East Window - Stain Glass Window and Marble Tablets at Emmanuel Church

East Window - Stain Glass Window and Marble Tablets at Emmanuel Church
  • Hillingdon reference: HWM031
  • Imperial war museum number: 2196
  • War commemorated: WW2
  • Ward: Northwood
  • Description: Light window with a marble tablet below the tree sections. Centre light has an angel appearing to Joseph; outer lights show 4 patron saints - St George for the Army, St Nicholas for the Navy, St Michael for the Air Force and St Luke for doctors and nurses. The border is composed of rose, thistle, shamrock and daffodil. At the very top is the dove of peace. Inscriptions: 

Section 1
ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD
GOD SPOKE THESE WORDS AND SAID/I AM THE LORD THY GOD, THOU SHALT HAVE NO OTHER/GODS BUT ME/THOU SHALT NOT MAKE TO THYSELF ANY/GRAVEN IMAGE, NOR THE LIKEWISE OF ANYTHING THAT IS/IN HEAVEN ABOVE, OR IN EARTH BENEATH, OR IN THE/WATER UNDER THE EARTH, THOU SHALT NOT BOW DOWN TO THEM, NOR WORSHIP THEM:FOR I AM THE LORD THY GOD/AM A JEALOUS GOD, AND VISIT THE SINS OF THE FATHERS/UPON THE CHILDREN UNTO THE THIRD AND FOURTH/GENERATION OF THEM THAT HATE ME; AND SHEW MERCY/UNTO THOUSANDS IN THEM THAT LOVE ME, AND KEEP/MY COMMANDMENTS. 

 

Section 1
IN MEMORY OF OUR BROTHERS WHO FELL
THOU SHALT NOT TAKE THE NAME OF THE/LORD THY GOD IN VAIN; FOR THE LORD THY GOD WILL NOT HOLD/HIM GUILTLESS THAT TAKETH HIS NAME IN VAIN./REMEMBER THAT THOU KEEP HOLY THE/SABBATH DAY. SIX DAYS SHALT THOU LABOUR AND DO/ALL THAT THOU HAST TO DO;BUT THE SEVENTH IS THE/SABBATH OF THE LORD THY GOD;IN IT THOU SHALT DO/NO MANNER OF WORK, THOU AND THY SON AND THY/DAUGHTER, THY MAN-SERVANT, AND THY MAID-SERVANT/THY CATTLE, AND THE STRANGER THAT IS WITHIN THY GATES;FOR IN SIX DAYS THE LORD MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH, THE SEA, AND ALL THAT IN THEM IS AND RESTED THE/SEVENTH DAY;WHEREFORE THE LORD BLESSED THE /SEVENTH DAY, AND HALLOWED IT. 

 

Section 2
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918. 
HONOUR THY FATHER AND THY MOTHER/THAT THY DAYS MAY BE LONG IN THE LAND WHICH THE/LORD THY GOD GIVETH THEE./THY SHALT DO NO MURDER./THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY./THOU SHALT NOT STEAL./THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS/AGAINST THY NEIGHBOUR./THOU SHALT NOT TAKE THY NEIGHBOUR'S HOUSE. THOU SHALT NOT TAKE THY NEIGHBOUR'S WIFE, NOR HIS SERVANT, NOT HIS MAID, NOT HIS OX, NOR HIS/ASS, NOT ANY THING THAT IS HIS./THOU SHALT LOVE THE LORD THY GOD WITH ALL THY HEART, AND WITH ALL THY/SOUL, AND WITH ALL THY MIND, THOU SHALT LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR AS THYSELF. 

 

Window
1939 "They shall call His name EMMANUEL" 1945   

  • Level of protection: None
  • Condition: Good
  • Maintenance ownership: Church of England, Diocese of London 
  • Architect/designer: Unknown
  • Date first unveiled: 1921. Rededicated in 1950  
  • Information provided by: Church of England, UKIWM
  • Date of photograph: 2010
  • Access: By appointment only
Address

Emmanuel Church

High Street

Northwood

HA6 1AS

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