 Cossall
St Catherine
Glass
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Tower
1.One light, eye shaped, with two quatrefoils, one on the left and one on the right with a trefoil on the top and bottom in plain glass
South Aisle
2.
Two main lights.
Left – ‘Whatever a man soweth’.
Right – ‘That also shall he reap’.
The quatrefoil at the top shows the dove of peace.
The inscription at the bottom of the right-hand light reads:
IN REMEMBRANCE OF LIONEL
AND DOROTHY ROBINSON 1975. |
3.
Three lights, square headed.
Left – modern plain glass.
Centre – Neville Truman describes the small centre panel as medieval, probably before 1420, very rich Early Perpendicular showing St Catherine in red robe and white cloak bordered with yellow embroidery. Her left hand rests on a spiked wheel of black and yellow. Her right hand is missing. The border c1420-90 has three crowns in yellow and black, with three additional corroded dark coloured panels with hard to distinguish images of a grotesque crescent shaped Punch head, and the Devil depicted as a pig with lion’s paws and claws, holding a flaying knife upwards in the right hand. The left hand is hanging over the edge of a pickling tub under which a fire burns. This wooden tub stands on legs and the Devil’s legs show beneath it. He is cowled and cloaked. There are quarries and border pieces identical to those at Holme by Newark.
Right – modern plain glass.
4.
Above the two lights there is a quatrefoil with Jesus ‘King of Kings’ with stars on the left and right hand side.
Two lights forming the nativity scene with two angels left and right holding
a scroll ‘They saw his star in the east’.
Left – Joseph, Mary and Jesus outside the manager.
Right – The three kings bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
The inscription at the bottom of the window reads:
A thank offering from Alfred and Louisa Ann Burrows 1947 |
Chancel
5.
Two lights with centre quatrefoil flower above.
Left – plain glass with roundel of coloured glass with the Morteyne Coat of arms and date 1310.
Right – plain glass with roundel of coloured glass with the Willoughby Coat of arms and date 1584.
6.
Two lights with centre quatrefoil flower above.
Left – plain glass with roundel of coloured glass with coat of arms and the name of Morteyne.
Right – plain glass with roundel of coloured glass with coat of arms and the Willoughby name.
7.Untraceried cusped triple lancet.
Left – red and yellow border with a yellow circle with a blue diamond inset.
Centre – plain glass with a blue and yellow border and a yellow circle inset with maroon Greek Alpha and Omega symbols.
Right – red and yellow border with a yellow circle with blue diamond inset.
North Aisle
8.
Untraceried double lancet.
Above – centre quatrefoil with angel holding shield with initials IHC beneath a crown.
Left – Angel holding a scroll above Jesus blessing children with wording 'Whosoever receiveth one of these'
Right – Angel holding a scroll above mothers and children with wording 'Little ones in my name receiveth me’
The inscription at the bottom of the window reads:
Erected in loving memory of Alfred Burrows born 16th October 1864, died 5th August 1948
and Louisa Ann his wife, born 29th March 1865, died 22nd April 1954. |
9.Triple lancet with square head.
Left – plain modern glass
Centre – plain modern glass
Right – plain modern glass
10.
Triple lancet with square head.
Left – shield with coat of arms and section of circular wreath and flowers.
Centre – St Catherine on pedestal holding a bible and sword below a crown and section of circular wreath.
Right – spiked wheel on blue shield and section of circular wreath and flowers.
The inscription at the bottom of the window reads:
| To the Glory of God and in loving memory of Isaac and Effie St Clair Burrows. |
11.
Untraceried double lancet.
Above – Centre quatrefoil with red rose.
Left – Joseph holding a staff with dove above and daffodils below.
Right – Mary holding Jesus and daffodils below.
The inscription reads:
| In loving memory of Elsie Josephine Fletcher 1897-1985. |
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