Memorial Details
Memorial
Stained Glass Window Taylor 1914 Chipcase Castle Chapel
Reference
C31.01
Place
CHIPCHASE
Map ref
NY 883756
Original Location
Chipchase Castle, in south wall of Chapel.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Made in 1919
Memorial Description
Stained glass window 272cm high x 111cm wide x of single light, depicting the Angel of the Lord appearing to Mary Magdalene outside the sepulchre after the Resurrection. Below them is the text “He is not here for he is risen” painted in gilded Roman capitals.
Below this is the dedication, set on a pennant. In the centre is a diamond shape which contains the badge of the Scots Guards. The lettering is in black Roman capitals.
Below this is the dedication, set on a pennant. In the centre is a diamond shape which contains the badge of the Scots Guards. The lettering is in black Roman capitals.
Inscription
Captain Hugh Taylor
Scots (badge) Guards
Born Christmas Eve 1880
Killed in action Dec.18th 1914.
Names
See above
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Arnold Robinson, who worked mostly in Bristol area.
Notes
1. The maker of the window was a pupil of Christopher Whall.
2. Capt. Taylor had been present in the Abbey at the Laying Up of the Colours of his Regiment in 1912.
3. See Hugh Taylor's Every Name A Story entry.
2. Capt. Taylor had been present in the Abbey at the Laying Up of the Colours of his Regiment in 1912.
3. See Hugh Taylor's Every Name A Story entry.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown; C.N. Dallison
Hexham Parish Magazine January 1915 records the death of Capt. Hugh Taylor, 2nd Battn. Scots Guards.
In Silent Fortitude: In Memory of the Men of the North Tyne Valley who Fell in the Great War; Alan Isaac Grint; 2011; Ergo Press; ISBN 9780955751097
Source of quotation
“He is not here for he is risen” Matthew 28 v 6
Hexham Parish Magazine January 1915 records the death of Capt. Hugh Taylor, 2nd Battn. Scots Guards.
In Silent Fortitude: In Memory of the Men of the North Tyne Valley who Fell in the Great War; Alan Isaac Grint; 2011; Ergo Press; ISBN 9780955751097
Source of quotation
“He is not here for he is risen” Matthew 28 v 6
External web link
Research acknowledgements
C.N. Dallison; the late R.W. Gould; Janet Brown; Tony Harding
Research In Progress
Alan Grint researched the names on this memorial in his book In Silent Fortitude: In Memory of the Men of the North Tyne Valley who Fell in the Great War; 2011; Ergo Press; ISBN 9780955751097: Contact:-Cogito books 01434 602555
Stained Glass Window Taylor 1914 Chipcase Castle Chapel (C31.01)
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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