There are six North windows bearing the words (from the left): ‘In the beginning was the Word’, ‘And the Word became Flesh’, ‘Behold the Lamb of God’. These windows were designed by Beverley Shore-Bennett. PLAN
22. NORTH WINDOW MEMORIALS
Four of the windows on the North side have memorial plaques. The first was presented by the Barrell Trust in 1986. The others remember: • Robert Charles Dockert 1917 – 1985; • Osborne Stanley Oliver Gibson (Dean of Waiapu 1944 – 61 during the building of this Cathedral); • Norman Alfred Leslie (Archbishop, Bishop of Waiapu 1947 – 71 during the building of the Cathedral).
23. NAVE NORTH WINDOWS II
The three windows towards the East have the following text (from the left): ‘IHS This is the Christ’; ‘Sorrow will turn into Joy’; ‘I am the Light’. These are quotes from St John’s Gospel – a reminder that this is the Cathedral of St John the Evangelist.
24. LIVERPOOL CROSS
This cross and another beneath the organ console are made of stone from the Liverpool Cathedral. They were presented at the time of the dedication and consecration respectively. Archbishop Lesser, a driving force behind the building of this Cathedral, began his ministry at Liverpool Cathedral. [11]
25. NAVE SOUTH WALL
The pattern of the North wall of the nave is repeated in the South wall.
26. SOUTH NAVE WINDOWS I
We now look at the windows on the South Wall of the Nave, beginning from the Eastern end. The texts are: ‘Because I live, you will live also’; ‘Feed my sheep’; ‘God is Spirit’. Each of these windows bears a plaque at the base.
27. SOUTH WINDOWS MEMORIALS I
The brass memorials below the last three windows are in memory of: • Ron Davis (given by Ann Davis and Family); • John Douglas Hyde (given by Ullice Hyde and Family); Ethel Childs (given by Dean Henry Childs and Family). Ron Davis and his father Arthur Davis were builders of the Cathedral. Interestingly, I have personal connections and memories of Ron and Ann Davis and family.
28. TO THE SOUTH NAVE WALL
We now move across the nave to inspect the South wall. On the way we shall come to the lectern and a candle stand. We shall look more closely at the lectern later.
29. VOTIVE CANDLE STAND
The candle stand was given in loving memory of Cedric Alexander 1926 – 2004, a Hawke’s Bay Master Builder. The plaque features a tui, and carries the epitaph ‘He touched the lives of many’. It was built by local craftsman Donald Alexander. Lighting a candle is an aid to prayer.
30. SOUTH NAVE WINDOWS II
These four windows to the Western end of the nave carry the texts: ‘It is I, be not afraid’; ‘My peace I give you’; ‘Love one another’; ‘My Kingship is not of this world’. Three of these windows bear memorial plaques.
31. SOUTH WINDOWS MEMORIALS II
The memorials on these last windows remember: • Edward Craig Stuart (Second Bishop of Waiapu 1877 – 1894); • Dean Henry Childs; • The McKeever Family, M. Yvonne Matthews (1921 – 2000), Kathleen Harrington’s Parents and Sister, Alan Trevor Howlett (1930 – 2002).
32. PLAQUES V
We continue our inspection of the Christian plaques. From top left: Alpha and Omega (used of Christ); The Three Fish (symbol of the Trinity; a fish also alludes to the Greek word for fish, ‘ichthus’, taken to refer to Christ); Trefoil (Trinity); Hand of God (symbol of God the Father); All-Seeing Eye (another symbol of God); Chi-Rho (first two Greek letters of ‘Christ’).
33. PLAQUES VI
Continuing ... Crown of Thorns (reference to the Crucifixion); Descending Dove (symbol of the Holy Spirit; Sevenfold Flame (tongues of fire => Power of the Holy Spirit); St Andrew (Andrew was crucified on a cross like this); St Bartholomew (martyred by being flayed alive, then crucified); St James the Greater (symbols of pilgrimage).
34. PLAQUES VII
Continuing ... St James the Lesser (martyr, sawn asunder); St John (legend of poisoned chalice); St Jude (sea faring missionary); St Matthew (tax collector); St Peter (Keys of Kingdom, crucified upside down); St Philip (feeding of 5000).
35. PLAQUES VIII
Continuing ... St Simon (fisher of men); St Thomas (church builder, martyred by spear); St Matthias (missionary who was beheaded); Judas Iscariot (coins, noose); St Paul (Word is sword of Spirit); St Mary the Virgin (Mother of Jesus, lily => purity).
36. NAVE SOUTH WALL
A navigational photo!
38. REGIMENTAL COLOURS
The flags hanging from the walls of the back gallery are the colours of the Hawke’s Bay Regiment. The newer pair were presented to the Regiment by the Queen in Napier in 1963.
39. COLOURS MEMORIAL
We find this memorial on the stair wall up to the gallery. [7]
40. WEST WINDOWS
These windows were designed by Beverley Shore-Bennett of Wellington, and created by Miller Studios of Dunedin. They are an abstract design, and are at their spectacular best in the evening when the sun is low. [8]