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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.

Risen Christ and St Thomas - Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire

Risen Christ and St Thomas - Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire

This two-light window, dated 1926, was executed by James Powell & Sons of Whitefriars and presents two Resurrection subjects unified by Easter proclamation.


Left Light — The Risen Christ

Christ stands within a radiant mandorla, surrounded by cherubic heads emerging from stylised foliage. He raises His right hand in blessing, while His left hand is open and extended outward in a calm, declarative gesture.

Robert Dudley, Lord Denbigh - Warwick

Robert Dudley, Lord Denbigh - Warwick

This alabaster free standing wall monument in the Beauchamp Chapel of St Mary's Warwick, is dedicated to Robert Dudley ("the Noble Impe"), Lord Denbigh, who died in 1584 at the age of four.

 

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