Alban Butler Brass - Aston-le-Walls, Northamptonshire
Alban Butler (d1609) - St. Leonard, Aston le Walls.
Alban Butler (d1609) - St. Leonard, Aston le Walls.
Tomb of Sir Thomas Andrews (d1564) and his two wives, Katherine and Mary.
This two-light stained-glass window of 1959, signed by J. Hardman Studios, is located in the church at Abthorpe. The window presents paired Marian subjects: the Annunciation and the Virgin and Child, unified by scriptural inscription and symbolic tracery.
This three-light stained glass window, dated 1869 and made by Burlison & Grylls ⓘ, depicts St John ⓘ, St Philip ⓘ, and St James the Less ⓘ, presented as standing apostles beneath an angelic tracery bearing texts from the Apostles’ Creed. The window forms part of the coherent Victorian apostolic programme at Kings Sutton, combining doctrinal clarity with restrained Gothic revival design.
This four-light window presents a clear, didactic pairing of New Testament witnesses above Old Testament prophets, a scheme that emphasises continuity between prophecy and fulfilment.
Upper register: The Evangelists, each standing beneath canopies, are shown from left to right as Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, identifiable by their attributes and inscriptions. Their placement in the upper tier underscores their authority as authors of the Gospel narrative.
This five-light stained-glass window, installed in 1889 in the church at Litchborough, was made by J. Powell & Sons (Whitefriars), to a design by Christopher Whall. The window presents a sequence of apostolic and Christological figures above a narrative predella, combining symbolism, scripture, and pastoral theology.
The upper register consists of five standing figures beneath architectural canopies:
The left-hand light shows St Peter ⓘ, holding the keys and a book, signifying his authority and role as the foundation of the Church.
This three-light east window., in All Saints, Braunston, depicts the Ascension of Christ in a clear, vertically organised composition typical of Victorian ecclesiastical stained glass. In the central light, Christ rises heavenwards within a mandorla, his right hand raised in blessing, while the apostles below gather in a semicircle, their varied gestures conveying wonder, devotion, and astonishment at the moment of departure.
This three-light stained-glass window of 1913, made by Mayer & Co. ⓘ, is located in the church at Abthorpe. It depicts the Baptism of Christ, framed within an architecturally structured Gothic composition.
Architectural monument to commemorate members of the Benson family c1730. Probably by Smith of Warwick ⓘ.