St Neot, St Anietus
North Chapel east
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
- Hedgeland, John Pike
- Main subject
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a. b. c. d. - Tracery subject
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B1. A1. A2. - Donor
- Restored by Revd Richard Gerveys Grylls, vicar of St Neot –
- Notes
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- (No , the Acts window), from which most of the descriptions below are taken. Gilbert and Grylls report the main lights of n2 (No ) as being the Tubbe and Callawy window, whose main lights are now in s8. The tracery lights remain as described by Gilbert and Grylls at n2. Grylls says these tracery lights were taken from the Martyn window, to which they were also known to have been transposed from other parts of the church.
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- Mattingly J, Swift MG, Pre-Dissolution stained glass in Cornwall—a gazetteer, St Neot, (originally published in Vidimus Vol 31, ).
Whole window
Descensus Spiritus Sancti (Descent of the Holy Ghost)
a. The descent of the Holy Ghost on the disciples, on the day of Pentecost. The assembled group represents the Blessed Virgin Mary and six of the Apostles, with the cloven fiery tongues above their heads.
Stephanus lapidibus oppressus (Stephen stoned)
b.
The stoning of Stephen. The first martyr is here seen kneeling
and looking up to heaven, his meek countenance strongly contrasting
with the savage ones of his two executioners, who are hurling great
stones upon him. In the foreground is Saul keeping their clothes,
whilst the city of Jerusalem is seen behind.
Over their heads the Saviour appears above a cloud, holding in
his left arm his cross, to which his right hand is directing the
martyr’s view; whilst from Stephen’s mouth issue the words
Domine Jesu, suscipe spiritum meum
(Lord Jesus, receive my spirit).
Saule, Saule, quid me persequeris? (Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?)
c.
The conversion of Saul. The Saviour appears above a cloud, from
which strong rays of light issue. Beneath is Saul, fallen from his
startled horse and lying on the ground with his eyes closed, uttering
the words Domine, quid me vis facere?
(Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?). The group accompanying him
consists of four Roman soldiers, armed, and bearing their standard
with its well-known inscription,
S.P.Q.R.
(Senatus populus que Romanus—the
Roman senate and people.)
Pauli apologia coram Felice (Paul’s defence before Felix)
d. Paul pleading before Felix. We see here the Roman governor sitting on the seat of judgement, and the apostle, with his hands chained, pleading his cause before him. Standing by are two of the Roman guard, with spears in their hands; whilst in the foreground is a figure supposed to be St Luke (the author of the Acts, and Paul’s chosen companion) writing down the apostle’s defence.
a, b, c main scenes.
Illustration of window in display panel,
probably a reproduction of one of the sixteen coloured plates
in
,
many of which are missing from this digitised copy.