Brief description: Mounted black and white photograph of a 2 light window depicting the evacuation of Dunkirk. Designed at the Goddard and Gibbs studio, London
This memorial window commemorates the service of women, soldiers, and priests during the Second World War. Scenes in bud shapes are set against a background of plain quarries. At the top, a priest gives communion to soldiers outside, and a nurse helps a wounded man off a train. In the centre, in a continuous scene split across the two lights, the small boats arrive at Dunkirk to rescue British soldiers. In 1940, Allied troops attempting to prevent the invasion of France were pinned by the German army at the coast of Dunkirk. They were evacuated by a gigantic fleet of small boats, many owned and operated by British civilians. A wide view of the beach at Dunkirk appears below in a rectangular panel across the two lights. In the corners, women holding blankets and food, and sailors with a rope, staff, and lantern, stand proudly. Design for the Victory Chapel of St George's Church Ramsgate. Goddard & Gibbs, founded from a merger of Walter Gibbs & Sons and Goddard's Glass Works in 1938, were prominent makers of stained glass for the international market and also conserved and restored glass.
Object type: photographic material photograph
Number of objects: 1
Production date: 1
Production period: 20th century
Manufacturer: Goddard and Gibbs
Dimensions: Height: 270 mm, Width: 196 mm
Inscription: SALUS NAUFRAGIS / SALUS AEGRIS / SALUS BELLO / AFFLICTIS
Original location: St George's Church, The Victory Chapel, Ramsgate, kent England The Victory Chapel
Acquisition: gift 18.3.2025
Acquisition source: Ratcliffe, S
This item is not currently on display and can only be viewed by prior arrangement
Accession number: ELYGM:2025.4.28
