St Francis of Assisi

 Stations of the Cross

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The Stations of the Cross were added to the Church in 1930 and 1931. They are the work of the Faith-Craft Studio in St. Albans. Each station has an inscription indicating that it was given either in memory of an individual or by the local members of Church organisations.

1. Jesus is condemned to death
1. Jesus is condemned to death

2. Jesus receives the Cross
2. Jesus receives the Cross

3. Jesus falls for the first time
3. Jesus falls for the first time

4. Jesus meets his mother
4. Jesus meets his mother

5. Simon of Cyrene bears the Cross
5. Simon of Cyrene bears the Cross

6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus

7. Jesus falls for the second time
7. Jesus falls for the second time

8. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
8. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem

9. Jesus falls for the third time
9. Jesus falls for the third time

10. Jesus is stripped of his garments
10. Jesus is stripped of his garments

11. Jesus is nailed to the Cross
11. Jesus is nailed to the Cross

12. Jesus dies on the Cross
12. Jesus dies on the Cross

13. Jesus is taken down from the cross
13. Jesus is taken down from the cross

14. The body is laid in the sepulchre
14. The body is laid in the sepulchre
Stations of the Cross inscriptions as follows:-
1.   S. Bartholomew's Brighton 1930
2.   In Memoriam FGH 21 Oct. 1926
3.   In Memoriam JHS Churchwarden 21 Nov. 1927
4.   In thanksgiving for FEC 1930
5.   In Memoriam CR 13 Jan. 1930
6.   In Memoriam EP 27 Jan. 1919
7.   The Kindergarten 19_0
8.   The Catechism 1929
9.   S. Francis Lads Class
10. Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament
11. In Memoriam CR 13 Jan. 1930
12. In Memoriam AMR Jan. 15 1909
13. In Memoriam (then erased)
14. In Memoriam RG AG _______

 


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