Kitchener's Bugle Posted 21 October , 2014 Share Posted 21 October , 2014 On a recent visit to the impressive Worcester Cathedral I took the opportunity to photograph the wonderful stained glass windows - I thought that I would take the opportunity to share them......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon_Fielding Posted 22 October , 2014 Share Posted 22 October , 2014 Rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbarchetta Posted 22 October , 2014 Share Posted 22 October , 2014 Lovely set of photos. Thanks for sharing. Went to King's School, so must have walked past these many, many times, but at the time had no interest - how the passage of time has changed me!!! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBrockway Posted 22 October , 2014 Share Posted 22 October , 2014 (edited) On 22 October 2014 at 10:50, redbarchetta said: Lovely set of photos. Thanks for sharing. Went to King's School, so must have walked past these many, many times, but at the time had no interest - how the passage of time has changed me!!! James My own alma mater, James (The Hostel), though I did notice them - Evelyn Southwell, who died on my birthday, helped put imminent dressing down from "Olly" for lateness in perspective - see here: Lt EHL Southwell, 9th Rifle Brigade Lt Evelyn HL Southwell, 9th Rifle Brigade, Killed in action 15 Sep 1916 at the Battle of Flers/Courcelette on the Somme. [Picture courtesy of Richard Van Emden] [Memorial Window in Worcester Cathedral] and also Andy's Topic on this man and his great friend, Malcolm White: Two Men - One Memorial, The Story of two Shrewsbury Schoolteachers Mark Edited 10 April , 2018 by MBrockway Images links broken by Forum 'upgrade' re-connected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBrockway Posted 22 October , 2014 Share Posted 22 October , 2014 (edited) The last five windows above form the Memorial to the Fallen of King's School, Worcester (Regia Schola Vigoniensis). Here's the entry from CF Kernot's British Public School War Memorials (1927) - these windows are #2 in the Objects ... Of Object #4, the Cricket Pavilion still stands, despite the efforts of the River Severn to drown it!, but the Memorial Fives Courts, of which I have many happy memories, were demolished a few years ago to expand what is now parking space. In my time that space was the playground - scene of some great games of British Bulldog where the viewing steps of the fives courts formed one of the safe 'end zones', the old gym (later the Wolfson Building) formed the other. As well as playing fives, the courts also doubled up as handy, dry covered space for all sorts of uses and it was where I learnt how to strip a Bren Gun - LOL! Just after I left, they were turned into temporary classroom space by having the open back wall filled in and not surprisingly interest in fives at the school died off with nowhere to actually play :-( After that, their eventual demise was inevitable. A great shame as Winchester Fives courts are a precious resource nowadays. If I remember correctly, the dedication tablet for the Fives Court is still visible somewhere on the ancient wall running behind Choir House and The Hostel. Here's the school Roll of Honour board in College Hall (#1 in the Objects) adjacent to the cloisters ... There was also a small memorial board for The Fallen of School House that used to be on the wall in the School House Dining Room. King's has started commemoration webpages here: http://www.ksw.org.uk/old-vigornians/school-archives/the-first-world-war Mark Edited 10 April , 2018 by MBrockway Links broken by Forum 'upgrade' re-connected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBrockway Posted 22 October , 2014 Share Posted 22 October , 2014 Lastly, the School Archivist at King's, Worcester, has put together an excellent set of photos of Old Vigornians who served, as well as the school's OTC, here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kingsarchive/ Most of the Fallen on the memorial are shown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener's Bugle Posted 22 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 22 October , 2014 Thanks everyone for bringing the windows to life as it were............... what struck me was what lovely condition they are in and the artistic quality of the design/glass. What a wonderful building and a fantastic place of remembrance. KB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted 22 October , 2014 Share Posted 22 October , 2014 Particularly poignant at this time as we approach the 100th anniversary of the Worcesters' famous action at Gheluvelt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon_Fielding Posted 22 October , 2014 Share Posted 22 October , 2014 A tactical action with strategic significance as the late Richard Holmes once said... