Memorials of Shrewsbury: being a concise description of the town and its environs, adapted as a general guide for the information of visitors and residentsPidgeon, Henry
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Memorials of Shrewsbury: being a concise description of the town and its environs, adapted as a general guide for the information of visitors and residents
Pidgeon, Henry
Shrewsbury (England) -- Guidebooks
The eastern end is finished by three panels, inscribed with the
Decalogue, &c. Three windows of splendid stained glass decorate the
chancel. The subject of the centre one is the NATIVITY, from the
celebrated “La Notte” of Correggio, and is a most masterly production of
the art of glass-staining, especially in the management of light suitable
to the time and scene of the subject. Underneath is the inscription in
Roman capitals—“AND THEY CAME WITH HASTE, AND FOUND MARY, AND JOSEPH, AND
THE BABE LYING IN A MANGER.”
The windows on each side of the above are designed from the ANNUNCIATION,
and the PRESENTATION IN THE TEMPLE, the former from a painting by Guido
in the chapel of the palace on the Monte Cavallo of Rome. The angel, a
beautiful figure arrayed in yellow drapery tastefully displayed, is in
the act of presenting to the virgin a lily, while his attitude and
countenance seem to bespeak the emphatic words of the motto inscribed
beneath—“HAIL! THOU THAT ART HIGHLY FAVOURED AMONG WOMEN; THE LORD IS
WITH THEE.” The other is from the celebrated picture at Antwerp, by
Rubens, and founded on the words of holy Simeon—“LORD, NOW LETTEST THOU
THY SERVANT DEPART IN PEACE: ACCORDING TO THY WORD.”
These windows, perfect gems of the art, were executed by Mr. David Evans,
of Shrewsbury, and were the gift of the Rev. W. G. Rowland, M.A. Minister
and Official of St. Mary’s.
There is a small but excellent organ in the west gallery, and the tower
contains a light peal of six bells, cast in 1830. The architect of the
church was Mr. J. Carline; and when it is considered that it was erected
at an expence of little more than £2000, criticism is disarmed in the
substantial appearance which it possesses.
The cemetery surrounding the church is particularly neat; a gravel walk
extends along its sides, and the ground is laid out in divisions for
graves and vaults, which are numbered according to a plan kept with the
sexton.
This church is in St. Mary’s parish, with the minister of which the
presentation is vested.
SAINT GEORGES CHURCH.
[Picture: St. George’s Church, Frankwell]
SAINT GEORGE’S CHURCH is situated at the upper end of the suburb of
Frankwell, and is dedicated to the tutelar saint of England, from its
proximity to the site of an ancient religious foundation called in old
writings “The free chapel of St. George.”
The present church was consecrated January 30th, 1832, and is cruciform
in plan, having a small tower rising at the west end; it is built with
fine Grinshill stone, from a design by Mr. Haycock. The architecture
adopted throughout the building, with the exception of the tower, is of
the lancet or early pointed style.
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