,transcribed from the #aiji edition by  
,david ,price1 email ccx#jgdpglaf4org   
,many thanks to the ,royal ,borough of  
,kensington and ,chelsea ,libraries1    
,local ,studies department1 for allowing
 their copy to be used for this         
transcription4                          
,the ,chapel of the                     
,holy ,spirit                           
in                          ,the ,church
 of ,st4 ,peter's1                      
,cranley ,gardens1 ,s4,w4               
99 99 99 99 99                          
,notes ,descriptive of the ,chapel1     
its ,furniture1 and its ,principal      
,features4                              
99 99 99 99 99        8,i lift mine     
eyes1 and all the windows blaze         
,with forms of ,saints and ,holy men who
 died      ,here martyred and hereafter 
glorified2      ,and the great ,rose    
upon its leaves displays      ,christ's 
,triumph and the ,angelic ,roundelays   
,with splendour upon splendour          
multiplied2                             

99 99 99 99 99        ,and then the     
organ sounds1 and unseen choirs         
,sing the old ,latin hymns of ,peace and
 ,love      ,and benedictions of the    
,holy ,ghost40                          
,,longfellow1 ,divina ,commedia4        
,,introductory4      ,,the consecration 
of the new ,chapel of the ,holy ,spirit 
by the ,bishop of  ,london1 on ,tuesday1
 the #beth ,may1 #aiji1 marks the       
completion of the large  scheme for the 
enlargement and beautifying of ,st4     
,peter's1 upon which the  ,church       
,council has been earnestly engaged for 
nearly three years4  ,the  new organ has
 already been very fully described in   
the 8,dedication  ,service0 booklets of 
last year1 and it has been suggested    
that some  description of the chapel may
 be of interest to many who worship at  
,st4  ,peter's4  ,those who read it must
 pardon the writer if from inexperience 
or lack of knowledge he has failed      
adequately or accurately to describe    
it1 or if1 in describing it1 he may have

 been driven by the depth of his  own   
feelings to strike too personal a note4 
,the chapel has been erected to form at 
once an integral portion of the  church 
and a feature distinctive in itself4    
,ancient precedents for such  treatment 
are numerous1 wherein a richness of     
material or ornament marks  the chapel  
as a pious memorial or its erection as  
an act of devotion4  ,in  this case it  
is attached to the north side of the    
chancel1 and opens from  the north      
transept by a wide and simply moulded   
archway in harmony with  the chancel    
arch4  ,a short neck1 lighted by a long 
lancet1 connects it  somewhat more      
richly with the chancel4    ,occasion   
has been taken to gain light in this    
corner of the building1 and  the        
exigencies of lighting in a confined    
area have largely controlled the  form  
of the chapel4  ,it consists upon the   
ground floor of three bays1 in  the     
upper part of two only4  ,the east      
window is thrown back from the  party   

wall1 and carried by a rich segmental   
arch at the end of the second  bay4     
,the recess thus formed at the east end 
shelters the altar and  reredos under a 
panelled vault into which the canopies  
grow4    ,the two loftier bays of the   
chapel have ,,lierne and slightly       
domical  vaults1 each compartment       
intersected by the figure of a cross    
formed by  the ribbing1 which is brought
 down in an ,ogee point to the wall rib4
  ,the  springers are arranged to form  
canopies over a series of sixteen       
figures--,angels1 ,apostles1 ,prophets1 
,martyrs and ,holy ,church1 the         
,archangel ,gabriel and the ,blessed    
,virgin in the ,annunciation flanking   
the  east window4  ,the head of our     
,lord crowns the eastern vault1 and in  
the  surrounding bosses angels bear the 
emblems of the ,passion4  ,the ,holy    
,spirit in the form of a dove1          
surrounded by angels bearing the        
insignia  of the various learned        
societies with which the donors are     

associated1  decorate the western bay4  
,upon the walls the ornament is confined
 to the lower parts1 which are  richly  
arcaded on the north side1 and occupied 
by ,sedilia and ,piscina on  the south4 
,a bronze railing with gates separates  
the chapel from the  transept1 and      
access is given to the chapel from the  
clergy vestry by a  narrow carved oak   
door4  ,with the exception of the       
mullions of the  windows which are of   
,doulting stone1 only fine ,bath stone  
has been used  in the interior of the   
chapel1 the exterior being finished in  
,doulting  and ,kentish ,rag4    ,the   
above is a concise general description  
of the chief features of the  chapel    
drawn from notes kindly furnished by    
,mr4 ,w4 ,d4 ,care 7the  architect71 of 
#c1 ,great ,college ,street1            
,westminster1 to whose designs and      
under whose supervision the chapel has  
been erected4  ,so far1 therefore1      
there is not much difficulty4  ,the     
difficulty begins when we commence to   

