This four-light window of 1899, at All Saints Stamford, executed by Heaton, Butler & Bayne, presents four missionary saints closely associated with the Christianisation of the British Isles: St Patrick, St Columba, St David, and St Augustine of Canterbury ⓘ.

Above the tracery appears a shield bearing the Union flag, reinforcing the theme of national Christian heritage.

Main Lights (Left to Right)

• St Patrick
  Depicted in episcopal vestments, holding crozier and book, recalling his missionary work in Ireland and his role as national apostle.

• St Columba
  Shown as a monastic missionary, associated with Iona and the evangelisation of Scotland.

• St David
  Patron saint of Wales, represented in bishop’s vestments, recalling his leadership in the early Welsh Church.

• St Augustine of Canterbury
  The Roman missionary sent by Pope Gregory the Great ⓘ in 597, credited with re-establishing the Church in Anglo-Saxon England.

The saints are placed beneath richly structured Gothic canopies typical of Heaton, Butler & Bayne’s late Victorian work. Their robes are rendered with strong but controlled modelling, and the pale quarry backgrounds create luminous contrast.

Thematic Structure

The window forms a unified statement of the Christian foundations of the British Isles:

• Ireland — Patrick

• Scotland — Columba

• Wales — David

• England — Augustine

Installed at the close of the nineteenth century, the programme reflects a heightened sense of Anglican historical identity and ecclesiastical continuity across the nations of Britain.