How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
The window shows 16 archers (historian has stated there are 17) with their bows over their left shoulders, kneeling to receive a blessing from a priest. Each man's name is in a scroll over his figure. These archers were contributed by the town to the English forces. Similar contingents came from Cheshire and other parts of Lancashire, especially from the lands of the Stanley family which were, and are, extensive in both counties. The window could be unique, possibly for its date and probably because of the names listed. St Leonard's Church is the original parish church of Middleton dating from the late medieval period. The borough is an ancient one in Lancashire, becoming part of Greater Manchester and the Rochdale district in 1974.
The names of the archers are included, with one exception. They ere led by Richard Assheton who was knighted by Henry VIII for his services on the battlefield..
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