The first of these, now in Weatheral Church was removed from another
parish Church at a little distance, where it had long supplied the place
of a Vestry, which office it now fills. The other is in the little chapel
called St. Catherine’s in Carlisle Cathedral. Beside it is another of the
same date which has been similarly decorated with a border of rosettes,
within each of which however we find the letters T. G. in cypher. The
style of decoration is very rude. Under the terminating ends of the
hinges which seem intended to represent the heads of serpents, are
remains of crimson velvet. These letters T. G. are the initials of Thomas
Gondibour, Prior about 1490.