St Michael's Church, Hoole
Carr House, Hoole

Title: 'The Transit of Venus'

Date: 2004

Design by: Heike Sahner

Size of each roundel: Approximately 400mm in diameter

Description: Part of a Victorian church 4-light window a new painted centre (original missing) was created to celebrate Jeremiah Horrocks and the Transit of Venus at St. Michael's Church, Hoole. On Tuesday 8th June 2004 Venus crossed the face of the sun for the first time since 1882. The first observation of this transit was made in 1639 by Jeremiah Horrocks at the age of 21, from Carr House in Hoole, Lancashire, where he lived for the majority of his life. A second "Transit" window was also installed in Carr House (see picture) in 2004.