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St James the Great, Episcopal Church Stonehaven, stained glass

St James the Great, Episcopal Church Stonehaven, stained glass
apsidal window, passion
W window memorial to Dean Christie showing 'Christ's Baptism' and 'Baptism from the Tolbooth window'
St Andrew window
window
window, "all things that hath breath"
window, Good Shepherd
window, St. James, Adams family memorial
Angel window, Innes memorial
'The Good Samaritan' commemorating Leslie Thomson and family of Invercowie House
John the Baptist window
Memorial window
Memorial window, adoration
plain coloured window
contemporary window A. M. Christie memorial
apsidal window, passion
W window memorial to Dean Christie showing 'Christ's Baptism' and 'Baptism from the Tolbooth window'
St Andrew window
window
window,
window, Good Shepherd
window, St. James, Adams family memorial
Angel window, Innes memorial
'The Good Samaritan' commemorating Leslie Thomson and family of Invercowie House
John the Baptist window
Memorial window
Memorial window, adoration
plain coloured window
contemporary window A. M. Christie memorial

Location

Arbuthnott Street - in the town centre
Stonehaven, Kincardine

OS Map Reference

NO 873 857

Description

STAINED GLASS: some fine coloured glass, including apsidal window depicting 'Christ crucified' by Clayton & Bell of London, flanked by windows depicting on left, the carrying of the cross and the flagellation, and on right the descent from the cross; West window is a memorial to Dean Christie showing 'Christ's Baptism' and 'Baptism from the Tolbooth window' (this illustrates the Rev. Alexander Greig baptising infants from the Tolbooth window while imprisoned in 1748 by the Hanoverian authorities for holding a service attended by more than 5 persons); memorial windows to nave including 'The Good Samaritan' commemorating Leslie Thomson and family of Invercowie House, 'St James' memorial to the Adams Family (1832-1955), and 'Angel' in memory of Alexander Innes of Raemoor, died 1882. Sir Ninian Comper's baptistery windows commemorate David MacDonald, headmaster of Episcopal school.
The contemporary window is a memorial to Alice Moira Christie 1932-1999 beloved wife of Jack Emslie it was designed and made by her daughters Elaine and Gillian Emslie in 2000

Era

Various

Information Source

Listed building report, booklet on history of St. James, available in church and church website.

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Categories

Iconography

  • angel or winged figure
  • animals in general
  • bird
  • cross, Roman
  • cross, St Andrews
  • fruit
  • furniture
  • horse
  • human figure
  • landscape
  • moon
  • plant
  • religious figure
  • ship
  • sun
  • tree of life

Creators

  • Clayton & Bell of London, Manufacturer
  • Sir Ninian Comper, Designer
  • Ellaine & Gillian Emslie, Artist

Photographer

  • Pat Copner

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