St James the Great, Episcopal Church Stonehaven, Reredos

St James the Great, Episcopal Church Stonehaven, Reredos

Location

Arbuthnott Street - in the town centre
Stonehaven, Kincardine

OS Map Reference

NO 873 857

Date

1884

Description

Elaborately sculptured reredos by Gambier Perry of London, memorial to Mrs Annette Maria Baird of Ury, nee Palk (1884), incorporating 4 crocketted and finialled, pointed-arch, trefoil-headed niches supported by columns of Devonshire stone, with five alabaster figures, of Sts Andrew, Peter, James and John (brother of James), flanking larger niche with seated Christ carved in high relief above an alabaster tabernacle, with brass bound wooden doors.

Era

1800s

Information Source

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

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Iconography

  • angel or winged figure
  • bird
  • book
  • cross, Roman
  • cross, St Andrews
  • human figure
  • key
  • religious figure
  • star
  • vase or urn

Creator

  • Gambier Perry of London, Sculptor

Photographer

  • Pat Copner

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