Beautiful Stained Glass Windows On Visit To The Chapter House in Dunblane Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video of beautiful stained glass windows, with Scottish music, on ancestry visit to the Chapter House in the Cathedral in Dunblane near Stirling. In order of appearance in this video are, Preaching From The Boat window by Gordon Webster, in memory of Provost James Barty. Plucking Of The Corn window which shows Jesus justifying the plucking of the corn on the Sabbath by Gordon Webster, given as a legacy by Helen King in memory of her family, The Transfiguration window by Gordon Webster, presented by Mrs Donaldson in memory of her family, The Healing Of The Sick window by Douglas Strachan, presented in memory of Mr and Mrs Duncan Willison, The Lord's Super window, The War Memorial window of the 1914 to 1918 War by Douglas Strachan. The central light shows our Lord on the cross; it emphasises the victory of the Saviour. At the foot of the cross kneels St Andrew. The light on the left shows St Blane and a medieval Crusader. The light on the right bears the figure of Bishop Maurice who, when Precentor of the Cathedral, prayed with the Scottish troops before Bannockburn, and a soldier of the First Great war, carrying a pennon with the arms of Dunblane. Most windows dating from the 16th century and before were destroyed through Reformation violence, or by centuries of Scottish weather and neglect. Colourful glass had no place in the newly reformed Scottish Kirk, so it was not until the 19th century that the art of Stained Glass in Scotland once again began to flourish. Stained glass windows added an authentic medieval touch to buildings being designed in the fashionable new Gothic Revival style, but over the decades various art movements have provided inspiration for stained glass artists. Post war, memorial windows dominated, but after 1918 the exploration of personal and contemporary style became predominant. The distance by road from Perth, Perthshire to Dunblane is 31 miles.

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