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Dick Whittington window

Glass by John Hayward in Dick Whittington's own local church of St Michael Paternoster Royal. Whittington paid for a rebuilding of the church in the early 15th century and was himself buried here in 1423. The window shows him with his legendary cat ( though there is some dispute as to whether the cat was an animal or a boat, both equally appropriate to a merchant). Above the figure is a representation of the streets of London paved in gold with the seal of the Mayor of London, an office which Whittington himself occupied on four occasions.

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Uploaded on February 5, 2012
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