Holbeck
St Winifred

Glass

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Key to Glass

Chancel

The three windows in the apse are by Sidney Meteyard (1868-1947).

1.The north window depicts St Andrew.

2.The middle window shows Christ.

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The south window portrays St George.

4.The window is dedicated to Ivy, duchess of Portland (d.1982).

The inscription reads:

IN GRATEFUL MEMORY of IVY
DUCHESS of PORTLAND D.B.E.
DAUGHTER of LORD ALGERNON
GORDON-LENNOX BN. 1887 DD.1982

 

5.The window is dedicated to the 7th Duke of Portland (d.1977).

The inscription reads:

IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
WILLIAM ARTHUR HENRY
SEVENTH DUKE of PORTLAND
K.G. BORN 1893 DIED 1977

 

Nave

A fine scheme of windows, blessed in 1932, all by Herbert Hendrie (1887-1946), in the style of his work in the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral.

6.Arms of William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland (1857–1943).

7.The window has the theme of 'Courage'.

The inscription across the bottom of this window and Window 8 reads:

TO THE GREATER GLORY OF GOD THESE WINDOWS ARE PLACED
HERE BY WILLIAM ARTHUR SIXTH DUKE OF PORTLAND.K.G. & WINIFRED HIS WIFE, AD1932

The inscription specific to this window reads:

IN REMEMBRANCE OF A LONG AND AFFECTIONATE
FRIENDSHIP 1902-1931 WITH ROBERT GEORGE
TEESDALE BAKER CARR M.V.O. MAJOR RIFLE BRIGADE
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The window has the theme of 'Fortitude'. The inscription at the bottom of this window reads:

IN REMEMBRANCE OF LORD HENRY CAVENDISH BENTINCK
M.P. LIEUT.COL DERBYSHIRE YEOMANRY, WHO SERVED
HIS KING & COUNTRY DURING THE SOUTH AFRICAN & THE GREAT WAR

 

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The arms of the Duke of Portland.

10.The window represents 'Faith'.

The inscription that runs along the bottom of Windows 10-12 reads:

TO THE GREATER GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATITUDE FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF HIS 71st BIRTHDAY 28TH DECEMBER 1928
THIS WINDOW IS PLACED HERE BY WILLIAM ARTHUR SIXTH DUKE OF PORTLAND KG GCVO

11.The window represents 'Hope'.

12.The window represents 'Charity'.

13.Oval window in the gable of the west wall above Windows 10-12.

14.The small window in the west wall is designed to represent the ‘perfect woman’. It shows her in many acts of virtue with attendant angels, a lily symbolising purity, the angel with the bell of vigilance, and a pelican above symbolising piety. It is based on a window by Douglas Strachan in the north transept at Holy Trinity St Andrews, where the Duke may have seen Hendrie’s work.

North Aisle

15.The subject is the Annunciation.

16.The subject is the Nativity.

17.The subject is the presentation of the Infant Christ in the Temple.

18.The subject is the baptism of Christ.

19.The subject is the meeting of Christ with Mary Magdalene in the garden after the Resurrection.

Porch

Porch west
window
Porch east
window

Within the north porch are two small side windows bearing, in an unskilled hand:

West side: Christ on the Cross and a mason's compass with lilies and the initials 'S J'

East side: An inverted cross and a dagger with entwined serpent.