Laneast, St Sidwell
South aisle 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
- 3
- Maker
- Percy Bacon and Brothers Ltd
- Main subject
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a. b. c. - Donor
- Mr and Mrs EG Baron Lethbridge
- Dedicatees
- Safe return of Mr Lethbridge’s three brothers and brother-in-law from Boer War:
- John Guy Baron Lethbridge, captain K.O. 3rd Hussars, who lost his right arm in action
- Robert Christopher Baron Lethbridge, captain, 5th Fusiliers
- Charles Francis Baron Lethbridge, S.A. Constabulary
- Alexander James King, DSO, major, King’s Own Regiment
- Notes
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- Donors, dedicatees, description of design, , Maker, .
- Part of cost was contributed by dedicatees, celebrating their own safe return .
- Donors, dedicatees, detailed description of subjects, .
- Truro Diocesan Faculty 1/12/1902 (after insertion!).
- Spencer, Alan. Stained Glass of Percy Bacon & Brothers, Laneast.
Verbum caro factum est et habitavit in nobis (And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us) ()
To the Glory of God and in thankful commemoration
of the return from the South African War of
John Guy Baron · Lethbridge · Capt · K · O · 3rd Hussars
who lost his right arm in action,
Robert Christopher Baron · Lethbridge · Capt: 5th Fusiliers,
Charles Francis Baron · Lethbridge · S · A · Constabulary,
and Alexander James King · D · S · O · Major · King’s own Reg
This Window is dedicated
(Inscription on a plaque near the window)
a. St Sativola or Sidwell, one of the patron saints of Laneast Church. She grasps the handle of a scythe, the instrument of her martyrdom, having been murdered by a haycutter at the instigation of her stepmother.
b. The Blessed Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus. Above are the words Sancta Maria and below a heart pierced by a sword, and two angels bearing a scroll on which is written Verbum Caro Factum est et Habitavit in Nobis.
c. St George, as the patron saint of England, on foot, clad in armour, with spear and shield emblazoned with the cross.
1a, 1c. On the scrolls at the bottom of the side lights are the words Te Deum Laudamus Te Dominum Confitemur.
Tracery. Above the three lights are represented the four archangels, St Michael, St Gabriel, St Raphael and St Uriel, all depicted with their several symbols, and above all a representation of the Dove of the Holy Spirit.
Plaque near the window