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Worksop, Priory Church of St Mary & St Cuthbert, Great West Window
The Great West Window of Worksop Priory contained a window of 1868 probably by O'Connor. but this was replaced in 2003 by a window showing St Cuthbert, to whom, with the Blessed Virgin Mary, the church is dedicated. It was designed by Helen Whittaker and she explains the design as follows:
St. Cuthbert is set against white foliated scrollwork with a blue
background. The design elements of the scroll are based on the
Priory's south door ironwork and the leaves, fruit and flowers
from the Tickhill Psalter. The figure is framed by a geometric
band of lozenges in a mix of white tints, bordered in beaded
strap work. The central bosses of the diamonds are inspired by
the Priory's unique stone-carved rosettes, found in the
architecture of the nave aisle. The band is interrupted with
small chips of coloured glass, break-leads and painted details
influenced by Romanesque glass painting. The names of
benefactors are recorded within the diamond quarries of this
band. At the corners of the base and spring lines of the window
are four, white-bordered roundels set on the red ground, each
relating to the life of St. Cuthbert.
The top left roundel depicts the beginning of his commitment to God in
the year 651. Cuthbert had a vision, whilst at prayer, of a dazzling beam
of light across the night sky. Within the light a host of angels bore a
burning globe, the soul of St. Aidan, to heaven. In the top right roundel
can be seen his ending on the island of Farne. A monk announced
Cuthbert's death to the brethren of Lindisfarne by signalling with
lighted torches from a high rock. The bottom left roundel depicts two
Eider ducks known as ‘St. Cuthbert's birds’ on the Farne Islands. He
befriended and tamed them and promised that they should never be
disturbed. To the right can be seen the story of the Ravens, that brought St.
Cuthbert a piece of hog's lard. He used the incident as a parable to teach man
how to be obedient and humble.
Worksop, Priory Church of St Mary & St Cuthbert, Great West Window
The Great West Window of Worksop Priory contained a window of 1868 probably by O'Connor. but this was replaced in 2003 by a window showing St Cuthbert, to whom, with the Blessed Virgin Mary, the church is dedicated. It was designed by Helen Whittaker and she explains the design as follows:
St. Cuthbert is set against white foliated scrollwork with a blue
background. The design elements of the scroll are based on the
Priory's south door ironwork and the leaves, fruit and flowers
from the Tickhill Psalter. The figure is framed by a geometric
band of lozenges in a mix of white tints, bordered in beaded
strap work. The central bosses of the diamonds are inspired by
the Priory's unique stone-carved rosettes, found in the
architecture of the nave aisle. The band is interrupted with
small chips of coloured glass, break-leads and painted details
influenced by Romanesque glass painting. The names of
benefactors are recorded within the diamond quarries of this
band. At the corners of the base and spring lines of the window
are four, white-bordered roundels set on the red ground, each
relating to the life of St. Cuthbert.
The top left roundel depicts the beginning of his commitment to God in
the year 651. Cuthbert had a vision, whilst at prayer, of a dazzling beam
of light across the night sky. Within the light a host of angels bore a
burning globe, the soul of St. Aidan, to heaven. In the top right roundel
can be seen his ending on the island of Farne. A monk announced
Cuthbert's death to the brethren of Lindisfarne by signalling with
lighted torches from a high rock. The bottom left roundel depicts two
Eider ducks known as ‘St. Cuthbert's birds’ on the Farne Islands. He
befriended and tamed them and promised that they should never be
disturbed. To the right can be seen the story of the Ravens, that brought St.
Cuthbert a piece of hog's lard. He used the incident as a parable to teach man
how to be obedient and humble.