Window Tour Part 1
Journey around the windows
We start our journey around the windows in the All Souls Chapel at the east end of the church, to your right as you enter. We will move around the church in a clockwise direction finishing with the Last Supper window in the chancel.
Window Tour Part 1 - Window 1 to 9
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Creation Window
The creation window is one of the earliest, finest, and least restored windows.
Creation Window Description
The tracery lights subject is the Nine Orders of Angels, from the top
(1 – 4) Seraphim, extra Angel blowing a trumpet, Thrones and Cherubim.
(6 – 10) Angels, Dominions, Virtues, Powers, Principalities and Archangels.
The window depicts, reading from left to right
Top Row
(1) Creation of Heaven and Earth, Sun, Moon, and Stars. (2) Creation of Fish and Fowl. (3) Creation of Adam. (4) Creation of Eve. (5) The Forbidden Fruit
Middle Row
The Fall of Adam | The Expulsion from Eden | Adam digs while Eve spins
Abel and Cain make their sacrifices to God
Bottom Row
Cain kills Abel | The curse of Cain Blind | Lamech shoots Cain with an arrow | Death of Adam
God commands Noah to build the Ark
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Noah Window
In the Noah window one can see Hedgeland's work, inserted where the medieval glass had disappeared. This is particularly clear in the tracery or window head and in the bases of the window lights, where the differences between the medieval and 19th century styles can be appreciated.
Noah Window Description
The main subject is the life of Noah (of which eight scenes remain of the original twelve)
Top Row
Noah builds the Ark | Noah enters the Ark | Noah despatches the Dove and the Raven | The return of the Dove
Bottom Row
Noah leaves the Ark | Noah offers a Sacrifice | Noah's Shame (or Noah gets drunk) | Noah's Death
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Borlase Window
Donated by the Borlase family
Borlase Window Description
Tracery lights
Either Agnus Dei or the Borlase Crest | HIS - the monogram of Christ
Main lights
St Christopher | St Neot | St Leonard | St Catherine
Lower lights
Nicholas Borlase praying to St Christopher | Catherine
Borlase praying to St Neot | Four kneeling sons praying to Saint Leonard |Seven kneeling daughters praying to St Catherine
FOUR
Martyn Window
Believed to have been donated by the Martyn family
Martyn Window Description
Tracery lights
The arms of Martyn | IHC monogram within crown of thorns | Passion flower
Main lights
Virgins Mary and the infant Jesus | Crucified Christ (note the replaced head) | St John | St Stephen
Lower lights
Donor family | Donor and wife at prayer | Five kneeling sons at prayer | Six kneeling daughters with rosary at prayer
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Mutton Window
The Mutton window or the Motton window. Rushforth refers to this window as the Evangelist window. The Mutton window was restored in 1827 with new inscriptions and emblems.
Mutton Window Description
Tracery lights
Sheep (possible emblem of the donor | M - monogram of blessed Virgin Mary | Chalice & Wafer
Main lights
St Mark with winged lion | St Like with a winged bull | St Matthew with an angel | St John with a eagle
Lower lights
The lower lights feature words from the Hymn of Zacharius on scrolls.
SIX
Callaway/Tubb Window
There are several different ways of spelling this name such as Callwy, Callwy, or Callawy. As the lower lights feature the vicar Robert Tubb it is known as the Callaway/Tubb window. Restored in 1828, it was moved to its present position in 1918.
Callaway/Tubb Window Description
Tracery lights
The Resurrection: Christ arising from the grave | St John the Evangelist | St Thomas
Main lights
St Lallu or St Lalluwy possibly of Menheniot | St Germans of Auxerre | St John the Evangelist | St Stephen
Lower lights
Look out for the date 1577 below the Callaway arms under St Lalluwy.
The lower lights feature the donor family with the third panel featuring Robert Tubb, Vicar of St Neot.
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Tubb Window
This window is also called the Tubb or Tubbe window
Tubb Window Description
Main lights
St Paul with sword | St Peter with gold & silver keys | Christ with an orb & sceptre | St James the Great
Lower lights
Below these subjects are the arms of Tubbe and Callaway family
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Armorial Window
Tradition has it that this window was occupied by armorial bearings. By Hedgeland’s time it was completely dilapidated and has now been appropriated by the Grylls family, the donor, together with some of the principle families connected with them.
Armorial Window Inscription
“Richard Gerveys Grylls, of Helston, formerly (from the
year 1792 to 1820) vicar of this parish, and still patron, at his own expense restored, renewed, and ornamented all the windows of this church, which, through neglect and lapse of time, had fallen into decay; in the years 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829; his son Henry being the vicar; John Hedgeland, of London, the designer and conductor of the work; James Nixon the painter; and B. Baillie the glazier.”
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Grylls Tower Window
Description coming soon
Grylls Tower Window Description
Description coming soon