try and describe the many details of the
 chapel interior4  ,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 chapel4  ,there is much that is  
very personal about it1 perhaps too     
deep for words1 but the spirit of the   
chapel may be the more easily           
comprehended1 if only those who read    
this will remember three things4  ,in   
the first place1 it is a morning chapel 
primarily1 nay1 essentially1  intended  
for the administration of the ,holy     
,communion4  ,in the second  place1 it  
is to be dedicated to the ,holy ,spirit1
 8the ,spirit of ,truth10  the promised 
,comforter by whose light the hearts of 
all faithful people  were to be taught  
and all the sayings of our ,lord ,jesus 
,christ were to be  brought into        
remembrance4  ,lastly1 it is a chapel   

which has been built  to the glory and  
praise of ,god1 and as a memorial by    
children and  descendants to their      
beloved parents and forefathers1 of whom
 many1  though born in ,new ,england and
 educated at her ,universities of       
,harvard  and ,yale1 have always valued 
and kept close the ties that bound them 
to  that older ,england in which their  
forefathers were born1 and to those     
older ,universities of ,oxford and      
,cambridge in which their forefathers   
were nurtured4  ,those who in the days  
before the ,commonwealth went forth     
from the ,old ,england across the broad 
,atlantic to lay the foundations of  a  
,commonwealth not unworthy to be called 
by the name of ,new ,england  carried   
with them from ,oxford and from         
,cambridge the spirit of places  where  
,culture was not as yet largely         
dissociated from ,religion1 and where   
faithful regard was as yet paid to a    
founder's injunction3 8,religionis      
puritatem ac vit ad posteros nostros    

propagare40  ,their descendants may  be 
pardoned if1 looking back through the   
centuries to the great  ,universities of
 those days1 and regarding them as      
centres not merely of  culture1 but also
 of religious light and truth1 they     
picture them as  being the instruments  
by which the ,holy ,spirit has moved the
 world1 and  have tried in the vaulting 
of the chapel roof to transmute this    
idea into  carved stone4    ,with these 
explanatory remarks it may now be       
possible to enable the  reader the more 
easily to catch the spirit of the place4
          ,,the ,,groined ,,roof4       
,the groined roof is divided into two   
bays1 and in each bay there is a  large 
central boss1 having eight bosses       
encircling it1 four large and  four     
small ones1 the four small ones being in
 each case the further away  from the   
centre4  ,in the eastern bay from the   
central boss looks down  upon us the    
face of the ,redeemer1 crowned with     
thorns1 surrounded by six  angels       

carrying in their hands shields bearing 
the emblems of the  ,passion4  ,the     
other two bosses in this bay are        
foliated and bear the  8,alpha0 and     
8,omega40    ,in the western bay the    
large central boss is carved with the   
symbol of  the ,holy ,spirit1 the       
hovering dove1 from which emanate rays  
of light  spreading in every direction1 
and forming a radiating aureole about   
it4  ,around it1 receptive of the light1
 are grouped angels carrying in their   
hands shields bearing the arms of the   
great ,universities of ,england and     
,new ,england and of the ,colleges and  
,school with which the donors of the    
chapel and their people have been       
associated4  ,oxford and ,cambridge face
  ,harvard1 and ,yale1 and outside them 
on the outer ring ,eton faces ,trinity  
,college1 ,cambridge1 and ,new ,college1
 ,oxford1 faces ,emmanuel ,college1     
,cambridge1 ,harvard being nearest to   
,emmanuel from which it directly        
derives descent4  ,it may be of interest

 to note here that the secure           
foundation of civil and religious life  
in ,new ,england1 and the subsequent    
pre-eminence of ,massachusetts and      
,connecticut in shaping the policy of   
national life and in the vigour of their
 moral and intellectual life1 is        
largely traceable to those who went     
forth from ,oxford and ,cambridge1 and1 
as far as ,cambridge is concerned1 from 
,trinity and ,emmanuel4  ,new ,college  
is also pleasurably associated in our   
minds with our present ,vicar1 ,rev4    
,w4 ,s4 ,swayne1 as ,trinity ,college1  
,cambridge1 is with ,mr4 ,w4 ,d4 ,care1 
the  architect of the chapel4    ,on the
 day of consecration there will be sung 
before the ,communion  service ,gounod's
 anthem1 8,send out ,thy ,light and ,thy
 ,truth1 let them lead  me10 one        
peculiarly appropriate in the case of a 
chapel to be dedicated  to the ,holy    
,spirit1 and it may be of interest to   
some to note in  connection with the    
carving of the bosses of this western   

