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‘Then, when I was looking round the church, someone showed me this stained-glass John the Baptist window, where he’s holding a lamb. And so, I thought the idea of him holding the Lamb of God out over the town, and looking down on them at the same time, could be quite impressive.’ Impressive, yes, and also hugely appropriate, with Cirencester’s importance as a wool town. Then, as serendipity would have it, we need to decamp from the church as Midday Prayer begins, and go to the nearby Fleece. On the short walk, I consider Rodney’s depiction of John, and have to agree; the symbolism of the humility of John offering up the Lamb of God to the people of Cirencester, and the important link with the town’s wool trade, gives the sculpture added resonance. ....
A campaign to replace two 600-year-old church statues that were lost almost 60 years ago has been given a boost thanks to a donation from Cotswold District Council. The statues from the tower of the St John Baptist Church in Cirencester were removed in 1963 due to safety concerns and mysteriously disappeared in the years that followed. The project to replace the historic statues is being funded by grants and donations from local organisations, including the council. Project Blackjack involved a national design competition and international sculptor Rodney Munday has been chosen to create the designs for the two new statues. The council’s donation comes after free parking was introduced in some car parks across the Cotswolds. ....