Newport-on-Tay Church of Scotland (previously St Thomas'): Church Windows

Stained glass windows – anti-clockwise from main entrance.

1. St Thomas window – erected by the congregation in memory of Rev Thomas Fraser, minister from 1871-1913.
2. Transfiguration window – erected by Thomas Fraser in memory of his sister, Mary Wilkie Fraser, his “companion, counsellor and friend”.
3. St Nathanael window – erected by George and Isabella Rollo in memory of their only son Alexander who died in 1905 aged 29.
4. Memorial window – erected by the congregation and children of the Sunday School in memory of the members and adherents of the Church who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918. 14 men are listed.
5. “Honour thy Father and thy Mother”. Window erected in 2016 following a legacy from Katine French in memory of her parents.
6. Window erected by William James Pae and David Pae in 1908 in memory of their father David, editor of the People’s Friend, and their mother Margaret.
7. 4 apostles windows in the chancel – from left to right.

• St Matthew window – erected in 1870 by John Berry of Tayfield in memory of his father William who had died 1852. Matthew holds a purse (he was formerly a tax collector).
• St Mark window – erected in 1881 by Mrs Isabella Blyth Martin in memory of her brother Henry Blyth who died in church in 1875. Mark holds a book (his was the earliest of the Gospels).
• St Luke window – erected in 1881 by Rev Thomas Fraser and his sister Mary Wilkie Fraser in memory of their mother Jane Fraser who died in 1880. Luke holds a quill pen and a scroll (he also wrote the Acts of the Apostles).
• St John window – erected in 1870 by the congregation in gratitude to James Smith of Chapel House who had gifted £300 for the building of the church, about one seventh of the total cost. John holds a communion cup.
• Above each apostle is his own traditional emblem (angel, lion, ox, eagle).

8. Holy Spirit window – small round window above the chancel arch – gifted in 1887 by Alexander Scott the first provost of Newport, and re-erected above the arch after church alterations in 1902.
9. St Cecilia window – erected by the congregation in 1985 and designed by church organist George Mottashaw. St Cecilia is recognised as the patron saint of (church) music and of musicians.
10. Window erected in 1923 in memory of John Scrimgeour, elder and session clerk, and his wife Helen, by their children.