayne', and was 'One of six WW1 War Memorial windows' installed in 1922'. (It also mentions that: 'In 1922 The Royal British Orphan School, Slough, was forced to close for financial reasons. The school amalgamated with the London Orphan School, and the funds and pupils of the Slough school were taken over and transferred to Watford').
https://www.buckschurches.uk/glass/window.php?windowid=1608
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
137578
Memorial window
Priority
-4
What is the image's caption?
Memorial window
Copyright Statement
Copyright Harvey Whittam
Who is it credited to?
Harvey Whittam
Date Taken
21/03/2022
Who took or provided this image?
Harvey Whittam
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
152726
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
100925_1.jpg
Media Image Height
2260
Media Image Width
1078
Media ID
137577
Memorial Plaque
Priority
-3
What is the image's caption?
Memorial Plaque
Copyright Statement
Copyright Harvey Whittam
Who is it credited to?
Harvey Whittam
Date Taken
21/03/2022
Who took or provided this image?
Harvey Whittam
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
152727
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
100925_4.jpg
Media Image Height
1084
Media Image Width
2373
Media ID
137575
World War One memorial plaque names Mason to Yarrow
Priority
-2
What is the image's caption?
World War One memorial plaque names Mason to Yarrow
Copyright Statement
Copyright Harvey Whittam
Who is it credited to?
Harvey Whittam
Date Taken
21/03/2022
Who took or provided this image?
Harvey Whittam
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
152728
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
100925_2.jpg
Media Image Height
2163
Media Image Width
1116
Media ID
137576
World War One memorial plaque names Pean to Leatherbarrow
Priority
-1
What is the image's caption?
World War One memorial plaque names Pean to Leatherbarrow
Copyright Statement
Copyright Harvey Whittam
Who is it credited to?
Harvey Whittam
Date Taken
21/03/2022
Who took or provided this image?
Harvey Whittam
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
152729
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
100925_3.jpg
Media Image Height
1913
Media Image Width
910