St. Marnan’s, Aberchirder, Banffshire, Scotland.
The Work:- Window with bullseye over two Lights. Small Tracery.
Date:- Not known.
Location:- Left (North) wall of main entrance.
Subjects:- (l) The Good Shepherd (r) Light of the World
Bullseye has Jesus, Virgin Mary and a child thought to be Margaret Birnie.
Inscriptions:- (l) “The Lord is my Shepherd”. (r) “I stand at the door and knock”.
(Bullseye) “I am the resurrection and the Life”.
Dedication:- “To the Glory of GOD and in loving memory of MARGARET BIRNIE.
Beloved wife of the REV. GEORGE BOYES.
Born April 5th 1830. Died December 24th 1916”.
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Glasby’s name is shown at bottom right of right-hand Light. No date shown.
Back of the sketch has Glasby’s Kensington address overwritten with Putney.
Note on front of sketch:- “Tracery Light not included for Holy Trinity Church, Gee Cross, Hyde, Cheshire”. (Log 97).
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(c) Henfield Museum, November 2021
With thanks to Rev’d Michael Last for data supplied during 2021.
Note this Window is listed in the Annex to Donald Green, Dennis Hadley and Joan Hadley, "The Life and Work of William Glasby (1863 -1941) Journal of Stained Glass (2008) Vol 32, p 91-106 as "east Window 1926-1929).
(c) John Collins and Erika Szyszczak July 2021
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