Thank you to John Callcut from Newdigate Local History Society for sharing the information on Mrs. Janson and her wood-carving class.
In about 1902 Mrs Janson of Newdigate Place started a woodcarving class to ‘stop the boys from hanging around Mr. Dean’s shop window for the sake of the lighting.’ Their work reached a remarkably high standard, a lot of which can still be seen in the church.
Ten pupils from her class were lost in the First World War. There is a memorial to them in St. Peter’s Church, Newdigate.
Photo courtesy of John Callcut.
Newdigate Local History Society
Photo courtesy of John Callcut. Newdigate Local History Society
The window in the north aisle is dedicated to Mrs. Janson. It depicts Jesus in his father’s carpenter’s shop.
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