Stained Glass of Buckinghamshire Churches
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Location in Church: | S aisle E |
Type: | 4 lights |
Subject(s): | Moses & the Brazen Serpent, Christ healing lame man at Bethesda, Christ healing man born blind, The Good Samaritan.
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Subject(s) - Notes: | The subjects are all Parables relating to Healing, in memory of a Doctor in the town. |
Date Made: | 1860 |
Date Made - Notes: | The window was completed just 6 months after the death of Robert Collison. |
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Sources for Dates & Craftsmen: | History & Topography of Bucks, J J Sheahan, 1862.
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Dedicated to: | Robert Collison, Surgeon, died 3rd April 1860, aged 78. More... |
Donated by: | George Morley (Vicar) |
Notes on Window: | There was originally a plaque below the window, but it seems to have disappeared many years ago. |
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Window in Situ
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Overall View of Glass
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Tracery, with patterns of foliage and flowers.
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Complete 4 main lights
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4 main scenes, all showing parables about healing, appropriately in memory of a Doctor in the town.
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Lt 1: Moses and the Brazen Serpent in the Wilderness (Numbers 21:6-9).
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Lt 1: Moses with the Brazen (made of brass) Serpent on a Standard.
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Lt 1: The Fiery Serpents of the Wilderness.
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Lt 2: Christ healing the lame man at the pool of Bethesda, on the Sabbath. (John 5:1-9)
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Lt 2: Closer view of Christ with others. There are elements of this scene which cast some doubt on its portrayal of Bethesda.
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Lt 3: Christ healing the man born blind. (John 9:1-12)
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Lt 3: Closer view of Christ healing the man born blind.
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Lt 4: Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)
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Lt 4: The Good Samaritan tends to the wounded man.
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Detaiols of plaque which was under the window.
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