St Austell, Holy Trinity
Tower west
Entries in grey are not obtained from documentary evidence, but are inferred from content, context, etc.
- Date of manufacture and insertion
- Number of lights
- 4
- Maker
- Mayer of London and Munich
- Main subject
- SS Andrew : Peter : Paul : John above four armorials: the Crown (patron of the church), sees of Truro and Exeter and the arms of the town.
- Tracery subject
- Miners’ tools
- Donor
- Parishioners of dedicatee
- Dedicatee
- The Revd Fortescue Todd,
vicar of St Austell
, died . - Notes
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- Death of dedicatee .
- Suggestion to insert window in memory of Revd Todd (following the example of the Treffry memorial windows at Fowey) .
- Insertion, maker, donors, dedicatee .
- Blessing of five windows: South aisle 1, South aisle 2, South aisle 3, South aisle 4, Tower west , .
- Eighth of a series described in detailed article on the windows of the church. Gives subjects, donors, maker, .
- Manufacturer from (gives insertion date as )
To the glory of the Holy Trinity, and in memory of the Rev. Fortescue Todd, 43 years vicar of the parish, –. This window is erected by his parishioners
The figures represent the division of the parish for ecclesiastical purposes during the dedicatee’s incumbency. St Andrew was the patron saint of Tywardreath Priory. St Peter represents Treverbyn, and St Paul, Charlestown. The miners’ tools in the tracery are reproductions of carvings on the old bench ends.