Brief description: Design for a single light stained glass window depicting St George
Proposed design for the window on the north side of the chapel depicting St George. This window memorialises Combined Operations Command, a joint Navy/Air Force department which raided German-occupied Europe and disrupted German logistics during the Second World War. At the top, an angel carries the crest and motto of Combined Operations Command. Below, St. George, dressed in a black robe and surcoat with the St. George cross, carries a torch and a pennant with the three lions, the coat of arms of England. Appropriately, he stands on the coast. Below, in a quatrefoil, a skipper boat and a series of planes are depicted against the white cliffs of Dover. Interestingly, this window was designed in 1943, with a gap for the end date of the war left in the design. Somebody, presumably Webb, has later filled the gap with a '5' in pencil. This design was created by Christopher Webb (1886–1966), an English stained glass designer based in St Albans, Hertfordshire. He studied at the Slade School of Art and was then articled to Sir Ninian Comper. During his active career from 1920 to 1964 he produced over 400 windows with a distinctive character and style.
Object type: preparatory artwork design
Number of objects: 1
Production date: 11.1943
Production period: 20th century
Designer: Christopher Webb (1886 - 1966)
Dimensions: Height: 188 mm, Width: 506 mm
Inscription: base IN THE ETERNAL MEMORY OF ALL THOSE WHO SERVED IN COMBINED OPERATIONS IN THE WAR 1939-1945. THIS WINDOW WAS GIVEN BY OFFICERS & MEN OF THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES WHO TRAINED HERE FOR THESE OPERATIONS. 'AND THERE WITH HIM OTHER LITTLE SHIPS'.
Original location: Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon,
Acquisition: gift 13.3.2024
Acquisition source: Edwards, J
This item is not currently on display and can only be viewed by prior arrangement
Accession number: ELYGM:2024.14.112
