The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Keptie

The Red Hackle Magazine of the Black Watch May 2011 No 111 (page 5) has Regimental and battalion News topics

A BLACK WATCH STAINED GLASS WINDOW :

The editor received an email from Nicholas Orr, a retired officer of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards who served with the Black Watch battlegroup in the 1980s . He drew my attention to a Black Watch Stained Glass window in ST COLUMBA'S with New Lendal Church in York .

The church originally built for the Presbyterians in 1879 records that "Scottish regiments continued to play a lively part in both services and social life of the church . The Black watch band was a favourite ."

The 2nd Battalion was stationed in York from 1896 - 1898 before moving to Aldershot and then the South African War . The archivist was not aware of this window's existance .

The photograph records "The Black watch window displayed above the Nativity window in St Columba's with new Lendal Church in York . "

Murray · Joined: 21 Jan 2008 Posts: 64

Hi Keptie,

Is this another trip for you. York is a lovely city.

The church has a website but the photies are not good quailty.

http://stcolumbaswithnewlendal.yolasite.com/gallery.php