Probus, St Probus and St Grace
South aisle west
Entries in grey
are not obtained from documentary evidence, but
are inferred from content, context, etc .
Date of manufacture and insertion
1839
Number of lights
3
Maker
Beer of Exeter
Main subject
Red cross on white shield in centre on decorative panels.
Tracery subject
B1 .
IHS symbol
A1 .
Pelican in her piety—symbol of Charity
below a crown and two roses
A2 .
Agnus Dei : symbol of Christ
below a crown and two roses
Donor
The Revd Robert Lampen, vicar of Probus, son of dedicatee,
died 18th August 1849 .
Dedicatee
Elizabeth Lampen, mother of donor,
died 9th January 1839 .
Notes
Death of dedicatee,
Exeter and Plymouth Gazette January 12, 1839 p 3 .
Insertion=deathdate - probably a few years later.
Death of donor,
Royal Cornwall Gazette August 24, 1849 p 5 .
Mentioned in report of re-opening after restoration,
West of England Conservative and Plymouth and Devonport Advertiser October 29, 1851 p 8
(gives maker),
Royal Cornwall Gazette October 31, 1851 p 5
(gives donor, dedicatee).
Donor, dedicatee,
J Polsue, A Complete Parochial History of the County of Cornwall, vol IV p 94 . William Lake, Truro, 1872 .
Buried with Him in Baptism
(Colossians 2:12 ) .
Elizabeth Lampen a beloved mother, fell asleep in Christ January 9th 1839 ; aged 71
(inscription on a tablet below the window) .
Photograph copyright © John Evans.
Tracery
B1 .
IHS symbol
A1 .
Pelican in her piety below a crown and two roses
A2 .
Agnus Dei
below a crown and two roses
Photograph copyright © John Evans.
The emblem in the centre of the window, consisting of a red cross on a white shield
This is often used as the symbol of St George, but may have some other significance
here.
Photograph copyright © John Evans.