St Dionysius church, Market Harborough, panel on pulpit 1860
03.02.1860
The Union reports “ During the last few years the church of Market Harborough has undergone a thorough repair ; the old fashioned pews have been replaced by open seats, and during the last week a new pulpit has been erected. The respected incumbent, the Rev. F .S. Johnson has eight brothers all in the army : six of these were in active service in India during the time of the rebellion, and they have given the pulpit as a thank-offering for having passed through the mutiny unscathed. The pulpit is of alabaster; the front panel, which is of white alabaster, is a chaste piece of sculpture by Forsyth representing in high-relief our Saviour’s charge to the Apostles. The general design is by Mr. Slater of Carlton chambers, and the masonry has been executed by Messrs Poole of London “
The panel was removed from the church in the 1970s and is now held in storage by the Market Harborough museum. The photo below has been kindly provided by, and is used with the permission of, Richard Knox of the Leicestershire County Council Museums Service.
The Union reports “ During the last few years the church of Market Harborough has undergone a thorough repair ; the old fashioned pews have been replaced by open seats, and during the last week a new pulpit has been erected. The respected incumbent, the Rev. F .S. Johnson has eight brothers all in the army : six of these were in active service in India during the time of the rebellion, and they have given the pulpit as a thank-offering for having passed through the mutiny unscathed. The pulpit is of alabaster; the front panel, which is of white alabaster, is a chaste piece of sculpture by Forsyth representing in high-relief our Saviour’s charge to the Apostles. The general design is by Mr. Slater of Carlton chambers, and the masonry has been executed by Messrs Poole of London “
The panel was removed from the church in the 1970s and is now held in storage by the Market Harborough museum. The photo below has been kindly provided by, and is used with the permission of, Richard Knox of the Leicestershire County Council Museums Service.
