The Windows in Christ Church. Starting from East Window and working clockwise.
If anyone can help with the interpretation of the design of these windows please contact us - we'd love to know more.
The East Window
The East window contains six panels. Beneath the Lamb of God is a pair of Angels. The Crucifixion (Thy Will Be Done) is flanked on the left by the Nativity (I have redeemed thee) and on the right by the Last Supper (I am the Bread of Life). From a trunk at bottom centre grows a plant bearing many different fruits and which spreads right and left and extends above the panels to the upper windows - The Tree of Life perhaps?
At the very bottom is the dedication:
In Memoriam James Christine Hart, Died 12th March 1876.
We don't have much information on him save that he died at Pau in the French Pyrennees known well to fans of Dornford Yates. It is such an unusual name that it seems likely that the internet reveals that he was the same who was born in 1833 a gentleman of Drumcrosshall, Linlithgowshire. In 1854 he purchased a commission in the 16th Lancers and later rose to the rank of Captain.
South 1
The figure of a knight offering his sword to Christ.
The dedication in the foot of this window reads:
In Loving Memory of Thomas Stuart Nash, RAF, died of wounds 9th August 1918 aged 29 years.
He was the elder son of the Rev. Cecil Nash, Rector of Christ Church.
He was shot down in Camel B5587 the previous day after combat with 5 Fokkers at 10:15 south of Morcourt
More information can be found on our Memorials Page where we list details of all those in the parish killed in the Great War.
South 2
The Mother and Child.
The dedication at the top and foot of this window reads: In Loving Memory of our mother Ellen Farquhar died 5th April 1898
The plaque beneath the window reads:
To the Glory of God and in Loving Memory of Lt. Col. William Vernon Lumsden DSO, MC, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Born January 1st 1887, Died December 28th 1966.
The Lumsdens resided at Sluie House about 3 miles east of Kincardine O'Neil. William Lumsden was notable in that he won not just one DSO but three.
South 3
Christ, or an Apostle knocking at a door.
The motto at the top of the window reads: "Behold, I stand at the door and knock."
The plaque below the window reads:
To the Glory of God and in Loving Memory of Francis Baird Fraser of Findrack, who died at Mombasa, East Africa, on 8th April 1890.
Francis Baird Fraser was the eldest son of Captain Francis Garden Fraser of Findrack.
The first Fraser of Findrack was Francis Fraser, born 1649. He was a son of Thomas Fraser, 6th of Durris and Helen Gordon, of Abergeldie.
What else can be said about this window. Is there significance in the background?
Findrack is the estate which lies about 3 miles to the north of Kincardine O'Neil.The Fraser family lived at Findrack from the 17th century and are descended from the Frasers of Lovat and Saltoun.
South 4
Saint John.
The plaque beneath the window reads:
To the Glory of God and in Loving Memory of Francis Garden Fraser of Findrack, Capt. East Yorkshire Regt. who died 6th December 1883, and of Elizabeth MacKenzie Stewart Menzies Irvine, who died 30th January 1911.
West Window
Left: An Angel resting?
Centre: A Roman soldier weeping at the feet of Christ
Right: Two figures, perhaps at the entrance to the Tomb
In the very base of this window is the following dedication:
In Loving Memory of The Rev. Honble. Edmund Tudor St. John, who was for years incumbent of this Church and of St. Lesmo's, Glen Tanar. He was married to a Adeline, dau of Admiral Sir Arthur Farquhar of Drumnagesk.
North 4
Christ walking on the water.
The plaque beneath the window reads:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN IN LOVING MEMORY OF LIEUTENANT ALASTAIR C N FARQUHAR R.N. COMMANDING HMS EDEN WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY 17TH JUNE 1916 AGED 28. HMS Eden was a River Class Destroyer built 1902-4. On 17th June 1916 she was escorting the French troop carrier, H.M.T. France (a former trans-Atlantic ocean liner), across the English Channel to Le Havre. The France’s steering gear failed, the vessels collided and Eden was cut in two by the much larger ship. Eden's forward half sank immediately but her after half remained afloat and was towed into Le Havre. 42 crewmen lost their lives as a result of the collision.
North 3
The plaque beneath the window reads:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF PETER, YOUNGEST SON OF WILLIAM FRASER OF FINDRACK AND PHILADEPHIA IAMBE HIS WIFE WHO DIED 14TH OCTOBER 1879, AGED 20.
North 2
Mary and another with Golgotha in the background.
The plaque beneath the window reads:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALICE JANE WIFE OF ALBERT FARQUAR OF DRUMNAGESK, WHO DIED AT BOULDER, WEST AUSTRALIA ON THE 13TH NOVbr 1900.
North 1
With the Farquhar motto: STO CADO FIDE ET ARMIS at the top.
The Holy Grail at the top with a knight beneath. A half hidden coat of arms are those of Farquhar. This window commemorates Capt. Hobart Brooks Farquhar died on 22nd May 2016, missing at Vimy Ridge on the Western Front. He served with the 15th Battalion, London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles).
The three ostrich feathers of the Prince of Wales are at the base of the window.
At the base the text reads: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.