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Royal Welsh Fusiliers Memorial Window

  Royal Welsh Fusiliers Memorial Window

Photo © Martin Crampin

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1895

Five-light window with standing figures in the main lights of Deiniol, Michael, David, Edward the Black Prince and the patron of the church, Giles. Below each saint is an associated scene: Deiniol meeting Augustine, Michael with four other warrior angels, David preaching, the Black Prince fighting at the Battle of Poitiers and Giles seated with the hind that came to him for refuge.

Above are many further saints associated with early British history and names of places where battles were fought by the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Standing figures, left to right: Emerita, Lucius, Iltutus (Illtud), Amphibalus, Alban, Silin, Kentigern (Cyndeyrn), Helena; half figures above: Joseph of Arimathea, Aristopulas (Aristobulus), Claudia, Beatus, Timotheus (Timothy), Phagan (presumably Fagan); half figures below: Germanus, Sampson (Samson), Theodoric, Gildas, Beuno, Winifred (Gwenfrewy), Decumanus, Juthwara, Elerius, Sidwella (Sidwell).


firm/studio: Clayton & Bell

Church of St Giles, Wrexham
west end of the nave

Given by the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in memory of those who served with the Fusiliers.


 
Record added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 31-01-2021

 

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Royal Welsh Fusiliers Memorial WindowBritish Saints: Royal Welsh Fusiliers Memorial WindowSt Deiniol: Royal Welsh Fusiliers Memorial WindowSt Deiniol with St Augustine: Royal Welsh Fusiliers Memorial WindowSt Michael: Royal Welsh Fusiliers Memorial WindowSt Michael with Warrior Angels: Royal Welsh Fusiliers Memorial WindowSt David: Royal Welsh Fusiliers Memorial WindowSt David Preaching: Royal Welsh Fusiliers Memorial WindowEdward, the Black Prince: Royal Welsh Fusiliers Memorial WindowThe Black Prince at the Battle of Poitiers: Royal Welsh Fusiliers Memorial WindowSt Joseph of Arimathea, St Aristobulus, St Claudia and St Beatus: Royal Welsh Fusiliers Memorial WindowSt Emerita, St Lucius and St Illtud: Royal Welsh Fusiliers Memorial WindowSt Garmon, St Samson, St Tewdrig and St Gildas: Royal Welsh Fusiliers Memorial WindowSt Amphibalus, St Alban, St Beuno and St Gwenfrewy: Royal Welsh Fusiliers Memorial WindowSt Timothy, St Ffagan, St Silin, St Cyndeyrn and St Helen: Royal Welsh Fusiliers Memorial WindowSt Decuman, St Juthwara, St Elerius and St Sidwell: Royal Welsh Fusiliers Memorial Window

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Further reading

Martin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), p. 161.

D. R. Thomas, The History of the Diocese of St Asaph (Oswestry: Caxton Press, 1908-1913), vol. III, pp. 299, 303.

References

Edward Hubbard, The Buildings of Wales: Clwyd (Harmondsworth/Cardiff: Penguin/University of Wales Press, 1986), p. 301.


 

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Martin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2021.
https://stainedglass.delweddau.cymru/object/2057 (accessed 29 March 2024)



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