William Sowerby was the first resident priest of St Saviour’s Church. He actively participated in community life, engaging in farming to supplement his income, ministering to convict gangs as well as people over the whole Goulburn district. From 1869 to his death in 1875, he served as the first Dean and the first Archdeacon of Goulburn. PLAN
42. NORTH NAVE WINDOWS
Pictured here are two memorial plates and the remaining two Northern windows of the nave. The lights of the left window depict the Sower, ?, and Samuel with Eli. The lights of the right window show the widow’s mite, the Good Shepherd, and the parable of the Lost Coins.
43. SOUTH NAVE
We move across to the other side of the nave. Along the South nave wall we have three stained glass windows, two brass plates (one out of sight behind the column at left), and an historic display.
44. SENDALL PLAQUE
The invisible plaque is in memory of Alfred Edward Sendall, who was for many years a faithful councillor of the Goulburn Diocese. He died in 1923 aged 56.
45. SOUTH NAVE WINDOW
The Westernmost nave window is in memory of the Rev Charles Marsden Betts who died in 1857 at age 24. The lights in this window illustrate the dispute with Christ about paying taxes to Caesar, the healing of the leper, and the healing of the paralytic.
46. HISTORY DISPLAY
Also along this wall is an interesting display of events relating to the Goulburn Diocese through the years.
47. DISPLAY DETAILS
There is a great deal of historical detail in this display showing events from the 1850s to the 1980s.
48. SOUTH WINDOWS AND PLAQUE
The remaining items of interest along the South wall are these two windows and plaque. The left window depicts the feeding of the five thousand. The right window shows Jesus stilling the storm, and two healing miracles. The plaque remembers Arthur Bowman Chisholm.
49. WEST WALL SOUTH
We have now arrived at the West wall. There are three items here, including a familiar cross.
50. CROSS AND ROSE
These items will be familiar to all Anglicans. The Canterbury Cross at left is a replica of an actual cross found in Kent. Beginning in the 1930’s, copies of the Canterbury cross as wall stones were placed in Anglican cathedrals around the world. The item at right is the Compass Rose – symbol of the worldwide Anglican community.
51. COMPASS ROSE
At the centre of the circular emblem is the Cross of St George, a reminder of the origins of the Anglican Communion. Encircling the cross is a band bearing in Greek the inscription, ‘The Truth shall make you free.’ From the band radiate the points of the compass symbolising the worldwide spread of the Anglican Faith. Surmounting the shield is a mitre, the symbol of apostolic order essential to all Churches and Provinces constituting the Anglican Communion.
52. NORTH NAVE
Now from the front of the nave and looking up to the North side, we see a pair of high clerestory stained glass windows.
53. NORTH CLERESTORY WINDOWS
Fortunately there is text on each of these windows which helps us place the depicted scenes! From left we see the Venerable Bede (translator of many early texts), John Wycliffe (translator of the Vulgate Bible), Myles Coverdale (first complete English Bible), and Presentation of the Authorized Version (to King James in 1611).
54. NORTH NAVE ROUNDELS
These three roundels appear to show from left: Jesus blessing the children, Jesus and the woman at the well, ? (poor photograph!).
55. SOUTH NAVE
While looking upwards we turn back to the South nave to see two sets of stained glass clerestory windows, and (in fact) another three roundels.
56. SOUTH NAVE CLERESTORY WINDOWS
The eight lights of the four clerestory windows show from left: St Stephen, St Christopher, St Nicholas, St Chrysostom, St Jerome, St George, St Patrick, and St David. Many of the saints led interesting and inspiring lives.
57. SOUTH NAVE ROUNDELS
These roundels show from left: Mary and Joseph travelling to Bethlehem, the visit of the Magi after the birth of Jesus, the shepherds kneeling by the crib.
58. TO THE CHAPEL
North of the nave is the Chapel of St Michael and St George. This occupies the North transept, and the ‘aisle’ structure to the West of it.
60. CHAPEL WEST END
The Chapel of St Michael and St George was built of white stone in 1922. It is a memorial to those, from parishes in the Diocese, who gave their lives in the Great War of 1914 – 1918. Perhaps you can see some more of that very fine print in this photograph? Then, perhaps not!