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The Glass is back!

The Teacher Memorial Window is back in place.
The lads are are working on the fittings for the secondary protection and once all of that is in place then the Scaffold can come down. Probably next week for that to happen.

Then I need to turn my attention to the Re-Dedication Service.

Following a request from our retiring Interim Moderator, I decided to show, yet again a detail from the Teacher Window. This 'little Red Monk' sits to the right of TRUTH and it was only when the high resolution photos were being developed prior to the downtaking, that we noticed the Salamander at his feet. The Salamander was commonly used to depict the triumph of good over evil, due in part to the once held perception that the salamander could survive fire. This picture was taken before the window was cleaned; now, having seen it this week, the detail is so much clearer. This particular part of the detail is not described in the recently discovered "Order of Service and Address" and I like to imagine that this figure is of St. Augustine the great man of Integrity and Wisdom and the Salamander helps to affirm this for me. Of course I may be completely wrong in this assumption, but this particular window is full of such intricate imagery, that it is easy to lose yourself in its myriad message. I'd like to think that others may also have their own thoughts.
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  1. top movies5 February 2009 at 11:49

    You are doing really great. carry on, I will come back soon...
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  2. AINZ10 February 2009 at 05:35

    This is great news, Fiona! I need stained glass for inspiration, and wouldn't join any church that had none! Let's hope we can enjoy it and be inspired by it in our building for many decades to come. Your theory on the red monk is also interesting, and may. It's a pity such details were not commented on at the time the window was first created.

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  3. AINZ10 February 2009 at 05:51

    Previous blog, second last sentence, should end "be correct"!

    Sorry!

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