Bodmin, St Petroc
s3. South Chapel south 1
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
- Clayton & Bell?
- Main subject
- Suffer little children above scenes from the childhood of Christ
2. 1a. 1b. 1c. 1d. - Tracery subject
- Angel with child: two armorials
B1. Angel holding child A1. Arms, crest and motto of Gilbert A2. Arms of Gilbert et al. - Dedicatee
- John Pomeroy Gilbert, second son of Revd Walter Raleigh Gilbert and Rachel Mary Gilbert, née Shubrick, died aged 8
- Notes
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- Photograph of probable donor (dedicatee’s father) as a young man.
- Marriage on of Revd Walter Raleigh Gilbert of “The Mount”, Ilfracombe, only son of Col Gilbert, CB, “The Priory”, Bodmin, to Rachel Mary, youngest daughter of Col Richard Shubrick, HM Indian Army, (Revd Gilbert’s second wife, the first being the dedicatee of ),
- Death of dedicatee , .
- Insertion from date of death of dedicatee. Probably actually inserted a year or so after .
- Manufacturer from style.
To the Glory of God and in Loving Memory of John Pomeroy Gilbert 2nd son of the Revd Walter Raleigh Gilbert Born Died
| B1. | Angel holding child |
| A1. | Arms, crest and motto of Gilbert. The arms of Gilbert of The Priory, Bodmin are argent on a chevron gules three roses of the field, although the chevron here appears to be sable (black), not gules (red). The crest is a squirrel sejant on a hill vert feeding on a crop of nuts proper and the motto is Mallem mori quam mutare (Prefer death to change) (). |
| A2. |
Various arms, and the motto of Gilbert.
(which also refers to
)
lists the following arms associated with Gilbert:
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Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God (based on )
2. Main panels.
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| 1a. | The Nativity. The Blessed Virgin Mary, Joseph, an angel and the infant Jesus in the manger. In the background are an ox and ass. |
| 1b. | The Adoration of the Magi. |
| 1c. | The Presentation in the Temple. |
| 1d. | The Flight to Egypt |
1c. The Presentation in the Temple.
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1d. The Flight to Egypt
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Inscription running across the base of all four lights.
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