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Canon & Mrs Rushworth : June 2014
Canon & Mrs Rushworth : June 2014

Photographs supplied by Father Anthony Taylor / Sandra Brown

The stained glass window bearing the portrait of William Tyrell, the first Anglican Bishop of Newcastle, commemorates Canon George Rushworth and his wife, Mary Rushforth.  Canon Rushforth was rector of St James Parish between 1920 and 1926.

St James Church was once the parish church for the Bishops of Newcastle Diocese.

Erected to the memory of the late Canon Rushforth and Mrs. Rushforth, a stained glass window, bearing the portrait of Bishop Tyrell, first Bishop of Newcastle, was dedicated in St. James's Church of England, Morpeth, yesterday afternoon. The service was conducted by the Bishop of Newcastle (Right Rev. F. de Witt Batty), who was assisted by the rector (Rev. W. E. K. Burkitt). The window has been executed in tasteful design and colour, with faithful detail, and it enhances the appearance of the porch entrance to the church in which it has been placed. The late Canon Rushforth was rector of St. James's parish between 1920 and 1926.
The Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW), 21 February 1938.

 

Location

Address:Tank & High Streets, St James Church , Morpeth, 2321
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -32.727027
Long: 151.623738
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Window
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Religion
Designer:John Ashwin & Company (Sydney, NSW)

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 20th February, 1938
Front Inscription

Bishop Tyrell DD

To the glory of God and in grateful memory of George Frederick Rushworth, Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle  and Rector of Morpeth ·1920 ·1926.

And of Mary Rushworth, his wife.

John Ashwin & Co Sydney

Source: MA
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