St. Helen’s Church Interior

Cornhill Selby

A Selby monumental Inscription at Cornhill Deciphered by Matthew Cully and printed in the Berwickshire Naturalist in 1916

To the memory of the SELBYES of Paston GERRARD SELBY died Aug 3rd 1722 aged 35 years.

SARAH his wife died Oct 1777 aged 83 years.

GABRIEL SELBY died Oct 1785 aged 68.

ANNE his wife died June 1769 aged 50

MARGt died Febry 1788 aged 74

WILLIAM died Oct 1716 aged 1

DOROTHY died 1720 aged 9 months

GERRARD died 1721 aged 6 months.

Interior 1 – Collingwood/Dickins

Sacred to the Memory of HENRY COLLINGWOOD of LILBURN TOWER and Cornhill House, Esquire, who died July 26th 1827 aged 70 years.

MARY ANNE, widow of the above, died 17th February 1852 aged 74 years.

H.J.W. COLLINGWOOD Esquire, his eldest son, died April 14th 1840 aged 37 years.

Henry, eldest son of the above H.J.W. COLLINGWOOD, died at Cornhill, 22nd August 1936 aged 11 years.

THOMAS HAGGERSTON, fourth son of H.J.W. COLLINGWOOD, LOST AT SEA, May 9th 1859, aged 28 years.

FREDERICK, sixth son of H.J.W. COLLINGWOOD, died at Torquay, February 10th 1867 aged 29 years.

FRANCES the beloved wife of GEORGE CALDWELL DICKINS, late of the 21st R.N.B. Fusiliers and 46th Regiment, eldest daughter of H.J.W. COLLINGWOOD, died at Portobello N.B. September 14th 1867 aged 39 years.

FERAR UNUS ET IDEM

Interior 2 – Collingwood

In Loving Memory of JOHN COLLINGWOOD, Esquire, of Cornhill, Northumberland, who died Aug. 17 1896, aged 69 years; and JANE COLLINGWOOD, his wife, who died May 5, 1909.  Also of HENRY THOMAS COLLINGWOOD, who died June 13, 1889, aged 17 years; and MARY JANE COLLINGWOOD, who died Aug. 25, 1889, aged 21 years, son and daughter of the above.
“THANKS BE TO GOD, WHICH GIVETH US THE VICTORY
THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST”

Interior 4 – Collingwood – Stained Glass Window

Stained Glass Window

Erected to the Memory of our beloved mother, FRANCES CARNABY COLLINGWOOD, by her sorrowing and loving children.

Died April 17th 1870: aged 64
(Brass inscription on stone frame)

Interior 5 – Collingwood

(West wall by the stairs) To the glory of God and in Loving Memory of JOHN COLLINGWOOD ESQUIRE, who died 17th August 1896, aged 69.

The clock in this Church was erected by his son J.C. COLLINGWOOD 1909

Interior 6 – Collingwood

In Memory of Colonel JOHN HENRY FRANCIS COLLINGWOOD M.B.E. DL, late of the Queen’s Bays, Churchwarden and Squire of Cornhill.  4 May 1905 - 3 April 1975.

Interior 7 – Lumsden

(Window)

I.LAY.DOWN MY. LIFE FOR THE SHEEP   I.AM.THE LIGHT. OF THE WORLD.

TO.THE.GLORY.OF.GOD.AND.IN LOVING.MEMORY.OF.JOHN.LUMSDEN WHO.DIED.AT.CASTLE.HEATON.2ND JULY.1888

Interior 8 – Lumsden

In Memory of JANE LUMSDEN, died Septr 1913 aged 86.

(Brass plaque on window sill).

Interior 9 – Dickins

S. Chancel   ECCE ASNUS DEI

Erected by the Vicar, Choir & others
In Memory of FRANCES DICKINS who died Sept. 14th 1867

Interior 10 – Home Stained Glass Window

(East Window) ALLELUIA

In Memory of COSPATRICK XI EARL OF HOME and his wife LUCY Countess of HOME by their children 1883.

Interior 11 – Collingwood

In Memory of WINIFRED, 3rd daughter of the late H.J.W. COLLINGWOOD esquire of Lilburn Tower and Cornhill House, Northumberland, who died 28th December 1878, aged 44 years.