Description: London, UNITED KINGDOM - Guards Chapel - Southeast Wall of Sanctuary - TUCKS: The Royal Military Chapel, St. James Park, known as the Guards Chapel, is the religious home of the Household Division at the Wellington Barracks in London. Constructed between 1839–40 in the style of a Grecian temple and restored in the 1870s, the chapel was bombed during the Blitz in 1940/1941. The Flanders Fields Memorial Garden is situated adjacent to the chapel. On Sunday 18 June 1944 the chapel was hit again, this time by a V1 during the morning service. The explosion of the V1 collapsed the concrete roof onto the congregation, with 121 killed and 141 injured persons (military and civilians). Using the memorials from the old chapel as foundations, in the 1960s it was rebuilt in a modern style. The card's reverse informs "The Venetian mosaic, representing the Fruits of the Spirit, was put up in the memory of Major General William Earle, Grenadier Guards, who was killed while commanding the troops at Kirbekan, in the Soudan, 1885. The columns and reveals of the lancet windows above commemorate General Sir Frederick Stephenson (1821-1911) Colonel of the Coldstream Guards." This Divided Back Era (1907-15) postcard is in good condition.
Price: 8.5 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2024-12-01T04:04:00.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
City/Region: London
Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)
Material: Paper
Publisher: Tucks
City: London
Royal Military Chapel: Wellington Barracks in London
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons
Subject: Chapel
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Continent: Europe
St. James Park: Guards Chapel
Era: Divided Back (c. 1907-1915)
Theme: Architecture, Art, Cities & Towns, Militaria, Religious
Country: England
Region: London
Features: Archgitecture
Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Postage Condition: Unposted
Mosaic: "Fruits of the Spirit"
