Stained Glass

Seven days of Creation

 

This window in the St Anne Chapel, Malvern Priory, has twelve scenes depicting the Creation story and the Fall. It is dated to between 1440-1450 and was probably the gift of Isabel Despenser and Richard de Beauchamp, 13th earl of Warwick.

 

The four panels in the top register of the window illustrate the seven days of creation.

 

South Ambulatory Chapel - Gloucester Cathedral

South Ambulatory Chapel - Gloucester Cathedral

 

Installed in October 1992, these three windows, reflecting on Psalm 148 and John 20:24-29, are located in the South Ambulatory Chapel of Gloucester Cathedral, and are by Tom Denny.

 

 

 

South chancel window - Middleton Cheney

 

 

The south window of the chancel at All Saints, Middleton Cheney, contains two important stained-glass panels designed by Ford Madox Brown in 1870, created during his period of work for Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. These windows are among the finest surviving examples of Brown’s contribution to Victorian ecclesiastical glass, characterised by his expressive figures, sculptural modelling, and dense narrative detail.

 

 

South Transept Rose Window - Evreux Cathedral

 

This rose window in the south transept of Evreux Cathedral was given to the Cathedral by Louis XI of France between 1470 and 1480. It is 6.5 metres in diameter and represents the Coronation of the Virgin in Heaven. Below the rose window the lancet windows in the Gallery contain representations of eight of the Apostles.

 

St Anne's Chapel

 

St Anne Chapel in Great Malvern Priory is in the south choir aisle, there is no indication however that it was known to be dedicated to St Anne before the nineteenth century. This chapel has three windows with mid fifteenth century class depicting Old Testament stories.

 

 

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