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hartley Posted 22 October , 2014 Share Posted 22 October , 2014 Some information on Pte Lawrence Carlton on this earlier thread - http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=211513&hl= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon_Fielding Posted 22 October , 2014 Share Posted 22 October , 2014 Some information on GILMOUR sent to me years ago by the redoubtable Dick Flory: Memorial at Whittington, near Worcester: Name: GILMOUR, HERBERT JAMES GRAHAM Initials: H J G Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Lieutenant Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment Unit Text: 3rd Bn. Age: 31 Date of Death: 19/09/1914 Additional information: Son of Ethel Blanche Price-Hughes (formerly Gilmour), of Red Hill, Worcester, and the late James Graham Gilmour. Served in the South African Campaign. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Cemetery: LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL Lieut. Herbert James Graham Gilmour Born at Southport, Lancashire, 2 Aug 83, the son of Mrs. Price Hughes of Redhill, near Worcester and her first husband, the late James Graham Gilmore of Whittington Lodge, near Worcester. Grandson of the Reverend J. Cook, Peopleton, Pershore. Educated at Hartford House, Winchfield and Radley College, Oxford from Summer 1898 to 1900. Commissioned as 2nd Lieut., Worcestershire Militia, Dec 00 Served in South African War from Jan to May 02 (Queen's Medal with 2 clasps. Commissioned as 2nd Lieut into the 3rd Bn, Worcestershire Regt on 28 Jan 03 Promoted to Lieutenant on 15 Jun 06 Served at the Depot at Norton Barracks from 1904-1906 In South Africa from 1906-1907 At Dover in 1907-1910 and then transferred to the 4th Battalion at Bareilly, India Came home on leave in Feb 14 On 4 August he was ordered to join the 3rd Battalion and went to France with them on 13 Aug 14 Served during the retreat from Mons and was participating in the Battle of the Aisne when KIA. at Vailly, France on 19 Sep 14, trying to save his men who were under heavy fire. Sources: The Bond of Sacrifice, Volume 1; De Ruvigny, Roll of Honour, Volume 1; Radley Register, 1847-1933. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBrockway Posted 22 October , 2014 Share Posted 22 October , 2014 Particularly poignant at this time as we approach the 100th anniversary of the Worcesters' famous action at Gheluvelt. One of Worcester's public parks is named after Gheluvelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBrockway Posted 22 October , 2014 Share Posted 22 October , 2014 Typical Spring Term playing conditions at the King's School, Worcester, Great War Memorial pavilion ... I should clarify that the pavilion is built on piers with a large stepped area in front for seating. All this is under at least six foot of River Severn floodwater! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBrockway Posted 22 October , 2014 Share Posted 22 October , 2014 (edited) It's worth the annual deluge though to play the rest of the year with a view like this .... (Worcestershire County Cricket Ground is to the left just out of shot and the rugger posts are on the school pitches. The river is between the school fields and the cathedral. Edited 30 August , 2018 by MBrockway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBrockway Posted 22 October , 2014 Share Posted 22 October , 2014 Here's a view of the cathedral cloisters. Evelyn Southwell's window is just behind the table with people nearby in the middle distance. Beyond is the cathedral south door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Owl Posted 22 October , 2014 Share Posted 22 October , 2014 Typical Spring Term playing conditions at the King's School, Worcester, Great War Memorial pavilion ... I should clarify that the pavilion is built on piers with a large stepped area in front for seating. All this is under at least six foot of River Severn floodwater! Looks like they need to raise the piers a little--before it floats away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBrockway Posted 22 October , 2014 Share Posted 22 October , 2014 A view outside the floods season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener's Bugle Posted 22 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 22 October , 2014 The Memorial Chapel...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalyback Posted 22 October , 2014 Share Posted 22 October , 2014 Now that is awe inspiring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kitchener's Bugle Posted 22 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 22 October , 2014 Some of the memorial plaques. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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