Selby Abbey Memorial Window

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Reference WMO/249841

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Selby Abbey

Abbey Place

Selby

YO8 4PU

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Attached to a building/structure
Description: Stained glass window
Materials:
  • Glass Stained Glass
  • Metal Brass
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: Two plaques below the window with the names of those killed in the First World War. Two enamel shields of the coats of arms of Selby and See of York impaling (Lang?). The window is a four light window and is filled by 2 rows of scenes, 8 in all plus other scenes and figures in the 10 sections of the upper tracery. Magnificent four light stained glass window, decorated as below, with accompanying plaques bearing inscription and names. On plaques; text surmounted by Arms of Selby (Left) and Diocese of York (Right). Window very elaborately decorated. Lights depict: L to R: (Top) Sailors kneeling before an angel and (Bottom) Soldiers taking Communion on the battlefield; (Top) Three Kings (?) and (bottom) dying soldier lying at the feet of Christ crucified (Top) Clergy kneeling at an altar and (Bottom) another Battlefield Communion scene; (Bottom) Soldier standing at peace in poppy field
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The above window was given by the Towns-people of Selby in honour of those who died in the Great War of 1914 - 1918 and whose names are here recorded.

Pte. S. Adamson. ; Pte. J. W. Allerton. ; Lce Cpl A. Allerton. ; Pte. E. Archer. ; Pte. A. Appleyard ; Pte. A. E. Beer. ; Sgt. R. S. Bell. ; Pte. E. I. Bickerton. ; Pte. J. A. Bickerton. ; Lieut. M. Burke. ; Pte. T. H. Buttle. ; C. Sgt. Mjr. J. Bulmer. ; Dvr. G. W. Brown. ; Sgt. W. C. Brown. ; Pte. P. Blythe. ; Pte. W. Bland. ; Pte. J. Calvert. ; Pte. J. G. Castle. ; 2nd Lieut. A. G. Chambers. ; Pte. V. I. Chambers. ; Rflmn. F. Cheesman. ; Pte A. Clark. ; Pte G. W. Clark. ; Pte. B. S. Cook. ; Pte. J. Coates. ; Pte. G. Connell. ; Pte. W. Cole. ; Pte. E. Collins. ; Pte. W. Cooke. ; Pte. P. Coward. ; Cpl. H. Crackles. ; Pte T. Cronin. ; Sgt. E. J. Duncan ; Pte. H. Dixon. ; Pte W. Emmett. ; Pte. J. W. Ewbank ; Pte. W. R. Falkingham. ; Pte. W. D. Farley. ; Pte. J. W. Featherstone. ; Pte. H. V. Field. ; Pte . H. Farrand. ; Pte . T. W. Farrand. ; Pte. A. G. Firn. ; Pte. F. G. Foster. ; Pte. Groom. ; Gnr. G. Gillies. ; Rflmn. O. R. Grievson ; Pte . T. Grindell. ; Pte. H. Halliday. ; ; Pte. J. Halliday. ; Pte . G. J. Hanson ; Pte. H. Hackers ; Lieut Comm. T. R. Heap. ; Pte. T. Harris. ; Dvr. J. A. Henderson. ; Pte. J. R. Hirst. ; Cpl. H. Hawley. ; Pte. S. Haynes. ; Pte. R. Holmes. ; Pte. H. Howden. ; Pte. J. E. Howden. ; Rflmn. E. Hudson. ; Pte. P. Howden. ; Capt. T. Huffington. ; Gnr. C. Hudson. ; Trpr. G. W. Hutton. ; Pte. W. Huggins. ; Lce Cpl. G. W. Jackson. ; Cpl. G. H. Jefferson. ; Cpl. J. Judge. ; Lce Cpl. J. Judge. ; Pte. H. Kettley. ; Pte J. B. Killen. ; Pte. R. H. Lambart. ; Pte. G. Lomas. ; Lieut. J. H. Laycock. ; Lieut. H. Liversidge. ; Pte. S. Long. ; Qm. Sgt. J. E. Mann. ; Bmbrd. W. E. Markham. ; ; Pte. J. Morley. ; Pte. W. Nicholson. ; Pte. H. W. Owen. ; Lce. Cpl. C. Palframan. ; Capt. F. B. Parker. ; Pte. H. Palmer. ; Cpl. W. Pratt. ; Tpr. A. Patterson. ; Pte. T. H. Pearson. ; Sgt. J. H. Pickering. ; Spr. P. Pickering. ; Sgt. G. H. Pickles. ; Sgt. J. R. Pickles. ; Pte. H. Quinn. ; Pte. C. B. Render. ; Lce. Cpl. J. M. Rodgers. ; Cpl. G. A. Richardson. ; Pte. J. Richardson. ; Pte. S. Richardson. ; Cpl. C. R. Sadler. ; Pte. F. Sharpley. ; Pte. T. E. Simmonds. ; Pte. T. Scaife. ; Rflmn. G. E. Simpson. ; Pte. A Simpson. ; Pte. A. S. Smith. ; Sgt. W. Simpson. ; Pte. C. Southwood. ; Pte. C. C. Sorby. ; Cpl. J. Squires. ; Dvr. E. Swift. ; Pte. G. A. Squires. ; Pte. T. Stanhope. ; Pte. R. E. Steward. ; Pte. T. W. Taylor. ; Lce. Cpl. G. N. Topping. ; Ab. W. C. Thornton. ; Pte. A. H. Thornton. ; Lce. Cpl. J. W. Townend. ; Lce. Cpl. G. Townsley ; Gnr. W. Townsley. ; Pte. J. S. Ullathorne. ; Pte. R. S. Varley. ; Dvr. J. Vause. ; Lce.Cpl. A. Vause. ; Pte. F. Vickers. ; Lce. Cpl. J. R. Vollans. ; Sgt. W. E. Wain. ; Gnr. L. Wakelin. ; Cpl. G. F. Walker. ; Spr. H. W. Walker. ; Sgnlr.B. A. Wellington. ; Pte. W. E. Waltham. ; Pte. A. Welburn. ; Cpl. G. J. Weston. ; Pte. H. D. Wildman. ; 2nd Lieut. H. Westerman.

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