ST JAMES, SHARDLOW, DERBYSHIRE, DE72 2GP Trail Answers and Explanatory Notes for Parents and Teachers
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ST JAMES, SHARDLOW, DERBYSHIRE, DE72 2GP Trail for Children (and accompanying adults) Answers and Explanatory Notes are also available YOUR NAME Start the trail at the grey arrow Follow the numbers from 1-13. 1 CEILING 2 FLOOR TILES What are the two designs on the floor tiles? What does the ceiling of the church remind you of? L _ _ _ F _ _ _ _ _ and A S _ _ _ ’ _ K _ _ _ G _ _ _ _ V _ _ _ The church is portrayed as a ship or safe harbour for people to go to in times of trouble. Draw a sketch of one design here 3 PEGS EAST 4 WAR MEMORIAL 8 Why is the memorial there? What were the pegs in the ALTAR Box Pews (seats) used for? 7 5 6 4 1 NAVE What is it made of? 2 2 Draw a Sunday hat for church 3 Who lives in the village with HAYWARD ROOM the same name as one on the memorial plaque? PORCH 5 LECTERN 6 PULPIT 7 FONT What do you think the Is the lectern made of wood, The font is made of s _____ pulpit was used for? brass or stone? It is used to b____________ people into the church. The lectern was given to St Why was it so high? James by a family in memory The font has ___ sides. of their aunt Mira Smith who It is an o ___________ died aged 74. What is the family name What is used in the font How many steps are on the lectern? during baptism? _________ there up to the pulpit? Trail designed by The Arts Society Derby More questions on the back 2018 8 ALTAR EAST 9 ALTAR PLAQUES The altar has a sampler behind 9 10 9 What is written on the large 11 it. (A sampler is a picture 8 ALTAR red plaques either side of the worked by weaving or altar? sewing). What does the picture tell the story of? ________________________ T_ _ L _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _ NAVE Make up a commandment of How many disciples (followers your own to fit in with today’s of Jesus) are there around the world? table? ________ 12 13 HAYWARD ROOM PORCH 10 STAINED GLASS WINDOW 11 REV JOHN EATON PLAQUE Look carefully for this instrument in the stained- For how long did the Rev. John Eaton serve as glass window above the altar? What is it? Who is Rector at St. James’? playing it? For _____ years. How old was he when he died? He was _____ years old. What was his wife’s name? ___________ 12 ROYAL COAT OF ARMS 13 THE HAYWARD ROOM What animals are shown on the royal coat of Who would use the Hayward Room? arms above the pews at the back of the church? ________________ and ________________ Why is it important to have a room like this in your church? Who was the monarch (the king or queen) when the church was built in 1837? _______________________________________ _____________________________________________ 14 ST JAMES’ CHURCH, SHARDLOW Shardlow was England’s largest inshore port. Who would use the church? St James was the patron saint of pilgrims. What is a pilgrim? _________________________________ How would people get to Shardlow? _____________________________________________________ What do you think their jobs might have been? ________________________________________________ ST JAMES, SHARDLOW, DERBYSHIRE, DE72 2GP Trail answers and explanatory notes for Parents and Teachers. Children’s answers are in bold. Further information is for interest and discussion. 1 CEILING The ceiling looks like the underside of a ship called the ship’s keel. The ceiling is over the nave, the main body of the church with benches, pews or chairs for the congregation/people. ‘Navis’ (pronounced ‘narvis’) is Latin for ‘ship’. The ceiling portrays the church as a safe harbour or place of protection. 2 FLOOR TILES The tiles on the floor show a fleur-de-lys or lily flower and a grape vine. The fleur de lys is the flower of the Virgin Mary and The Archangel Gabriel. Jesus used the grape vine as a symbol of himself and his message, with the disciples being the branches (John 15.1). 