The stained glass of Great Malvern Priory survives in unusually varied condition and represents several distinct phases of glazing activity spanning the fifteenth century to the present day. Together, these windows form a layered visual record of patronage, devotion, restoration, and renewal within a single ecclesiastical site.
In the east arcade of the cloisters are two windows depicting the temptation of Christ. These windows were made in the 1860s by John Hardman and Co.
This four-light stained-glass window, dated 1935 and executed by A. K. Nicholson, depicts the four archangels — Saint Raphael, Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel, and Saint Uriel — each standing beneath high Gothic canopies and identified by traditional attributes and associated predella figures.
From left to right:
This four-light stained-glass window, at All Saints Stamford, dated 1931 and signed by Archibald Keightley Nicholson, depicts the Four Evangelists accompanied by their traditional symbols and narrative predella scenes.
From left to right:
Saint Matthew ⓘ, holding a book, with the winged man (or angel) above him.
Saint Mark, holding a book and key, with the winged lion above.
Saint Luke ⓘ, bearing the Gospel, surmounted by the winged ox.
Saint John ⓘ, youthful and contemplative, with the eagle above.
This medieval window in the chancel of Tewkesbury dates from 1338. The main panels depicts the Last Judgement, and the Coronation of the Virgin is the subject of the rose window.
This south aisle window depicts the Parable of the Sower, interpreted with restraint and symbolic clarity by Arild Rosenkrantz, one of the most distinctive figures in early twentieth-century stained glass.
The story of how three kings out hunting meet their dead ancestors.
Thomas Andrewes shown in armour and bare headed, whilst his wife Agnes wears a huge head-dress and the long hanging sleeves fashionable at the time.
1590 monument in Reigate stone to Thomas Andrew.
Memorial brass of Thomas Andrewes (d1496) and his wife Margaret. Holy Trinity, Church Charwelton, Northamptonshire.