bay how closely  the mottoes of the     
,universities bear out the idea of their
 having been  intended to be centres of 
religious light and truth1 the motto of 
,oxford  being 8,dominus illuminatio    
mea10 whilst ,harvard bears upon its    
shield  8,veritas10 and ,yale 8,light   
and ,truth10 or rather the ,hebrew      
equivalents  therefore1 carrying us back
 in thought to the ,urim and ,thummim1  
the  jewels indicative of purity and    
perfection that gleamed on the          
breastplate of the ,jewish ,high        
,priest4          ,,the ,,springers4    
,coming down now to the carved          
springers1 we must bear in mind that the
  building of the chapel is 8to the     
glory and praise of ,god10 and that it  
has been the object of the donors of the
 chapel to try and express in the       
springers and groined roof the spirit of
 the great festal expressions of        
,christian thanksgiving and praise      
contained in our ,prayer ,book in the   
8,te  ,deum ,laudamus0 7verses #a-ac7   

and in the great ,eucharistic           
thanksgiving4  ,as we raise our eyes to 
the 8angel0 bosses of the groining and  
to the  springers of the eastern bay we 
can say1 8,therefore with the angels and
  archangels and all the company of     
,heaven we laud and magnify ,thy        
glorious  ,name10 8,to ,thee all angels 
cry aloud10 for the ,redeemer looks down
 upon  us surrounded by the angels1 and 
beneath the springer canopies there     
stand the figures of the archangels1    
8the seven spirits that are ever  before
 the throne of ,god10 and of the        
,blessed ,virgin ,mary1 to whom was     
given by the ,early ,church the sweet   
title of the ,queen of the ,angels1     
8,regina ,angelorum40    ,in the        
north-east springer stands ,st4 ,michael
 7like unto ,god7  ,captain-,general of 
the ,host of ,heaven1 ,patron ,saint and
 ,prince of the  ,church ,militant1 the 
,archangel of the ,judgment1 bearing in 
his hands the  sword and scales1 and    
with his armour scarce covered by his   

ample cloak4  ,by him stands ,st4       
,gabriel 7,god is my strength71 the     
,archangel of the  ,annunciation1       
bearing in his hands the sceptre1 and   
with the scroll  inscribed 8,ave ,maria1
 ,gratia ,plena40  ,facing them1 in the 
south-east  springer stands the ,blessed
 ,virgin ,mary1 and next her ,st4       
,raphael 7the  medicine of ,god71 the   
chief of guardian angels1 the angel of  
the  pilgrims1 with the pilgrim's staff 
and gourd4  ,in the south-west springer 
of this bay1 ,jophiel 7the beauty of    
,god71 the archangel of ,truth and      
guardian of the ,tree of ,knowledge1    
stands with the flaming sword next to   
,chamuel 7one who sees ,god7 the        
archangel of the ,sacrament1 holding the
  chalice in his hand1 whilst in the    
north-west springer1 ,zadkiel 7the      
righteousness of ,god71 the angel who   
stayed the hand of ,abraham from        
sacrificing ,isaac1 is seen1 holding the
 sacrificial knife1 with ,uriel  near   
him1 ,uriel1 the archangel of the ,light

 of ,god1 bearing the ,roll and  ,book4 
,passing to the western bay we find1 as 
we look round1 that the springers       
continue the tale of praise to ,god1    
from all the glorious company of the    
apostles1 from the goodly fellowship of 
the prophets1 from ,martyred ,saint  and
 ,holy ,church4  ,st4 ,paul1 the great  
apostle of the ,gentiles1 bearing  the  
emblematic sword1 is grouped with the   
youthful ,st4 ,john1 the beloved        
apostle1 with the chalice in his hand   
from which the serpent issues1 and  at  
his feet the symbolic eagle4  ,david the
 ,king1 the psalmist prophet1  with     
sceptre and harp1 is with ,isaiah1 the  
8,prophet of ,faith10 the great         
foreteller of the ,messianic deliverance
 and of the ,coming of the ,prince  of  
,peace4  ,st4 ,stephen1 the sweet       
proto-martyr of the ,christian ,church1 
stands in the south-west springer with  
,st4 ,alban1 the ,christian soldier1    
and first of all our ,british saints and
 martyrs4  ,last of all1 in the         

