Edinburgh: St. John the Evangelist Scottish Episcopal Church, North Nave

Christ Pantocrator

Window of three multi-foiled lancets, arranged in two stages with tracery.

This window depicts Christ Pantocrator flanked by two angels holding banners.

Upper stage:
Dedication:
‘In loving memory of James Moncrieff Melville. Born Sep. 28th 1793. Died Sep 28th 1872.’
(John Moncrieff Melville, W.S. 1793-1872)

This window was installed in 1874 during the 7th installation of windows.

Lower stage:
Inscription:
Lancet 1:
‘This is my beloved son’
Lancet 3:
‘hear him’

Dedication:
Lancet 2:
‘AMDG/In memory of/James Lutyens Mansfield’
‘The window is a gift of his wife. 1930’

This window was installed in 1930.

Information provided by St. John’s Episcopal Church and Leslie Hodgson.

Firm/Company:
Upper stage:
Alexander Ballantine

Lower stage:
James Ballantine II

James Ballantine and Son: (James: 1808-1877, Alexander: 1841-1906, James: 1878-1940) The founder James, was born in Edinburgh. He was apprenticed to a house-painter as a young man and had few advantages in the way of education. He later campaigned for the education of apprentices beyond the craft/trade they were learning. He also mixed paints as a young man for David Roberts, a scenic artist at the Theatre Royal. He continued by apprenticing in Stained Glass and established his own business with George Allan in 1837. James was out spoken in leading the Stained Glass design aesthetic in Scotland and was incredibly prolific. His son Alexander took over the firm in 1877, he then trained his son James, who took over the firm in 1906.