Melbourne, Cathedral Church of St Paul

s5. South nave aisle 3

Entries in grey are not obtained from documentary evidence, but are inferred from content, context, etc.

Date of manufacture and insertion
Number of lights
2
Maker
Clayton & Bell
Main subject
Christ raises the son of the widow of Nain
Tracery subject
  1. St James the Great
  2. Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary
Subject type
Narrative
Donor
Francis A Gillett, son of Henry Gillett of Hampstead, brother-in-law of dedicatee
Dedicatee
Sir John Staples, KCMG, eldest son of John Staples of Laverstock, Wiltshire, Lord Mayor of London –, died
Notes
  1. Sir John Staples inducted as Lord Mayor of London on , Morning Post p 4. Sir Reginald Hanson inducted as Lord Mayor of London on , Morning Post p 4.
  2. Death of dedicatee, Illustrated London News p 11.

[Which was] conceived by [the] Holy Ghost, born of [the Virgin] Mary. (Third article of the Apostles’ Creed, Book of Common Prayer, ). S: James Maj

Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. [And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak.] And he delivered him to his mother. (Luke 7:11–17).

To Sir John Staples Lord Mayor of London – [sic] by his brother in law FA Gillett

Christ raises the son of the widow of Nain. Sir John Staples was Lord Mayor of London from to (see notes).

Photograph copyright © Dorothea Rowse.