Percy C. Morris

“ Close to this little window is the Holy Table, from which is to be daily given the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ for the preservation of body and soul unto everlasting life, and it has seemed appropriate to tell nearby in stained glass the story of that earlier cleansing by the coal from off the altar. ”

“ As we raise our eyes to the “angel” bosses of the groining and to the springers of the eastern bay we can say, “Therefore with the angels and archangels and all the company of Heaven we laud and magnify Thy glorious Name,” “To Thee all angels cry aloud,” for the Redeemer looks down upon us surrounded by the angels, and beneath the springer canopies there stand the figures of the archangels, “the seven spirits that are ever before the throne of God,” and of the Blessed Virgin Mary, to whom was given by the Early Church the sweet title of the Queen of the Angels, “Regina Angelorum.” ”

“ It is fitting that this little description should end with an acknowledgment of the deep obligation that we are under to all those, masters and men, men of various crafts and occupations, who have worked so efficiently and with such unremitting care in the erection of the little chapel. ”

“ It is almost impossible to convey adequately to a reader all the many thoughts and ideas that have been worked up into and enwrapped in the carved stone or painted glass or mosaic that will go with other things to complete the little chapel. ”

“ In the south-west springer of this bay, Jophiel (the beauty of God) , the archangel of Truth and guardian of the Tree of Knowledge, stands with the flaming sword next to Chamuel (one who sees God) the archangel of the Sacrament, holding the chalice in his hand, whilst in the north-west springer, Zadkiel (the righteousness of God) , the angel who stayed the hand of Abraham from sacrificing Isaac, is seen, holding the sacrificial knife, with Uriel near him, Uriel, the archangel of the Light of God, bearing the Roll and Book. ”

“ Just, and below this step on either side of the aisle or gangway are panels in Skyros, St. Just, and Vedrasse, arranged to harmonise, the inlaid portions round the same being in various fancy coloured marbles.
“The Aisle or Gangway.—This is laid in three panels. The first, which comes next to the centre portion of Step No. 3 (St. Just) , has hexagons composed of statuary with one or two various fancy coloured marbles introduced here and there. The inlaid portions around the hexagons are composed of various fancy coloured marbles. The second panel has Skyros, St. ”