Bodmin, St Petroc
n2. North Chapel east
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Listed in the Imperial War Museum’s Register of War Memorials, reference 99633.
- Date of manufacture and insertion
- Number of lights
- 4
- Maker
- Nicholson, AK
- Main subject
- Four kingly and knightly warriors:
2a. 2b. 2c. 2d. 1a. Capt Ashton at prayer. Arms, crest and motto of Ashton. 1b. Regimental badge of the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry 1c. 1d. Maj Gen Sir John Inglis at prayer. Arms, crest and motto of Inglis - Tracery subject
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C1. B1. B2. A1. A2. A3. A4. - Donor
- Relatives of Capt Ashton
- Dedicatees
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- Maj Gen Sir John Eardley Wilmot Inglis, KCB, colonel of the 32th Regiment of Foot, died , aged 47, at Homburg, Germany.
- Capt Percy Ashton, MC, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, grandson of Maj Gen Sir John Inglis, died , aged 39, from effects of service in the First World War, –
- Notes
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- Death of Maj Gen Sir John Inglis, ,
- Marriage of Hubert Shorrock Ashton, second son of Ralph Ashton of Wilpshire, Lancashire, and Victoria Alexandrina Inglis, eldest daughter of Maj Gen Sir John Inglis, , .
- Death of Capt Percy Ashton, .
- Maker, subjects, dedicatee. Insertion hoped to be in time for the DCLI Regimental Week in August ,
- Truro Diocesan Faculty 17/6/1936.
- Maker, subjects, donors, dedicatee. Detailed description of subjects. Window to be unveiled during DCLI Regimental Week.
- Maker’s mark.
- To be unveiled .
- Maker, subjects, donors, dedicatee. Unveiled . ,
- There are memorials to Maj Gen Inglis in St Paul’s Cathedral (Imperial War Museum memorial reference 11699) and All Saints Royal Garrison Church, Aldershot (IWM memorial reference 50050)
- Manufacturer, insertion, , , ,
C1. | Crucifixion, with the cross shown as the Tree of Life |
B1. | The Blessed Virgin Mary |
B2. | St John the Evangelist |
A2. | Pincers: one of the Instruments of the Passion, used to remove the nails from the cross |
A3. | Lance: one of the Instruments of the Passion, with which the soldier pierced Christ’s side |
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2a. | King Arthur |
2b. | Sir Percival |
2c. | King Richard |
2d. | King Edward |
The following description is from the
:The window, which has been erected by [Capt Ashton’s] relatives, has been designed by Mr. A.K. Nicholson. The four lights are representative of the four kingly and knightly warriors: King Arthur, Sir Percival, Richard Coeur de Lion and Edward
. In his description of the window Mr. Nicholson points out that the first two naturally come under the heraldic “Pendragonship,” the dragon appearing on the helmet of King Arthur and with its wings shown on either side of the helmet of Percival, and also the full dragon on his surcoat. The golden dragon on the banner of King Arthur was that borne by his father, King Uther. That on the banner of Sir Percival is the red Welsh dragon which also appears on the arms of Somerset, which was the scene of the Arthurian realm. The shield borne by Arthur is historically described by those learned in the lore of very early heraldry in which definitely the Christian emblems appear, such as the cross and the Blessed Virgin and Child. Arthur’s surcoat (by another Arthurian chronicler) was “Gules” and “Crowns or.”In the Richard Coeur de Lion window, Richard holds the banner of the rising sun above the crescent moon, which is depicted on his first Great Seal and alludes, of course, to the defeat of the Saracens and his general victories in the East. He wears the scarlet surcoat with a white cross and his shield is of some interest as it has been depicted again on his first Great Seal in which only half appears, but on this are shown the complete lions rampant. It is supposed that the other side of the shield also has a lion facing the first one as the designer has shown it. His helmet has a crest, one of the first ever used in heraldry and is depicted on his second Great Seal. It represents the lion passant guardant from which rays are streaming. The border of his cloak is composed of the cresent moon under the orby surrounded by a cross also suggesting the victory of the cross over the crescent.
In the last light there is Edward Planta Genesta. He carries in his banner the “rose or, stalked ppr.”
, with his Surcoat “Gules” on which are the “three lions passant guardant” which have ever since been used in the Royal Arms. In the border of the cloak appears the rose, and at the bottom of the surcoat are his badges of the eagle and theBelow the figure of King Arthur is a portrait of Capt. Percy Ashton and below King Edward is a portrait of General Inglis, who is also commemorated in the window. Below Sir Percival is the badge of the Regiment, and below Richard Coeur de Lion are the arms of the Duchy of Cornwall.
In the tracery lights there is the figure of Our Lord on the cross with the Blessed Virgin and St. John on either side. It will be noticed that the cross forms not a tree of death but of life, from the leaves grow for the “Healing of Nations.” On the other piece of tracery are the emblems of the Passion.
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