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BALERNO
2-l St Mungo with Virgin and Child, 1957. Design exhibited RSA. WILSON, W: 1-l, St Margaret. "A splendid mix-up of patterns and colours" B.S. 1959. BORTHWICK
2 "brilliantly coloured" stained glass windows, installed by John Borthwick c1874. One is to his elder daughter, Elizabeth, who died in 1864, and illustrating the scene after the death of Lazarus. The other is to the memory of Captain Robert Borthwick, severely wounded in the Kaffir war of 1850-53, and depicting the story of the centurion pleading with Jesus to save his servant. COCKENZIE
BLYTH, J: Window in dormer to East, Christ as a carpenter and St Matthew. 1949. CHILTON, M I: 1931. CHILTON, M I (Des); KEMP, M (Fec): Hunter memorial window. Cartoon shown BSMGP own exhibition, 1924. KEMP, M: West window, Except the Lord build the House. 1922. CORSTORPHINE
The web site is extremely thorough on the windows, with a clear plan and lots of interesting background info. Would that all churches had this sort of guide! AIKEN, E B-C: 2-l East wall of vestry. "This window is a tribute to the men, women and children of Corstorphine Parish who toiled on the land." 1996 The other windows in the church are memorials to the gentry. This window remembers the people in the pews who throughout the centuries have worked on the land within our Parish. (This window was donated by Miss Cowper with money raised through the selling of the copyright of her books "Historic Corstorphine and Roundabout") The Edinburgh Stained Glass House worked to a rough design sketch of Miss Cowper. The stained glass artist Ms. Emma Butler-Cole Aiken finalised the design. Web site. Illustrated. The large window in the north transept depicting the 'Works of Mercy' is by Ballantine and Gardiner. , with the exception of one in the south-east nave, 'Consider the Lilies' and one in the south-east chancel, 'The Good Shepherd and the Lamb of God', which are by Nathaniel Bryson. BALLANTINE, A & Son: 1-l South wall of the tower. Theme of St.Andrew and installed during the 1905 restoration in memory of George McDougall & Isabella Fleming. 2-l South wall of nave. Depicts "The Sower & The Reaper", in memory of Peter Hannay Dickson of Papkura New Zealand and Jean Campbell his wife, erected by his mother. Part of the 1905 restoration. 2-l South wall of nave. Another scene from Jesus' teachings, "The Last Command." In memory of Wilham Brown of Lewisvale, Musselburgh and Janet Thomson his wife dedicated by their sons 1904. Part of the 1905 restoration. 2-l South wall of the chancel above the priests' door and installed during the 1905 restoration. It depicts "Christ carrying his Cross". In memory of John Macmillan and Jessie Crystal Finlayson his wife dedicated. Illustrated. 3-l and tracery, East wall of chancel. (It was originally a large clear diamond leaded window and was partly destroyed in 1828 when Burn, the architect, shortened it to build his entrance. Web site) Commonly mistaken as "The Last Supper" it actually shows the "Supper at Emmaus." In memory of John Dickson and Elizabeth Anne Traquair his wife and erected as part of the 1905 renovation. 2-l North wall of vestry shows "The Presentation in the Temple", part of the 1905 restoration. 2-l North wall of the nave This window, and the following two on the north wall of the Nave, are scenes from the Life of our Lord and complement the Teachings of our Lord windows of the south nave. This window is slightly tucked behind the organ pipes, and depicts "The Adoration of the Magi." Note Joseph has no halo. The maker's mark can be seen in the bottom right hand corner. Illustrated2-l North wall of nave The next scene from the Life of Jesus, entitled "The Call of the Disciples." In memory of Alexander Thomson and his son Alexander Thomson and James Dixon, elders in this church dedicated by their descendant Margaret Dixon -Brown part of the 1905 restoration. 2-l North wall of nave The third scene from the series. It depicts "The Garden of Gethsemane." "In memory of their father and mother Thomas Lindsay and his wife. This window was dedicated by their children." |
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