north-west springer is 8,holy ,church0  
represented by ,st4 ,peter1 prince of   
the ,apostles1 8,the ,rock upon which   
the ,church of ,christ was to be built10
  and by ,frederick ,temple1 ,archbishop
 of ,canterbury1 wearing his cope1 and  
carrying his archiepiscopal staff4  ,it 
was said1 half musingly1 by one  who saw
 this last springer in the carving1 that
 the builders had1 perhaps              
unconsciously1 elected that ,holy       
,church should be represented by a      
temple4  ,the connection between the    
name and the object to be represented   
was1 it is true1 not perceived by them1 
but the selection was of fixed  design4 
,to those who knew and valued the great 
archbishop1 who passed  away in #aijc in
 the fulness of years1 his great        
qualities and his eminent  services to  
the ,church seemed to mark him out as   
specially fitted to  stand beside ,st4  
,peter1 both truly representative of the
 ,church of  ,christ4                   
,,ornamental ,,carving4      ,all round 

the chapel on either side1 above the    
arcading and sedilia1 and  in the recess
 in which the ,holy ,table is placed1   
runs1 carved in stone1  the trailing    
vine with leaves and grapes1 emblematic 
of our ,saviour1 8,the  ,true ,vine10   
and of the ,wine of the ,holy           
,eucharist2 and in the carving of  the  
arcading and sedilia and of the small   
bosses of the quatrefoil work  of the   
arch that carries the east window1 will 
be found the pomegranate1  the lily1 and
 the rose1 symbols of ,hope and         
,immortality1 of ,purity and  ,love1    
together with the eagle of ,st4 ,john   
and the crossed keys of ,st4  ,peter4   
,,the ,,reredos4      ,at the back of   
the ,holy ,table stands the ,reredos1 of
 richly-carved ,bath  stone1 the general
 idea of the sculpture being 8the one   
great sacrifice  of our ,blessed ,lord10
 made with blood-shedding upon the      
,cross1  represented in the             
,crucifixion4  ,examining the reredos   
more in detail1 it  will be observed    

that the whole is divided into three    
sections of richly  canopied niches by  
slender buttresses1 upon which are angel
 figures  holding shields carved with   
the emblems of the ,four ,evangelists4  
,in the  central section our attention  
is first of all directed to the offering
 of  the ,great ,high ,priest of the    
8one oblation of ,himself once offered  
on the  ,cross40  ,the sculptor has     
succeeded in combining that which it is 
so  difficult to do1 the true pathos of 
human suffering with the dignity of  the
 ,divine personality of the ,holy       
,victim4  ,on either side of the        
crucified ,son of ,god are the ,blessed 
,virgin ,mary and ,st4 ,john1 whilst in 
the two smaller niches are the figures  
of the two ,maries1 ,mary the wife  of  
,cleopas1 and ,mary ,magdalene4    ,the 
reredos and the whole of the carved work
 throughout the chapel are  the work of 
,mr4 ,nathaniel ,hitch1 the well-known  
sculptor of ,harleyford  ,road1         
,vauxhall1 who has been ably assisted   

throughout by ,mr4 ,harold  ,whitaker4  
,,the ,,altar ,,and ,,its ,,furniture4  
,the altar itself1 which is of carved   
,english oak1 and made by ,messrs4      
,dart  ,francis of ,crediton to ,mr4    
,care's design has a front divided by   
carved work into three recessed         
compartments1 into which will fit       
frontal  panels of plain oak1 or of     
beautifully embroidered work1 as        
occasion  demands4  ,there are four     
separate sets of these embroidered      
panels  7white1 red1 green and purple7  
the material of which is in all cases a 
rich brocade1 upon which very beautiful 
designs specially made by ,mr4  ,care1  
have been embroidered by ,miss ,hilda   
,c4 ,morris 7with the assistance  of    
,miss ,parson and ,miss ,butler7 at her 
studio1 #aj1 ,victoria ,grove1 ,s4,w4   
,it would take too long to describe the 
designs in detail1 as1 though  small1   
they are very full of thought and work1 
and have taken a long time  to carry    
out1 but to those who are interested in 

church embroidery they  will doubtless  
prove of very special interest4    ,it  
may be of interest to mention here the  
eucharistic vessels and the             
candlesticks and flower vases1 all of   
which are of silver1 and have been  made
 from ,mr4 ,care's designs by ,miss     
,woodward at her studio1 #e and #g1     
,johnson ,street1 ,notting-hill ,gate4  
,the chalice1 which is of the late      
,gothic type1 is about #g inches high1  
having a circular bowl1 round the  rim  
of which are engraved in appropriate    
lettering the words3 8,calicem          
,salutaris accipiam et nomen ,domini    
invocabo40  ,the stem and foot are      
hexagonal1 and with the knop are richly 
decorated with ,gothic ornament4  ,the  
paten fits on to the top of the chalice1
 forming a cover thereto4  ,round its   
edge runs the inscription1 8,hoc est    
corpus meum quod pro vobis  datur10     
whilst across its entire surface is     
embossed a cross1 in the  centre of     
which is the sacred monogram in low     

