Church Recording for Putley Church - Examples from the Records
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REREDOS
A large ornate alabaster Reredos comprising two figurative groups either side of the East window with a companion centre panel set lower, above the altar.
On the left are the Four Evangelists, Saints Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
On the right are four Apostles, St. Peter, St. Paul, St James the Great and St. Jude.
The Centre Panel comprises three alcoves with scenes of Christ’s Passion and Resurrection.
- Left Alcove – The Road to Emmaus, with Cleopas, The Risen Christ and the Unknown Disciple.
- Middle Alcove – The Last Supper
- Right Alcove – Doubting Thomas
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EAST WINDOW
Stonework: A window of six lights: the main lights are three lancets with three large cinquefoil lights above, and six triangular eyelets, four large and two small.
The sill is obscured by the centre reredos.
Eyelets (7), (8) and (9) (7) The top cinquefoil shows Christ facing forward. His right hand is raised in the Latin blessing configuration and his left hand holds an orb. Both hands show marks of the crucifixion.
(8) A group of four Angels facing to the right. Three Angels in the front line are kneeling and looking upwards towards the central figure, the hands of the Angel in the middle being held out in supplication. Only the head, wing and nimbus are visible of the fourth Angel, who is looking towards a light.
The background is red with a foliate design with a white star on either side, both partially obscured by the group of figures. Below the angels are areas of purple and pale blue with cloud-like shapes painted on them.
(9) is broadly similar to (8), the four Angels facing right towards the centre.
Main Lights (10) – (12) CRUCUIFIXION
(10) The figure of the Virgin Mary, depicted as an old lady facing right with her eyes cast down and her head inclined slightly forward. She stands with her fingers interlaced. She has a red nimbus with rays leading to a narrow band on small black roundels. She wears a white wimple and a white veil draped over her head and just covering her shoulders. She wears a white long-sleeved gown that falls to the ground in folds, a mid-blue cloak and probably red shoes.
Beneath the figure is the first part of an inscription "JESUS THAT HE MIGHT SANCTIFY" in yellow Lombardic capitals. Above the figure are four trees with oak like leaves.
(11) The depiction of Corpus Christi fills the entire main section of glass and runs up to the top of the lancet. Christ is nailed to the cross, his body is inclined to the right and his head is falling slightly forward. He has a very pale green perizonium wrapped around his waist, held up by an ochre rope visible centre front and otherwise hidden by folded-over cloth.
The cross is dark green and closely cross-hatched. Over the hatching are eight-petal flowers with black roundel centres alternating with pairs of small plain roundels. At the top of the cross is a thin white rod holding up a curved scroll titulus, white on the reverse. On the front in white Lombardic capitols on a black background is the sacred monogram I.N.R.I.
At the foot of the cross are two angels, one to the right and one to the left. Both are in profile and are kneeling, looking upwards at the crucified Christ. Beneath the whole scene is the second part of the inscription with the words "THE PEOPLE WITH HIS OWN BLOOD".
(12) The figure of St. John the Evangelist stands facing slightly left with his head sorrowfully downwards. He is depicted as a young apostle with his right arm down by his side and his left held across his breast. His long-sleeved robe is pink, full length and has a yellow band at the neck, and he is swathed in a green cloak, draped over his left shoulder. Beneath him is the final part of the inscription "SUFFERED WITHOUT THE GATE". Above is a repetition of the four oak like trees.
GREEN CHASUBLE
A Gothic style Chasuble of green figured damask with Y shaped orphreys decorated with a scrolling pattern of floral stems in green with small red flowers. Several small roundels have exquisite hand embroidered multicoloured birds. The front and back are identical.
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Processional Cross
Decorative Latin cross with quatrefoil terminals and a roundel at the intersection enclosing a depiction of the Agnus Dei with banner of Victory. The reverse side is similar but within the roundel a complex geometric pattern replaces the lamb motif.
CHANCEL SCREEN
The Chancel screen is formed of Jacobean oak panels, having three panel to the South side and two on the North side. The panels were taken from the dismantled Putley Court box pew during the 1875/6 restoration of the church.
WATERCOLOUR OF CHURCH
A watercolour of the East Gable of the Church and Tower with the figure of a woman in the churchyard. Signed by J W Bashill, architect, before the restoration of the church in 1875.
MEMORIAL TO WILLIAM STOCK d. 1812
(Nave, West wall, North side)
Black marble two-dimensional pyramid decorated with a closed urn standing on a small two stepped plinth. The plinth rests on three rectangular blocks, set on a stepped and moulded cornice.
Below is a white rectangular inscription tablet .
Designed by James Millard and James Cooke of Gloucester. Overall height 92 x width 67 x depth 2.5 cm.
FLOOR TILES
Surrounding the Altar are intricately patterned Victorian encaustic tiles manufactured by W Godwin & Sons of Lugwardine, Herefordshire. The repeating pattern is of two alternating and interlocking 25 tile lozenge design in red, buff and purple.
PRAYER BOOK
Book of Common Prayer rebound in calf leather. Blind tooled boards and spine.
Red leather label on front board embossed in gold with caps roman lettering "The gift of Wm. Stock of Putley Court 1809".
A copy of a Proclamation of 1820 was subsequently inserted on fly and front board "Proclamation for the encouragement of piety and virtue, and for the preventing and punishing of vice, profaneness, excess and immorality. Given at our court at Carlton House, the twelfth day of February one thousand eight hundred and twenty, and in/ the first year of our reign. God save the King".
The Prayer Book was given to the church in grateful memory of Sergeant Geoffrey Albert Maund, R.A.F. killed in operations on D Day 6th June 1944.