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Risen Christ - Byfield, Northamptonshire

Risen Christ - Byfield, Northamptonshire

A richly coloured memorial window by Charles Eamer Kempe fills the east wall of the south chapel.

  • Centre light: The Risen Christ, crowned and bearing the banner of the Resurrection, stands in triumph. Below, St Anne with the Virgin emphasises lineage and devotion, anchoring the Resurrection theme in holy kinship.

  • Left-hand light: St Thomas , holding a spear, identified by his traditional attribute.

  • Right-hand light: St George, the soldier-saint, likewise armed, balancing the composition with martial sanctity.

Romanesque font - St Margaret Crick

This C12 font has a circular bowl with a bead decoration which is supported by three crouching Atlas figures supporting the red sandstone bowl.

 

 

 

 

Sacrifice, suffering, and redemption - Thrapston, Northamptonshire

Sacrifice, suffering, and redemption - Thrapston, Northamptonshire

This multi-light stained glass window, dated 1863 and designed by William Wailes, presents a richly structured typological meditation on sacrifice, suffering, and redemption, characteristic of mid-Victorian Anglican theology and narrative glass.

Upper register (New Testament)

The principal upper sequence depicts the central events of Christ’s Passion and glorification:

  • The Agony in the Garden

  • Christ carrying the Cross

  • The Crucifixion, occupying the dominant central position

  • The Resurrection

Saint Chad baptising the Saxons - Brixworth, Northamptonshire

Saint Chad baptising the Saxons - Brixworth, Northamptonshire

This three-light window presents a historical and theological narrative closely bound to the early and later history of the church at Brixworth, combining Anglo-Saxon foundation legends, royal confirmation, and the central event of Pentecost.

Salvator Mundi - Maidford, Northamptonshire

Salvator Mundi - Maidford, Northamptonshire

The east window of 1875, made by John Hardman & Co., stands in the church at Maidford. The central light depicts Christ as Salvator Mundi, set within flanking lights of patterned diamond quarries.

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