The John Laverick Nunn and Hannah Mary and John Laverick Nunn Memorial Windows; St. Peter's Church of England - Sturt Street, Ballarat
In the nave of St. Peter's Church of England in Ballarat, there are two windows dedicated to the memory of members of the Nunn family. These windows were created by Melbourne stained glass manufacturing firm Ferguson and Urie, and have the appearance, colour palate and stylised late Victorian design synonymous with the firm.
The window on the left-hand side is dedicated to John Laverick Nunn, who died in 1875 at the age of 46. It was placed by his wife, Eliza Nunn upon his death in his memory. In the centre of the window, written upon a flowing scroll appear these words:
"The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away. Blessed be the Name of the Lord."
The matching window on the right-hand side is dedicated to siblings Hannah Mary Nunn, who died in 1883 at the age of 23 and John Laverick Nunn who died in 1884 at the age of 22. It was placed by their mother, Eliza Nunn upon their untimely deaths a year apart in their memory. In the centre of the window, written upon a flowing scroll appear these words:
"They also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him."
Born in Yorkshire, John Laverick Nunn migrated to Australia where he met his future bride Eliza Newson. He married her in 1857. They settled just outside Ballarat, where Mr. Nunn established himself in business duing the boom years of the Gold Rush. Whilst Mr. Nunn and two of his children died in Ballarat, his wife Eliza died in the fashionable Melbourne suburb of Hawkesburn in 1889.
The stained glass firm of Ferguson and Urie was established by Scots James Ferguson (1818 – 1894), James Urie (1828 – 1890) and John Lamb Lyon (1836 – 1916). They were the first known makers of stained glass in Australia. Until the early 1860s, window glass in Melbourne had been clear or plain coloured, and nearly all was imported, but new churches and elaborate buildings created a demand for pictorial windows. The three Scotsmen set up Ferguson and Urie in 1862 and the business thrived until 1899, when it ceased operation, with only John Lamb Lyon left alive. Ferguson and Urie was the most successful Nineteenth Century Australian stained glass window making company. Among their earliest works were a Shakespeare window for the Haymarket Theatre in Bourke Street, a memorial window to Prince Albert in Holy Trinity, Kew, and a set of Apostles for the West Melbourne Presbyterian Church. Their palatial Gothic Revival office building stood at 283 Collins Street from 1875. Ironically, their last major commission, a window depicting “labour”, was installed in the old Melbourne Stock Exchange in Collins Street in 1893 on the eve of the bank crash. Their windows can be found throughout the older suburbs of Melbourne and across provincial Victoria.
St. Peter's Church of England in Ballarat's main boulevard, Sturt Street, is an early and simple bluestone church which is given architectural interest by its elaborately detailed, later tower.
The imposing tower was commenced in 1864 to designs of architect C. D. Cuthbert in early English Gothic Revival style. Later additions include the west transept, which was completed in 1870, the tower which was completed in 1891, and east chapel which was completed in 1917.
The tower is very elaborately detailed with a castellated parapet, paired belfry windows and trefoil windows, a motif used in the nave gable above the lancel windows.
To this day, it still stands behind its original iron palisade fence.
The John Laverick Nunn and Hannah Mary and John Laverick Nunn Memorial Windows; St. Peter's Church of England - Sturt Street, Ballarat
In the nave of St. Peter's Church of England in Ballarat, there are two windows dedicated to the memory of members of the Nunn family. These windows were created by Melbourne stained glass manufacturing firm Ferguson and Urie, and have the appearance, colour palate and stylised late Victorian design synonymous with the firm.
The window on the left-hand side is dedicated to John Laverick Nunn, who died in 1875 at the age of 46. It was placed by his wife, Eliza Nunn upon his death in his memory. In the centre of the window, written upon a flowing scroll appear these words:
"The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away. Blessed be the Name of the Lord."
The matching window on the right-hand side is dedicated to siblings Hannah Mary Nunn, who died in 1883 at the age of 23 and John Laverick Nunn who died in 1884 at the age of 22. It was placed by their mother, Eliza Nunn upon their untimely deaths a year apart in their memory. In the centre of the window, written upon a flowing scroll appear these words:
"They also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him."
Born in Yorkshire, John Laverick Nunn migrated to Australia where he met his future bride Eliza Newson. He married her in 1857. They settled just outside Ballarat, where Mr. Nunn established himself in business duing the boom years of the Gold Rush. Whilst Mr. Nunn and two of his children died in Ballarat, his wife Eliza died in the fashionable Melbourne suburb of Hawkesburn in 1889.
The stained glass firm of Ferguson and Urie was established by Scots James Ferguson (1818 – 1894), James Urie (1828 – 1890) and John Lamb Lyon (1836 – 1916). They were the first known makers of stained glass in Australia. Until the early 1860s, window glass in Melbourne had been clear or plain coloured, and nearly all was imported, but new churches and elaborate buildings created a demand for pictorial windows. The three Scotsmen set up Ferguson and Urie in 1862 and the business thrived until 1899, when it ceased operation, with only John Lamb Lyon left alive. Ferguson and Urie was the most successful Nineteenth Century Australian stained glass window making company. Among their earliest works were a Shakespeare window for the Haymarket Theatre in Bourke Street, a memorial window to Prince Albert in Holy Trinity, Kew, and a set of Apostles for the West Melbourne Presbyterian Church. Their palatial Gothic Revival office building stood at 283 Collins Street from 1875. Ironically, their last major commission, a window depicting “labour”, was installed in the old Melbourne Stock Exchange in Collins Street in 1893 on the eve of the bank crash. Their windows can be found throughout the older suburbs of Melbourne and across provincial Victoria.
St. Peter's Church of England in Ballarat's main boulevard, Sturt Street, is an early and simple bluestone church which is given architectural interest by its elaborately detailed, later tower.
The imposing tower was commenced in 1864 to designs of architect C. D. Cuthbert in early English Gothic Revival style. Later additions include the west transept, which was completed in 1870, the tower which was completed in 1891, and east chapel which was completed in 1917.
The tower is very elaborately detailed with a castellated parapet, paired belfry windows and trefoil windows, a motif used in the nave gable above the lancel windows.
To this day, it still stands behind its original iron palisade fence.