St Stephen-in-Brannel, St Stephen
Chancel east
Entries in grey
are not obtained from documentary evidence, but
are inferred from content, context, etc .
Listed in the Imperial War Museum’s Register of War Memorials, reference
26266 .
Date of manufacture and insertion
1947
Number of lights
4
Maker
Wippell, J (designed by George Cooper-Abbs)
Main subject
3a .
China-clay mining
The Last Supper
3d .
Farming—ploughing
2a .
China-clay mining
2d .
Farming—harvesting
1a .
Potter in workshop
1b .
Agnus Dei : symbol of Christ
1c .
Peacock—symbol of Resurrection
1d .
Housewife in kitchen
Tracery subject
B1 .
Christ’s death on the cross
A1 .
Fish
A2 .
Dove of the Holy Spirit
Donor
Parishioners and other well-wishers
Dedicatee
Second World War memorial
Notes
Truro Diocesan Faculty 28/10/1946.
Fund for memorial window (includes donors, subjects, inscription),
Cornish Guardian March 13, 1947 p 2 .
Fund for memorial window
Cornish Guardian May 8, 1947 p 8 .
Notice of dedication on
23rd November 1947 ,
Cornish Guardian September 25, 1947 p 8 .
Final list of names for memorial tablet
Cornish Guardian December 11, 1947 p 6 .
Manufacturer, insertion,
A directory of stained glass windows executed within the past twenty years
, p 21. London, The British Society of Master Glass-Painters, 1949 ,
A directory of stained glass windows
, p 31. London, The British Society of Master Glass-Painters, 1958 .
Image of memorial plaque (from
Cornwall Family History Society ).
Tracery: fish, Crucifixion, Dove of the Holy Spirit
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The east window was given by parishioners and
well-wishers in grateful memory of the men
of this parish who gave their lives in the war
1939 –1945
Requiescat in pace
Also as a thanksgiving for the safe return of our men and
women who served
(Inscription on a plaque near the window)
This do in remembrance of me
(Luke 22:19 )
In the centre is the Last Supper, with scenes
of clay mining on the left and farming on the right. At the bottom are the badge of the Royal Navy,
the arms of the Duchy of Cornwall, the badge of the Royal Air Force and the emblem of the Red Cross.
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The lower scenes.
1a .
A potter in his workshop.
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Behold the Lamb of God
(John 1:29 )
1b .
The Agnus Dei (Lamb of God).
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I am the resurrection & the life
(John 11:25 )
1c .
A peacock, a symbol of the Resurrection
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1d .
A housewife in her kitchen.
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