 Mansfield
St Mark
Glass
Click the numbers in the key plan for details of the items.
Chancel
1.
 East window |
 Detail showing
Christ in majesty |
 Inscription |
 Maker's mark
(wheatsheaf) |
The five-light window depicts Christ enthroned in majesty with attendant angels flanked by St Peter and St Mark. It was made by C E Kempe, London.
On 5 August 1905 the window was unveiled and dedicated to the memory of the Rev A G Henley, the first vicar of the church, who drowned while swimming off the coast of Devon in 1904.
The inscription reads:
To the glory of God and in memory of
Revd Arthur Gladstone Henley the beloved
Vicar of this Church from Ian.1894
to Aug.1904 this window is dedicated
by the congregation and other friends. |
Vestry/Sacristy
2. The window depicts Isaiah and Jeremiah and was made by C E Kempe & Co.
It was the gift of Mrs J. Hodgkinson and dedicated on 13 September 1907.
3.
 Window 3 |
 Detail of
Window 3 |
The window contains fragments of stained glass.
4.
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 Detail |
The window depicts Daniel and Ezekiel and was made by C E Kempe & Co.
It was the gift of Mrs J. Hodgkinson and dedicated on 13 September 1907.
5.
Narrow single-light window in the south wall of the vestry/sacristry.
A plaque nearby reads:
This window was
dedicated to commemorate
the Golden Wedding of
Albert and Harriet Jelley,
founder members of this church
8th September 1965. |
South Wall
6.
 Window 6 |
 Detail |
The large three-light window shows St Alban, St George and St Maurice and was dedicated on 27 June 1909 by the Rev H L Day.
It was erected in accordance with the provision of Mrs Gott's will in memory of her husband, General Gott, who died in India in 1890.
The inscription reads:
To the Glory of GOD and in loving memory of General William Charles Gott
Indian Army who died at Umballa, India on the 8 November 1890 |
West Porch
7.
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 Detail |
Narrow single-light window to the east of the south door.
The inscription reads:
| Pray for Ellen Bregazzi, ob. Jan 14, 1945. |
8.
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 Detail |
Narrow single-light window to the west of the south door.
The inscription reads:
Pray for John Jennings Allin
and Mary Elizabeth, his wife |
9.
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 Detail showing
maker's mark of
Harry Stammers |
Two-light window showing the Uganda Martyrs, a group of 23 Anglican and 22 Catholic converts to Christianity who were executed between 1885 and 1887 on the orders of Mwanga II, the Kabaka (King) of Buganda (now Uganda).
The window was made by Harry Stammers and dedicated on 26 December 1963.
The inscription reads:
Remember before
GOD Victor William
Wright Churchwarden
died 10 February 1962 |
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THE UGANDA
MARTYRS
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10.
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 St Martin |
 St Barbara |
 Leicestershire
Regiment badge |
Two light window, surmounted by single trefoil tracery light. The left light shows St Martin, patron saint of soldiers, cutting his cloak to give half to the beggar at his feet. The right light portrays St Barbara, patron saint of architects. The trefoil light depicts the badge of Leicestershire Regiment. The window was dedicated in October 1938.
The inscription reads:
To the glory of God, in memory of my brave and beloved son
James Handley Hopewell, killed in action in France 14 July 1916 |
11.
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 Maker's mark of
C E Kempe & Co. |
Two light window with quatrefoil light above depicting the Holy Ghost descending in the form of a dove. The left light shows St Peter, the right light portrays the centurion Cornelius. The window, by C. E. Kempe & Co., commemorates Private Harry Croudace who was killed by a sniper in France on 17 February 1917.
The inscription reads:
In memoriam Harries Croudace
qui pro patria mortuus est
17mo Feb. A.D. mcmxvii. |
12. Two light window with quatrefoil light above. The window shows the Carthusian monks, John Houghton and Robert Lawrence, who were executed at Tyburn on 4 May 1535 after refusing to sign the Oath of Supremacy.
The inscription reads:
Remember the soul of
Louis Frederick Jennings
Priest, died 26 October 1945 |
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Also Thomas Jennings
died 2 May 1928 and
Anne Elizabeth Jennings
died 11 June 1943. + |
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13. Two light window with quatrefoil light above. The window shows St Thomas Moore (1477-1535) and St Thomas Fisher (1459-1535).
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
JOHN HERBERT SMITH
SOMETIME VICAR’S WARDEN OF THIS
PARISH. DIED 1 SEPTEMBER 1952 |
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AND
MARTHA HIS WIFE
DIED 5 JULY 1950
R. I. P. |
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14. Narrow single-light window to the west of the north door. It portrays Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626), an English bishop and scholar. In 1964 the window was dedicated in memory of the Rev. H.S. Hutchinson who was vicar from 1931-49 and died in 1962.
The inscription reads:
Henry
Sheldon
Hutchinson |
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Vicar
1931-1949
Requiescat
in pace |
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15.
Narrow single-light window to the west of the north door. It depicts Edward King, Bishop of Lincoln from 1885 to 1910, and was made by Harry Stammers. The window was dedicated on 26 December 1963.
The inscription reads:
Pray for
John Lucas
Bleby died
14 June 1951 |
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and
Mary his wife
died 10 April
1961 |
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North Wall
16.
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 Detail |
The three-light window depicts the prophet Isaiah, Melchizedeck the Priest, and King David. It was unveiled on 10 July 1932 in memory of Redgate family.
The inscription reads:
This window was given to S Mark’s Church
by Frances Augusta Redgate in memory
of her Father Mother and Sisters |
Lady Chapel
17.
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 Detail |
Two-light window commemorating Charles F. Elliot-Smith, a church benefactor and formerly a magistrate's clerk.
Dedicated on 14 July 1929 by Archdeacon Hacking of Newark.
The inscription states:
In memory of Charles Frederick Elliot Smith member of the Church Assembly Twelve
years warden of this Church aged 62 years Died at Rome June 1st 1927 ~ R.I.P. |
18.
Four-light window in memory of Harry Lowndes Day, vicar of St Mark's from 1905 to 1922.
The window was dedicated by the Bishop of Southwell on Sunday, 13 July 1924. The Mansfield Reporter published on 18 July provides a description of the window:
'The central figures of the window of the Annunciation are the Archangel Gabriel and Virgin Mary. Above is a scroll with the Angelic Salutation, and beneath is the Response. The accompanying subjects from the life of the Virgin are the Visitation, Nativity, the Presentation into the Temple, and the Repose or Falling Asleep. The predominant colour is blue and the surrounding decorations blue and gold devices including crowns, monograms, etc. ... The window was designed and erected by Mr. H. Victor Milner, of Haverstock Hill, Hampstead.'
The inscription reads:
In memoriam
Harrici Lowndes Day
per Annos xvii
Huiusce Ecclesiae Vicarii
Huc Fenestram Dedicaverut
Amici Coquati Parochiales
Obiit ivto die Maii mcmxxii
+ Suis Desideratissimus |
The inscription can be translated as 'In memory of Henry Lowndes Day for 17 years vicar of this church, this window was dedicated by friends, relatives, and parishioners. He died May 4th, 1922, very dear to all who knew him.'
19. Two-light window portraying St Mary and St Martha.
A small plaque nearby records that the window is in memory of Henrietta Shirley Sanderson, Harry Cordingley Taylor and Harry Smith Robson.
20.
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 Detail |
Small window donated by the Misses Henley in memory of their brother, the Rev A G Henley, vicar of St Marks 1894-1904. It was dedicated on 27 June 1909 by the Rev H L Day.
The inscription reads:
To the Glory of God and in
memory of A G H Aug 5 1904 |
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