The Cathedral Church of Peterborough: A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal SeeSweeting, W. D. (Walter Debenham)
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The Cathedral Church of Peterborough: A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See
Sweeting, W. D. (Walter Debenham)
Peterborough Cathedral
Of =Stained Glass= the only ancient examples are some fragments that
have been collected from different parts of the church, mostly as it
seems from the cloister, and put together in two central windows in the
apse. These are well worth observing with care. No scenes of course can
be made out, but the faces, when examined closely, are found to be
singularly good. Most of the pieces formed portions of a window or
series of windows representing incidents in the life of S. Peter. This
is apparent from the few words that can still be made out on the labels,
which are all fragments of texts referring to that Saint. The large
west window is in memory of soldiers of Northamptonshire who fell during
the South African War, 1899-1902; the window has five lights in two
tiers; in the upper are representations of King Peada, S. Paul, S.
Peter, S. Andrew, and Bishop Ethelwold; in the lower, S. George, Joshua,
S. Michael, Gideon, and S. Alban. Brass plates below give the roll of
honour.
[Illustration: Head of S. Peter in Ancient Stained Glass.]
Five windows of the eastern chapel have now been refilled with-stained
glass, one facing north to the late Dean Barlow, 1908; another behind
the altar was given by Canon Argles (afterwards Dean) in memory of his
father-in-law, Bishop Davys. In the south-east corner the east window is
to the memory of Dean Butler, 1861, and the south one to Canon Alderson;
the churches pictured are S. Mary's, Lutterworth, All Saints', Holdenby,
and a view of the south-east of this cathedral. The next window is in
memory of Canon Twells, author of several hymns, including "At even ere
the sun was set." In S. Oswald's Chapel is a very beautiful window given
in 1900. In the north choir aisle is a memorial window to Thomas Mills,
Hon. Canon, 1856. In the south transept some in memory of Payne Edwards,
LL.B., 1861; Sir Chapman Marshall, Kt., Alderman of London, whose son
was Precentor here; and James Cattel, cathedral librarian, 1877. In the
north transept are several given by Mr G.W. Johnson, two in memory of
his father and mother, one to the Prince Consort, and some unconnected
with any names; there are also two in memory of George John Gates, 1860,
and John Hewitt Paley "juvenis desideratissimi," 1857.
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