Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Two light stained glass window depicting Joshua kneeling before the walls of Jericho (right-hand light) being visited by an angel (left-hand light). Gothic arches surround them, with a host of angels in balconies above them. Another angel is depicted in the tracery between the lights. The main figure of an angel is depicted in full armour, with a sword in its right hand, and pointing with its right hand to the words of a scroll extending across the lights, which read, As Captain of the Host of the Lord am I come. The Dedication is on a scroll in the bottom right corner of the right-hand light.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St Michael and St Wulfad's Church
Street
Between Church Street and Lichfield Street
Town
Stone
District
County
Country
Postcode
ST15 8BD
OS map ref
SJ 90449 33818
Other Details
In nOrth wall, clerestory level, access via gallery
Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
To the Glory of God and in loving memory/ of Sydney George Walker Watson, who/ fell in the Great War 1914-18, this window/ is dedicated by his affectionate mother/ Anna Maria Walker Watson. (Note the subject appears as Private S G Walker-Watson on the memorial outside the church - WMR 13624. He is also commemorated on a plaque by the organ in the church.)
War
How many names are listed in total?
1
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
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, conflict, relationship, mother's names.
How is this information ordered?
As above
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Which organisation is the custodian of the memorial?
The Parochial Church Council
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Maker
Maker
Ceremony
Ceremony
References
References
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
148404
Image
The window
Priority
1
What is the image's caption?
The window
Who is it credited to?
David Long
Date Taken
16/09/2022
Who took or provided this image?
David Long
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
1280
Media Image Width
744
Media ID
148403
Image
The inscription
Priority
2
What is the image's caption?
The inscription
Who is it credited to?
David Long
Date Taken
16/09/2022
Who took or provided this image?
David Long
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Image Height
854
Media Image Width
1280