relief1 as are also the  squares of     
,gothic leaf ornament at the end of the 
arms4    ,the flower vases are some #f  
inches high1 oval in section with slight
  angular ribs1 and narrowed below the  
neck and above the foot4  ,each has a   
marguerite engraved upon it1 emblem of  
the donor's name1 and an  ornamental    
initial letter ,m4    ,the candlesticks 
are oblong in section1 with one broad   
side forming the  front1 the shafts     
being decorated with emblematic         
marguerites and tracery  work upon a    
background of blue enamel4  ,an         
,ornamental initial letter ,m  and the  
date are engraved upon the fronts of the
 feet1 which1 like the  bowls1 are of   
simple form in hammered silver1 the     
decoration being  confined to the       
shafts4          ,,the ,,pavement ,,of  
,,the ,,chapel4      ,with the exception
 of those portions upon which the chairs
 will stand and  which are laid in oak  
blocks1 the whole flooring of the chapel
 is laid in  marble or marble mosaic1   

after the fashion of the old ,cosmati   
work of the  #abth #aj and #acth        
century4  ,this work has been carried   
out to a special  design prepared by    
,mr4 ,care1 by ,messrs4 ,arthur ,lee    
,bros41 ,ltd41 ,marble  ,workers1 of    
,hayes1 ,middlesex4    ,there is a good 
deal that may possibly be of interest in
 this pavement1  both because of the    
class of work and the variety of marbles
 used  therein1 and because of the      
symbolic nature of certain portions4    
,we will  deal1 first1 with the actual  
steps in the chapel4  ,the two steps    
7,nos4 #a  and #b7 at the western end   
are laid in ,lunel1 the next step as you
 walk  east 7,no4 #c7 being of an       
,austrian marble1 8,st4 ,just10 whilst  
the three  easternmost steps 7,nos4 #d1 
#e and #f7 leading to and nearest the   
altar1 are  of white statuary1 grand    
antique1 and ,rosso ,antico1            
respectively4  ,to  ,dante lovers1 and  
there are doubtless many such in ,st4   
,peter's  congregation1 these           

easternmost steps will recall the       
splendid symbolism  of the passage from 
the ,purgatorio 7,canto ,,ix4 #id-ajb71 
which tells how  ,dante came to the     
,gate of ,purgatory1 carried thither    
from the ,flowery  ,valley by the eagle1
 ,lucia1 a symbol of the illuminating   
grace of ,god3        8,la' ve venimmo1 
alio scaglion primaio1      ,bianco     
marmo1 era si pulito e terso1      ,ch' 
io mi specchiai in esso quale io paio4  
,era il secondo1 tinto pi che perso1    
,d' una petrina ruvida ed arsiccia1     
,crepata per lo lungo e per traverso4   
,lo terzo1 che di sopra s'ammassiccia1  
,porfido mi parea si fiammegiante1      
,come sangue che fuor di vena spiccia40 
and which ,mr4 ,william ,warren ,vernon 
in his admirable edition translated  as 
follows3--        8,there1 where we came
 unto the first stair1 it was of white  
marble1      so polished and smooth1    
that in it ,i saw myself reflected even 
as ,i      am4  ,the second was of a    
darker hue than perse1 and of a rugged  

and      calcined stone1 full of cracks 
in all its length and breadth4  ,the    
third1 which is piled on above1 seemed  
to me to be of porphyry1 as      flaming
 red as blood that gushes from a vein40 
,this passage has been variously        
interpreted1 nearly all the early       
commentators holding that by the three  
steps1 by which the gate of  ,purgatory 
is approached1 ,dante intended to       
symbolize the three acts of  penitence1 
as they were understood in the days of  
scholastic theology1  namely1 7#a7      
contrition of the heart1 7#b7 confession
 of the mouth1 and 7#c7  satisfaction by
 works1 whilst in days nearer to our own
 ,dean ,plumptre has  observed that 7#a7
 the white marble in which ,dante saw   
himself mirrored  indicates purity of   
conscience and that self-knowledge      
without which  contrition is incomplete2
 7#b7 the dark1 gloomy hue1 the broken  
and rough  surface of the second stair  
symbolizes the state of the heart as    
laid  bare in confession in all its     

