Public Notice - North Transept Window

NOTICE IS GIVEN that we are applying to the Consistory Court of the diocese for permission to carry out the following:


(1) a confirmatory faculty for the removal of the four stained glass panels in the North Transept window containing the Colston family motto ‘ Go thou and do likewise’, a dedication to and shield of EdwardColston;


(2) an application for:


2.1 the permanent removal of those panels;

2.2 the installation of four modern stained glass panels in place of the removed panels;

2.3 the relocation of a plaque on the wall to the bell tower which marks an occasion when the bells were

rung to commemorate the 200 year anniversary of the abolition of slavery to beneath the window;

2.4 the installation of an interpretation board beneath the window to explain the removal of the panels and

how the new panel designs were arrived at; and

2.5 the installation of a stainless steel (powder coated black) protective grill on the outside of the window


Copies of the relevant plans and documents may be examined at:


The Parish Office St Mary Redcliffe Church

12 Colston Parade

Bristol

BS1 6RA

by appointment Monday to Thursday

Tel; 0117 231 0060


Read and the full notice below. You can download a copy here.

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