Little Petherick, St Petroc Minor
North aisle east
Entries in grey
are not obtained from documentary evidence, but
are inferred from content, context, etc .
Date of manufacture and insertion
1869
Number of lights
3
Maker
Horwood Bros of Frome
Main subject
2a .
Christ raises the son of the widow of Nain
2b .
Healing of Peter’s wife’s mother
2c .
Healing a blind man?
1a .
Healing of possessed at Gerasa (Gadara)
1b .
Healing of a man born blind
1c .
Healing at Bethesda
Tracery subject
A1 .
Perfect ashlar—Masonic symbol
A2 .
Seal of Solomon
Dedicatee
The Revd Sir Hugh Henry Molesworth,
died 6th January 1862 aged 43.
Designs
Horwood raising the son of the widow of Nain (2a . Raising the son of the widow of Nain)
Not known. Northwood, Isle of Wight, St John the Baptist, South aisle 1 . a . Raising the son of the widow of Nain.
1869 . Kington Magna, All Saints, North aisle 1 . a . Raising the son of the widow of Nain.
Horwood Raising Jairus’ daughter / Healing Peter’s mother-in-law (2b . Healing the mother of Peter’s wife)
Not known. Northwood, Isle of Wight, St John the Baptist, South aisle 1 . b . Raising Jairus’ daughter.
1869 . Kington Magna, All Saints, North aisle 1 . b . Raising Jairus’ daughter.
Notes
Death of dedicatee Royal Cornwall Gazette January 10, 1862 p 5 .
Insertion date and maker from Royal Cornwall Gazette May 20, 1869 p 5 .
Does not mention dedicatee.
Dedicatee from J Polsue, A Complete Parochial History of the County of Cornwall, vol IV p 60 . William Lake, Truro, 1872
(described as east window ).
The design for the raising of the son of the widow of Nain is the same as at Kington Magna, Dorset,
the Resurrection Window in the south aisle of St John the Baptist, Northwood, Isle of Wight
and St Alban, Muswellbrook, Australia,
(the Revd Canon Jeff Hopewell, private communication).
The design for giving sight to the blind was used at St Alban, Muswellbrook, Australia
(Jesus and two other figures re-used for a healing miracle at Brinklow,
Warwickshire)
(the Revd Canon Jeff Hopewell, private communication).
The design for the healing of Peter’s mother-in-law was used at
St Alban, Muswellbrook, Australia.
(the Revd Canon Jeff Hopewell, private communication).
The design for the healing of the cripple by the pool was used at
St Alban, Muswellbrook, Australia
(St Alban, Muswellbrook, Australia was consecrated in 1869
but some of the windows must have been ordered by 1866
(the Revd Canon Jeff Hopewell, private communication).
Kelly’s Directory of Cornwall 1873 p 844 .
Addition of small triangular sexfoil, architect JP St Aubyn ,
above existing three-light window
to let in more light
Royal Cornwall Gazette April 6, 1893 p 5 .
Severe paint loss to faces.
The merciful and gracious Lord hath so done his marvellous works
that they ought to be had in remembrance
(BCP version
of Psalms 111:4 ,
Confitebor tibi (I will give thanks))
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2a .
Raising the son of the widow of Nain
(Luke 7:11–15 ).
Christ stands behind the bier on which the resurrected son is sitting up, while
the widow kneels in front of the bier.
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2b .
Healing the mother of Peter’s wife.
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2c .
Probably restoring the sight of a blind man.
Polsue 1872 , op. cit. vol IV p 60
describes this scene as Giving speech to the dumb , but the
stick or cane suggests lack of sight rather than speech.
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1a .
Healing of the man possessed by demons at Gerasa (Gadara).
The demons left the man and entered a herd of pigs—the Gadarine swine.
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1b .
Healing of a man born blind. With his right hand, Christ touches the man’s eyes
with an ‘ointment’ made of dust and spittle.
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1c .
Probably healing a cripple by the pool at Bethesda.
Polsue 1872 , op. cit. vol IV p 60
describes this scene as Healing the cripple at the Pool of Siloam , but the
only occurrence of Siloam in connection with healing is in
John 9:1–11 ,
which describes the healing of a blind man who is sent to Siloam to wash his eyes after Christ has
anointed them. The latter is probably the scene depicted in 1b .
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