black unrighteousness2 7#c7 the crimson 
hue  of the porphyry is fit emblem of   
the charity or love which is the spring 
of all works of satisfaction4  ,but     
whatever may be the exact meaning of    
,dante's symbolism1 the general idea is 
plain1 and the symbolism of these  three
 steps1 white1 black1 and red1 seems    
peculiarly appropriate in a  chapel to  
be used so largely for the              
administration of the ,holy  ,communion1
 at which the ,invitation and           
,confession alike will be made in       
words1 with which the symbolism of the  
steps is so fully in harmony4    ,with  
regard to the mosaic pavement itself1 we
 cannot do better than  append the short
 descriptive notes that have been very  
kindly furnished  by ,mr4 ,c4 ,white1   
the courteous ,works ,manager of        
,messrs4 ,arthur ,lee   ,bros43--       
8,portion directly under ,altar is      
composed of ,vedrasse panels with       
,rosso ,antico crosses inlaid in same4  
,the panel coming directly in      front

 of this is composed of star-shaped     
pieces of ,st4 ,just with               
cosmatesque inlays round same composed  
of various fancy coloured      marbles  
and borders in ,st4 ,just4  ,foot-pace  
and riser are in ,rosso      ,antico4   
8,portion on the left of the            
,altar4--,the front panel is in ,skyros1
      the back one in ,vedrasse1 the    
centre panel in ,st4 ,katharine's4      
,circular panels--top left-hand corner1 
,brche ,sanguine2 bottom      left-hand 
corner1 ,irish green2 top right-hand    
corner1 landscape2      bottom          
right-hand corner1 ,devonshire4  ,the   
matrix and outside borders      are of  
,st4 ,just1 whilst the inlaid portions  
are of various fancy      coloured      
marbles4        8,portion on right-hand 
,side of the ,altar4--,this is similar  
to the      one last described1 but the 
front panel is in ,pavonazzo1 back panel
      in ,skyros1 and centre panel in   
tapestry ,yava onyx4  ,top right-hand   
circle1 ,old ,convent ,sienna2 bottom   

right-hand circle1 ,brche               
,sanguine2 top left-hand circle1 ,irish 
green2 and bottom left-hand      circle1
 ,landscape4        8,main ,inlaid      
,panel4--,the matrix is of ,st4 ,just1  
and the circular      panels1 reading   
from left to right1 are as              
follows3--,green ,yava onyx1            
,corallo1 ,mexican agate1 ,giallo       
,antico1 ,verde ,antico1 ,rosso ,antico4
      ,the inlaid portions in various   
choice designs are composed of various  
fancy coloured marbles4  ,directly in   
front of this main inlaid panel         
comes ,step ,no4 #c in ,st4 ,just1 and  
below this step on either side of       
the aisle or gangway are panels in      
,skyros1 ,st4 ,just1 and ,vedrasse1     
arranged to harmonise1 the inlaid       
portions round the same being in        
various fancy coloured marbles4         
8,the ,aisle or ,gangway4--,this is laid
 in three panels4  ,the first1          
which comes next to the centre portion  
of ,step ,no4 #c 7,st4 ,just71 has      

hexagons composed of statuary with one  
or two various fancy coloured           
marbles introduced here and there4  ,the
 inlaid portions around the             
hexagons are composed of various fancy  
coloured marbles4  ,the second          
panel has ,skyros1 ,st4 ,just1 and      
,vedrasse for the main portion1 laid    
out in small panels1 and the surrounding
 inlays are in fancy coloured           
marbles4        8,the third panel1 the  
nearest to the bronze gates1 is composed
 in the      main of ,st4 ,just and     
,pavonazzo1 with one or two other       
colours      introduced here and there1 
the inlaid portions being of fancy      
coloured marbles4        8,the borders  
to the two front panels in front of ,no4
 #c step and also      to the three     
aisle panels are in ,lunel4        8,the
 following is a list of the principal   
marbles used in the      construction of
 the steps and paving3--    ,statuary4  
,rose ,sienna4  ,skyros1 white1 red1 and
 yellow4     ,landscape4  ,brche        

