The South Australian Register, Saturday 15^th July 1876, page 7.

“CONSECRATION OF ST. THOMAS’S CHURCH PORT LINCOLN”
“… Over the communion table in the chancel there are three lancet-headed splay windows fitted with stained glass, and on each side are very chaste tablets of the Commandments, chosen by the Dean of Melbourne, and supplied by Messrs. Ferguson & Urie, of Melbourne …”.

“…The stained windows had been glazed by Mr. Soar, with glass supplied by Messrs. Ferguson and Urie, of Melbourne …”.

The original stained glass and tablets of the Commandments by Ferguson & Urie no longer exist. The tablets were an offering by the company but rarely advertised. These were usually painted in gold or gold leaf with red and black text in old English type lettering. Originals of these decorations are extremely rare to find as they were often painted over or replicated as renovations occurred over the course of time.

The image below shows the chancel of St Thomas’s circa 1885 depicting the original three light stained glass windows flanked by the tablets of the Ten Commandments by Ferguson and Urie.

In 1893 the three lights in the chancel were replaced by figurative stained glass from Montgomery & Grimbly and were dedicated to Mr. F. S. Sison. The windows depict Christ flanked by St Thomas and St John.

Evening Journal, Adelaide. SA, Tuesday 17th Oct 1893, page 2.

“A MEMORIAL IN STAINED GLASS.- Messrs. Montgomery & Grimbly, stained glass artists, of Waymouth street, have just completed a handsome memorial window to the order of the trustees in the estate of the late Mr. F. S. Sison, one of the founders of the firm of Messrs. Syme & Sison, brewers, and who died at Port Lincoln about two years ago. The window consists of three lights, the height of the central one being 10ft. 6 in., and those of the sides 8ft. each. The subject represented on the panels is the incredulity and conversion of Thomas and the figures portrayed are those of the Saviour, St Thomas, and St John. The figures, drapery, and surroundings are commendably finished, and as a work of art reflect great credit on Messrs. Montgomery & Grimbly. Part of the inscription hereon reads – “In memory of Frederick Samuel Sison, died December 29, 1891.” The window cost L150, and is intended for presentation to St Thomas’s Church, Port Lincoln, where it will be placed in the chancel, and will no doubt be appreciated for the excellence of its design and colouring.”

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