The third nave window

The third nave window

The main detail in the third window shows a hammer and a pair of pincers. They were used for hammering the nails into Jesus’ hands and feet and for removing the nails after he had died. Experts tell us that the nails would have been driven through the bones of the wrists rather than through the flesh of the hands because nails through the hands would not have supported the weight of the body.

The dedication at the bottom of the window is shown in the image at far right and reads,

ERECTED BY GEOFFREY MURPHY IN MEMORY
OF HIS BELOVED PARENTS