West Derby (St James' Church mosaic)

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Reference WMO/108115

Address:

St James' Church

Mill Lane

West Derby

Liverpool

L12 7JU

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Mosaic/Mural
Materials:
  • Glass Glass
Lettering: Other
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: The memorial is located in the Grade II listed St James' Church, West Derby, Liverpool and is a mosaic of stained glass with a visual illusion of three-dimensional depth constructed in the ‘opus sectile’ technique. It is a complex scene; the principal depiction is a stone cenotaph resting on a two-stepped base. The central panel is styled as a roll of honour and is flanked by three-tiered columns. Surmounting the central panel is a top panel that is split by an arched inscribed scroll. Below the scroll is the image of a young female face with shroud that portrays the impression of mourning. Above the scroll is a shield bearing the Royal Arms of Great Britain and above this is the Royal Air Force crest. Left and right of the cenotaph are a soldier and sailor in First World War era uniform at ceremonial rest with reversed arms (rifle muzzle resting on the foot and hands resting on the shoulder plate of the stock) and heads bowed. Above the soldier is a shield bearing the Merchant Navy ensign and above the sailor is a shield bearing the Royal Navy ensign. Below this scene is a vignette of the four-stacked RMS Lusitania at sea (the Cunard passenger ship whose next port of call was Liverpool, sunk off the coast of Ireland in 1915 by German U-boat with the loss of over 1,100 lives), under which is an inscription panel, and flanking both are reversed swords. The mosaic is set in a sandstone surround, the sill of which is inscribed. The stained glass panel is dedicated to World War I and the stone surround is for World War II.
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To the Glory of God & in Honour of the Men of this Church who laid down there lives for King & Country, Fighting for Justice & Freedom in the Great War 1914 - 1919

WW1R.H.Alderson L. Alsop H.A.E. Barker W.E. Boothman W.J.Davies F. Edwards A.G. Elliott S.D. Hooper L.C. Jaffa W. Jones A.B. Lowe T.J. Morris C. Nott J.E. Pilling W.L. Rayner H.R. Reynolds W.r. Stagles R. Vaughan WW2 Allan, George Bowes-Stoney, George Bowman, Frank Bowman, Stanley Bradburn, Leonard Burnett, Gordon Burney, Harry Clucas, Thomas Davies, John Davies, Richard Davies, Trevor Fernee, Philip Good, George Heald, Kenneth Hebron, Arthur Hough, Frederick Jones, Cecil Jones, Douglas Kelly, Frank Marwood, Rex Mount, Louis Parker, Hubert Phillips, Hubert Shierson, Albert Staig, Wallace Stevenson, Frederick Sumner, Graham Taylor, Sydney Thomas, Kenneth Unsworth, Charles Watkinson, Louis West, Peter Wilkinson, Kenneth Worthington, Frederick

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