Stained Glass Window - St Michael & All Angels - Princetown, Devon
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Newly restored windows in St Michael & All Angels church, Princetown.
Waymark Code: WMQY79
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/13/2016
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"St Michael's Church in Princetown, Devon was built to serve nearby Dartmoor Prison, which held soldiers captured during the American War of 1812 and Napoleonic Wars with France.
The window was created in 1912 in memory of the prisoners of war.
A £45,000 Churches Conservation Trust grant funded the restoration.
Thirty dignitaries from the US and France attended the re-dedication."
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"The east window has stained glass by Mayer of Munich, which was installed in 1910 in memory of the American prisoners who helped to build the church. The graves of many prisoners are in the churchyard. The window was partially funded by a donation of £250, in 1908, from the National Society United States Daughters of 1812 as part of their work commemorating those who died in the War of 1812. The church was declared redundant on 1 November 1995, and was vested in the Trust on 8 January 2001 It is still consecrated and it is used occasionally for services."
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During the restoration the window was briefly replaced by work of local schoolchildren.