Log NW 43.St. John the Baptist, Knutsford, Cheshire.

St. John the Baptist, Knutsford, Cheshire

The installed Work:- Rectangular bronze memorial plaque.

Date:- 1925.

Location in church:- The Chancel entrance, south side column.

Subject:- None.

Inscription:- None.

Dedication:- “IN LOVING MEMORY OF FRANCIS HAMILTON MELLORS CBE KC OF THIS PARISH, BORN MAR 13TH 1854, DIED IN PARIS APRIL 26TH 1925,

10th SON OF THE RIGHT HONORABLE SIR JOHN MELLORS, PC, FOR

14 YEARS JUDGE OF THE COUNTY COURT MANCHESTER”.

“And the Spirit shall return unto God who gave it”.

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We do not have a vidimus for this work.

Info taken from Donald Green, Dennis Hadley and Joan Hadley’s report “The life and

work of William Glasby (1863 – 1941)” in The Journal of Stained Glass, vol xxxii (2008),

p91 – 106. Donald Green also mentions it in his archive indexing.

A pamphlet by Glasby advertising praise of his work quotes Mrs. Mellor (Donor)

“It is liked very much indeed”.

Glasby’s name and year are not shown on the work.

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With thanks to Penny Langham for data and photos supplied during 2026.

Photographs (c) Penny Langham April 2026