,sanguine4                              
,pavonazzo4  ,irish ,green4             
,bardilla4  ,vedrasse4                  
,tapestry ,yava ,onyx4  ,st4 ,just4     
,green ,yava ,onyx4  ,swedish ,green4   
,mexican ,agate4  ,cork ,red4           
,red and ,yellow ,verona4  ,corallo4    
,griotte4  ,bleu ,turquin4              
,tinos4  ,jaune ,lamartine4             
,blue ,pentelikon4  ,jaune ,antique4    
,rosso ,antico4  ,old ,convent ,sienna4 
,cippolino4  ,campan ,vert4             
,lunel4  ,verde ,antico4                
,grand ,antique4  ,devon1 red and grey4 
,,the ,,stained ,,glass ,,windows4      
,it remains now to deal with the stained
 glass of the chapel windows4  ,the     
carrying out of this very important part
 of the chapel decoration has  been     
entrusted to ,messrs4 ,james ,powell    
,sons1 ,whitefriars ,glass ,works1      
,tudor ,street1 ,e4,c41 the whole of the
 windows having been executed by them   
to designs prepared by ,mr4 ,james ,c4  
,powell1 to whom warm thanks are due    

for the very special interest which he  
has so kindly taken in the work4  ,it   
was decided after careful consideration 
to follow the style of the  #aeth       
century 7late ,gothic7 glass1 is which  
it was found possible in a  singularly  
effective way to enshrine in a mass of  
white glass just enough  colour to give 
richness without great loss of light4   
,the charm of this  old glass of the    
,perpendicular period was to be found in
 its more  pictorial quality and in its 
extreme brilliancy1 large masses of     
silvery  white and golden-hued yellow   
glass being introduced4  ,in the chapel 
windows the glass has been treated in a 
translucent way and every effort  made  
to secure brilliancy by using glass of  
very varying thickness4  ,the  keynote  
to the subjects of the east window and  
of the three-light south  window is to  
be found in ,galatians v4 #bb1          
#bc3--8;,but the fruit of the  ,spirit  
is love1 joy1 peace1 longsuffering1     
gentleness1 goodness1 faith1  meekness1 

temperance40    ,these windows are      
intended to recall that verse1 and to   
illustrate some  of the greatest        
instances of the outpouring of the ,holy
 ,spirit4        ,,the ,,east ,,window4 
,in the two outer lower lights of the   
east window are ,st4 ,john and ,st4     
,peter1 types of love and faith1 whilst 
in the upper or tracery lights of  the  
window1 angels bear scrolls inscribed   
with the ,spirit's fruits1 and  in the  
topmost lozenge-shaped light is the     
motto of some of the donors of  the     
chapel1 8,scuto fidei40  ,in the four   
centre lower lights are the two  great  
scenes of the ,annunciation and of the  
,baptism of our ,lord1 scenes  so       
beautifully connected with the          
outpouring of the ,holy ,spirit as the  
words of ,holy ,scripture show 7see     
,luke i4 #ce1 and ,matthew iii4 #aa and 
#af74        ,,the ,,south ,,window4    
,the south window has been chosen to    
illustrate specially the greatest  of   
all these fruits1 8,love10 and in the   

lower portion thereof is depicted  the  
,blessed ,virgin ,mary with the ,infant 
,saviour in her arms1 surrounded  by    
angels1 whilst in the upper lights1     
which are indicative of the  ,passion1  
are two angels1 one bearing the ,cross  
and the other the chalice  and the      
,crown of ,thorns4  ,above their heads  
are the ,cross and the ,crown  of       
,victory1 and other symbols of the      
,passion1 and in the topmost light1  the
 ,holy ,dove4  ,perhaps no better       
subject could be found to illustrate    
the greatest ,love human and divine than
 the human ,mother with her ,divine     
,son1 the only begotten of the ,father1 
whom the ,father in ,his infinite  love 
of the world gave for man's redemption4 
,,the ,,long ,,lancet4      ,for the    
long lancet window that faces east it   
was extremely difficult to  find a      
subject1 owing to its extreme narrowness
 and height4  ,many  subjects were      
tried1 but in the end the difficulty was
 solved by a chance  holiday visit to an

 old ,cornish church at ,st4 ,neots1 and
 by the reading  of a passage out of the
 8,legend of the ,cross0 in ,baring     
,gould's 8,curious  ,myths of the       
,middle ,ages10 pp4 #cgi-chb1 #ad which 
was called to mind by  a valued ,cornish
 friend4  ,out of the 8,legend of the   
,cross10 one of the  greatest popularity
 in the ,middle ,ages1 and often lending
 itself to  representation in varied    
form in fresco or stained glass1 has    
been  designed a window which tells of  
8,paradise ,lost0 and 8,paradise        
,regained10  lost when ,adam was driven 
forth from ,eden1 but regained through  
the  ,saviour who died upon the ,cross1 
made1 so the ,legend runs1 from the wood
  of the three trees which1 incorporated
 and confounded as to their several     
natures in a single trunk1 had grown    
from the three seeds of the ,tree of    
,life1 given to ,seth by the ,guardian  
,angel and planted by him in his        
father's tomb4  8,the ,tree had grown   
till its branches reached heaven4  ,the 

