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The
South Aisle
The stained glass windows
in
the south aisle date from the 1920s
and 1930s and all are the work of James Powell and Sons,
of London, the
concern entrusted with the windows for Liverpool
Cathedral. The windows
bear, in the bottom right hand corner, the small robed
figure that is
the
trademark of Whitefriars glass.
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The window closest to the Lady Chapel depicts the
Venerable Bede
and commemorates the life of James Jones, a former
chorister who died
in
1924. The haloed figure is of a purple-hooded monk,
standing on green
foliage.
He wears a knotted rope from which is suspended a
crucifix; in his left
hand he holds an open book which bears the legend
In the Beginning.
The
figure also has a portable inkpot suspended from his
rope belt and
a large quill pen. The dedication of the window is To
the glory of
God
and
in memory of James Jones, for 37 years Head Master
of St Philip`s
School
Litherland and for 10 years chorister in this
church, who passed beyond
the Veil 4 January 1924. This window is given by
his friends. R.I.P. |
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The second window features St Benedict Biscop,
this bearing
the dedication legend: To James Walthew Waugh
who for 9 years was
organist
of this church and who was called to higher
service on 2 July 1924.
The window was given by some of those whose
devotions he had aided.
The
figure is robed variously in purple, red, blue, gold
and yellow and
he stands upon green foliage. The long-haired figure
wears a Bishop`s
mitre, has his right hand raised in
blessing
and in the other holds a bound book and a long
crosier. |
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The third window depicts Saint Oswald and
bears the dedication
legend To the glory of God and in memory of
Herbert William Cockett,
Missionary Priest, who passed to higher service in
Matope, Nyasaland,
19
November 1936. Assistant Curate at St. Faith`s
1931-1933. This window
was
given by his friends. R.I.P. The figure is
crowned and armed,
bearing
a blue shield with a cross on his left arm and
holding a sword in his
right
hand. He is bare-legged with cross-gartered yellow
footwear. Nyasaland
is now known as Malawi.
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The fourth window from the Lady Chapel is of St
Hilda. The
haloed
figure is clothed in a hooded blue-grey gown with
white cloak and she
wears
a crown. A gold crucifix hangs around her neck. In
her left hand she
grasps
a book, probably a Bible whilst in her right hand
she holds a long
crosier.
The window is dedicated to T.H. Baxter, the first
Vicar of St. Faith's
and
bears the dedication: To the Glory of God &
the memory of
Thomas
Howe Baxter first Vicar of this Church (1900 to
1915) who passed from
this
life 9th May 1926, this window is given by those
who loved him. R.I.P. |
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The fifth window carries the same dedication legend
to T.H. Baxter
as the fourth window and depicts Saint Wilfrid
wearing a red,
purple
and gold vestment over a white inner garment. Around
his head is a halo
and he wears a bishop`s mitre. In his right hand he
carries a book and
in his left holds a long crosier. |
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The sixth window depicts Saint Anne and is
dedicated to Joanna
Brierley, mother of Canon John Brierley, the third
Vicar at St.
Faith`s.
The black hooded figure wears a white cloak over a
purple robe; the
stern
face is that of an elderly woman, she is haloed and
has outstretched
hands.
She stands amongst green foliage which contains
distinct red and yellow
flowers. The window bears the legend: To the
Glory of God & in
memory
of Joanna Brierley for many years a worshipper in
this Church who
passed
to the Life beyond 4 April 1937. This window was
given by her son the
third
vicar of St Faith`s in thanksgiving for her life
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The seventh window, next to the south porch, depicts
The Son of
God and is also dedicated to a member of the
Brierley family, the
legend
being: To the Glory of God and in memory of John
Michael Brierley,
a
server in this Church, who passed to the Nearer
Presence of God 3
February
1937, aged 10 years. This window was given by his
parents in abiding
remembrance
of his sweet life on earth. The figure is that
of a conventional
boy
Jesus with golden hair and gold trimmed white robe.
A large lamb at his
side has its head turned towards the boy. The boy
stands in a green
field
containing red daisies and white arum lilies. The
sky is blue and there
are two doves, one flying into the border of the
window. Above his head
there is a yellow and white IHS monogram in the
centre of a stylised
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Two memorial plaques adorn the wall
in
the south
aisle of the church. One of these is dedicated to the
memory of Joseph
Bell, Chief Engineer aboard the famous liner 'Titanic'
which foundered
in 1912.
The Bell family worshipped at Saint Faith`s. Information
about Joesph
Bell
and the 'Titanic' may be accessed via this
link. The
other
plaque is dedicated to a local doctor, William Gay, who
served the
church
as warden between 1903 and 1910.
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