19th century

East Window - South Kilworth Leicestershire

East Window - South Kilworth Leicestershire

This stained-glass window (1880-1890) from St Nicholas’ Church, South Kilworth, Leicestershire, is the east window designed and made by Burlison & Grylls , one of the leading English stained-glass firms of the late 19th century.

East Window - Upper Boddington, Northamptonshire

East Window - Upper Boddington, Northamptonshire

A richly coloured Crucifixion window of 1868–1869 by Heaton, Butler and Bayne, presenting the central mystery of the Passion within a balanced devotional scheme.

  • Left-hand light:
    The Virgin Mary stands with Mary Cleophas, their restrained grief expressed through gesture and posture, forming a quiet counterpoint to the drama of the central scene.

East Window Breedon-on-the-Hill Leicestershire

East Window Breedon-on-the-Hill Leicestershire

The east window at Breedon-on-the-Hill presents a six-scene typological scheme (type–antitype), pairing episodes from the Old Testament with their fulfilment in the life of Christ. The arrangement emphasises continuity between Mosaic law, patriarchal obedience, and the Passion.

East Window: The Crucifixion - Dunchurch Warwickshire

East Window: The Crucifixion - Dunchurch Warwickshire

The east window at St Peter’s , Dunchurch presents a solemn and carefully ordered depiction of the Crucifixion, arranged across three principal lights beneath an elaborate tracery scheme. The central light is dominated by Jesus Christ crucified, shown frontally against a darkened ground. His body is rendered with restrained naturalism, the vertical emphasis of the cross reinforced by architectural forms suggestive of the heavenly Jerusalem, underscoring the redemptive meaning of the Passion.

Elijah and John the Baptist - Tiffield, Northamptonshire

Elijah and John the Baptist - Tiffield, Northamptonshire

This two-light stained-glass window, dating from the late 1860s, was made by Clayton & Bell for the church at Tiffield. It pairs figures of the Old and New Testaments: Elijah the Prophet and St John the Baptist , linked typologically through their prophetic witness and ascetic character.

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