boughs were covered with leaves and     
flowers and fruit4  ,but the  fairest   
fruit was a little babe1 a living sun1  
who seemed to be listening  to the songs
 of seven white doves who circled round 
his head40  ,so runs  the legend of the 
vision of the son of ,adam1 as1 stopped 
at ,eden's gate  by the angel with the  
flaming sword1 he looked into the       
future4  ,perhaps1  after all1 this     
vision of the redemption of mankind by  
the coming of the  ,saviour endowed with
 all the seven-fold gifts of the        
,spirit1 is not an  unworthy subject for
 a stained glass window in a ,christian 
church to-day4        ,,piscina         
,,window4      ,the little window over  
the ,piscina tells of the vision of     
,isaiah 7,isaiah  vi4 #aa74  8,then flew
 one of the seraphims1 having a live    
coal in his  hand1 which he had taken   
with the tongs from off the altar3 and  
he laid  it upon my mouth1 and said1    
,lo1 this hath touched thy lips and     
thine  iniquity is taken away1 and thy  

sin purged40  ,close to this little     
window  is the ,holy ,table1 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 life1 and it has seemed     
appropriate to tell nearby in stained   
glass the story of that earlier         
cleansing by the coal from off the      
altar4          ,,the ,,memorial        
,,tablet4      ,the chapel contains only
 one memorial inscription1 which is in  
raised  letters on the wall of the      
,piscina1 and runs as follows3--        
8,a ,m ,d ,g maiores dilectos sive in   
,anglia sive ultra ,atlanticum mare     
natos studio ac pietate prosecuti hoc   
sacellum ,sancti ,spiritus              
dificandum atque ornandum curaverunt    
minores4        ,lucia ,augsburg        
,morris4        ,violetta ,white        
,delafield4        ,margarita ,whitlock 
,white4        ,alain ,campbell ,white4 
,percy ,copeland ,morris4               
,iohannes ,ross ,delafield4             

,godofredus ,grant ,morris4             
,margarita ,picton ,grant ,morris4      
,arturus ,le ,blanc ,grant ,morris40    
,a4 ,s4  ,,mdccccix4    ,it is fitting  
that this little description should end 
with an  acknowledgment of the deep     
obligation that we are under to all     
those1  masters and men1 men of various 
crafts and occupations1 who have worked 
so efficiently and with such unremitting
 care in the erection of the  little    
chapel4  ,the task has been one of more 
than ordinary difficulty1  owing to the 
cramped nature of the chapel site and   
the many details  involved in its       
construction and decoration1 but1       
despite the many  difficulties1 all     
employed upon the work have cheerfully  
given the best  of their skill and      
experience to the successful            
accomplishment thereof1  and a special  
word of thanks is due to ,mr4 ,a4 ,j4   
,white1 the ,clerk of the  ,works1 and  
to ,mr4 ,ward1 the ,work's ,foreman to  
,messrs4 ,collins  ,godfrey1  of        

,tewkesbury1 the contractors4    ,the   
chapel itself will1 we hope1 always     
stand as a beautiful reminder of  the   
deep debt of thanks that ,st4 ,peter's  
owes to ,mr4 ,w4 ,d4 ,care1 its         
architect and designer4    ,longfellow  
once wrote of a great minster3--        
8,so1 as ,i enter here from day to day1 
,and leave my burden at this minster    
gate1     ,kneeling in prayer and not   
ashamed to pray1     ,the tumult of the 
time disconsolate     ,to inarticulate  
murmurs dies away1     ,whilst the      
eternal ages watch and wait40    ,those 
who have given this little chapel to    
,st4 ,peter's cherish the hope  that    
perhaps to many of those who may        
hereafter pray therein may come  that   
spirit of peace and rest so beautifully 
suggested by the ,new ,england  poet4   
99 99 99 99 99                          
99 99 99 99 99           ,wightman      
,co41 ,ltd41 ,printers1 ,westminster1   
,s4,w4          ,,footnotes      #aj    
,although the printed book has 8the     

#abth and #acth century01 in the        
author's presentation copy to ,chelsea  
,public ,library the 8#abth and0        
crossed out1 presumably by the author1  
,percy ,c4 ,morris4--,,dp4    #ad       
,,note4--,this legend is found related  
in the 8,golden ,legend0 7a book        
written by ,jacobus de ,voragine between
 #abgj and #abhj1 and published under   
the title of 8,historia ,longobardica   
seu ,legenda ,sanctorum071 and also in  
,didron1 ,christian ,iconography1       
,millington's translation1 ,i4 #cfg1 in 
a  passage full of interest4