Charlestown, St Paul
South aisle west
Entries in grey
are not obtained from documentary evidence, but
are inferred from content, context, etc .
Date of manufacture and insertion
1891
Number of lights
1
Maker
Suffling, ER
Main subject
Charity
Subject type
Figurative allegorical
Donors
Probably the parents of the dedicatees:
Henry Anthony Bale,
shipping agent and coal merchant,
vicar’s churchwarden
Mary Bale,
wife of Henry Anthony Bale
Dedicatees
Children of Henry Anthony Bale and Mary Bale:
Florence “Florrie” Emily Bale
died 1883 aged 4 (GRO)
Mabel Blanche Mary Bale,
eldest daughter,
died 18th June 1884 aged 7
Arthur Ernest Bale
died 4th December 1886 aged 8 days
Notes
Death of Mabel Bale,
Cornish & Devon Post June 28, 1884 p 1 .
Burial 21st June 1884
Cornwall OPC database .
Birth of a son to H Anthony and Mary Bale,
26th November 1886 ,
Royal Cornwall Gazette December 3, 1886 p 8 .
Death of Arthur Bale,
Royal Cornwall Gazette December 10, 1886 p 8 .
Burial 6th December 1886
Cornwall OPC database .
Maker’s mark.
Maker, donors, dedicatees,
Royal Cornwall Gazette April 16, 1891 p 5 .
Truro Diocesan Kalendar 1892 p 167 (16th April 1891 ). Heard & Sons, Truro (D/E/3/6 , D/E/4/3 , TCM/1257/3 ) .
Dedication of Stained Glass Window to the memory of the children of H.A. Bale.
To the glory of God & in memory of Mabel Florrie and Arthur
the children of H Anthony Bale and Mary his wife
AD 1891
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3 .
A vessel with flames coming out of it. A flaming heart is a
symbol of charity.
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Charitas
2 .
The allegorical figure of Charity, holding a small child
and with two more at her feet.
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1 .
The inscription at the base of the window.
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Suffling & Co , 426 Edgware Road, London
The maker’s mark at the bottom right of the main scene.