Ashbourne, Derbyshire - St Oswald's Church - Stained Glass Windows
St Oswald, Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
Detail: Angel.
The window contains representations of the Virgin Martyr Saints, St Cecilia, St Monica, and St Dorothea. It is a fine design by Christopher Whall, a pre-Raphaelite artist.
Christopher Whall window dated 1905.It was given to the church by Mr and Mrs.Peveril Turnbull of Sandybrook Hall and it commemorates their daughters who died in a local fire. The window consists of three lights and contains representations of the Martyr Saints, St Cecilia, St Monica and St Dorothea. St Cecilia is seen falling asleep to the sounds of celestial music; an exquisite symbol of death. Girls play the organ dressed in medieval clothes with flowers and crowns in their hair and the celestial city is visible in one panel, viewed through a thicket of thorns. Whall’s signature on this stained glass was his own thumbprint.
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Memorial Window by Christopher Whitworth Whall (1849-1924), 1905.
For Monica Peveril Turnbull aged 22 (1878-1901) and Dorothea Peveril Turnbull aged 20 (1880-1901).
These two girls were the only children of Mr & Mrs Peveril Turnbull, of Sandybrook Hall. As they were leaving the dining room, a light which their father was carrying burst into flames. Dorothea's dress caught fire and Monica, rushing to help her sister, was also engulfed by the flames. Sadly, both died of their multiple burns.
The three lights of the window show (l to r) representations of the Martyr Saints, St Barbara, St Cecilia and St Dorothea. St Cecilia is seen falling asleep to the sounds of celestial music, an exquisite symbol of death. Girls play the organ dressed in medieval clothes with flowers and crowns in their hair and the celestial city is visible in one panel, viewed through a thicket of thorns.
The faces of St Barbara and St Dorothea are those of Monica and Dorothy Turnbull respectively. The face of St Cecilia is in the image of Christopher Whall's wife whilst the angel rising from the flames is that of his daughter, Veronica.
Christopher Whitworth Whall (1849-1924) was the son of a clergyman and grew up in Thurning, Huntingdonshire. He studied painting at the Royal Academy Schools in London under Frederick Leighton but in the later 1880s decided to learn the processes of making stained glass. He designed for James Powell & Sons but was frustrated by the lack of control over the completed windows. In the field of stained glass he had a profound effect as a practitioner, teacher (at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London) and writer. His book Stained Glass Work, published in 1905, remains profoundly influential to this day.
Ashbourne, Derbyshire - St Oswald's Church - Stained Glass Windows
St Oswald, Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
Detail: Angel.
The window contains representations of the Virgin Martyr Saints, St Cecilia, St Monica, and St Dorothea. It is a fine design by Christopher Whall, a pre-Raphaelite artist.
Christopher Whall window dated 1905.It was given to the church by Mr and Mrs.Peveril Turnbull of Sandybrook Hall and it commemorates their daughters who died in a local fire. The window consists of three lights and contains representations of the Martyr Saints, St Cecilia, St Monica and St Dorothea. St Cecilia is seen falling asleep to the sounds of celestial music; an exquisite symbol of death. Girls play the organ dressed in medieval clothes with flowers and crowns in their hair and the celestial city is visible in one panel, viewed through a thicket of thorns. Whall’s signature on this stained glass was his own thumbprint.
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Memorial Window by Christopher Whitworth Whall (1849-1924), 1905.
For Monica Peveril Turnbull aged 22 (1878-1901) and Dorothea Peveril Turnbull aged 20 (1880-1901).
These two girls were the only children of Mr & Mrs Peveril Turnbull, of Sandybrook Hall. As they were leaving the dining room, a light which their father was carrying burst into flames. Dorothea's dress caught fire and Monica, rushing to help her sister, was also engulfed by the flames. Sadly, both died of their multiple burns.
The three lights of the window show (l to r) representations of the Martyr Saints, St Barbara, St Cecilia and St Dorothea. St Cecilia is seen falling asleep to the sounds of celestial music, an exquisite symbol of death. Girls play the organ dressed in medieval clothes with flowers and crowns in their hair and the celestial city is visible in one panel, viewed through a thicket of thorns.
The faces of St Barbara and St Dorothea are those of Monica and Dorothy Turnbull respectively. The face of St Cecilia is in the image of Christopher Whall's wife whilst the angel rising from the flames is that of his daughter, Veronica.
Christopher Whitworth Whall (1849-1924) was the son of a clergyman and grew up in Thurning, Huntingdonshire. He studied painting at the Royal Academy Schools in London under Frederick Leighton but in the later 1880s decided to learn the processes of making stained glass. He designed for James Powell & Sons but was frustrated by the lack of control over the completed windows. In the field of stained glass he had a profound effect as a practitioner, teacher (at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London) and writer. His book Stained Glass Work, published in 1905, remains profoundly influential to this day.