St Ouen's Church Guide by Dennis Guerney - Part 2

This guide book to St Ouen's church was produced in the 1980s by the Rector Denis Gurney (Rector 1977-1984). A later guide book was produced by John Wileman. At present there is no guide book available within the church.

The Pulpit in Caen stone features panels enclosed by marble pillars, each containing a statue. These statues represent eight writers of the New Testament with their symbolical figures:

St. Matthew (a Man)

St. Mark (a Lion)

St. Luke (an Ox)

St. John (an Eagle)

St. Peter (the Keys)

St. Paul (the Sword)

St. James (the Scrip)

St. Jude (the Staff)

A constant reminder to those who preach, and all who listen, that this pulpit is for the preaching of the Word of God as revealed to us in the Holy Scriptures.

The Font of Jersey granite was the gift of Mr. Philip Le Feuvre of Trodez. Set against the west wall this picture shows the perished cement rendering and highlights the need to restore the Nave. This final stage of the restoration of the interior will be carried out during the summer of 1981.

The exterior of two windows in the south aisle, which particularly interesting because of the Norman window (right) and the Pointed window (left), surmounted by the ancient stone coffin lid. The fact that most of the windows are pointed while others are Early English lancet suggests a transition period.

The exterior of two windows in the north aisle, which illustrate the ornamental dripstones of various designs. The dripstone over the left hand window pictured above displays armorial and religious features. The right hand picture clearly depicts a rabbit and a dog, and this is identical with the stonework over the entrance gate to the Keep of Mont Orgueil Castle. Similar ornaments are found at Avranches and Coutances.