3 PEGS The pegs are in the box pews in the nave. They were used for hats. Everyone wore a hat to church in Victorian times, especially the children. Benches with doors on make an enclosed space and are then known as pews. 4 WAR MEMORIAL The memorial was made to honour local people who died in the wars and to ensure that they were always remembered. The War Memorial on the wall is made of wood. 5 LECTERN The lectern (a bookstand) is made of brass. It was dedicated to St James’ by the nephews of Mira Smith who died aged 74. The family name was Cowlishaw. The name Cowlishaw can also be found on the War Memorial. The lectern usually holds the Holy Bible or The Lectionary from which the lessons are read. 6 PULPIT The Vicar or Rector used the pulpit to preach to the congregation (the people). It was built high so that they could all see him, and so that his voice carried to the back of the church. There are 9 steps up to the pulpit. The canopy above the pulpit is called a tester. 7 FONT The font is made of stone. It is used to baptise people as a Christian and a member of the worldwide Church. The font has 8 sides and is an octagon in shape. Water is used in the font for baptism. The font is original and was installed in 1837. The carved wooden canopy was made and added in 1903. 8 ALTAR The sampler shows the story of The Last Supper. There are 12 disciples around the table. The altar is the focal point of a church, where the main Christian act of the Eucharist (Holy Communion or Mass) is performed. Children might like to design a sampler from some part of St James’ Church. It could depict a stained-glass window, a floor tile or the font. 9 ALTAR PLAQUES The Ten Commandments are written on the red plaques on either side of the altar. The children could be asked to think of a ‘commandment’ which is relevant to today. e.g. about the environment, friendship, sharing or thinking of others less fortunate. Moses was given the Ten Commandments on two tablets of stone by God while on Mount Sinai. They are the basic rules of honour and respect as laid down in Christian principles and scriptures. 10 STAINED GLASS WINDOW In the bottom right hand corner of the window above the altar, the harp is being played by an angel. 11 REV JOHN EATON PLAQUE The Rev. John Eaton was the first Rector of St James’ Church and served as Rector for 45 years. He was 74 years old when he died. His wife’s name was Anne. 12 ROYAL COAT OF ARMS The Royal coat of arms shows a lion and a unicorn which are the ‘supporters’ of the royal arms of the monarch. Queen Victoria reigned at the time the church was built. The children could design a coat of arms incorporating flags, oars or other connections with the inland port. 13 THE HAYWARD ROOM The Hayward Room is for the use of local people. It is a very important room to have in a church as it can be used for people to meet and socialise here, where it is warm and welcoming. 14 ST JAMES’ CHURCH, SHARDLOW The church would be used by local people and also visiting trades people from the boats or other villages. Pilgrims are people who travel to church to show their devotion to Christianity. It is called making a pilgrimage. St James’ church was built because of the port. People would mainly get to Shardlow by boat, carriage or on foot in Victorian times. They may have had jobs as merchants (people who bought and sold goods), farmers, blacksmiths or shopkeepers. Many new kinds of jobs would have been created by the inland port. The Victorian church was built by Henry Isaac Stevens in 1837 and completed in 1839. It is a grade II listed building. The population of Shardlow in 1821 was 993 people and in 1831, just before the church was built, it was 1091. Shardlow was expanding as a very large and important inland port. The Foundation Stone of the church was laid on the 14th August 1837 by James Sutton Esq, a generous benefactor of the church. The stone was laid over a cavity containing several coins of the first year of Queen Victoria’s reign and other items. The inscription on the brass plaque covering the cavity reads as follows: “The first stone of this church, erected by voluntary contribution and dedicated to St James’ was laid on the 14th day of August Anno Domini MDCCCXXXVII in the first year of the reign of her Majesty Queen Victoria by James Sutton Esq to the Glory of Almighty God and for the Salvation for the Souls of men,” The Rev. Nathaniel Palmer Johnson M.A. Rector of Aston on Trent. Henry Isaac Stevens Architect. The location of the cavity and brass plaque in the church have yet to be discovered. .