Aslockton St Thomas

Glass

Chancel

The east window Detail Maker's mark

The east window depicts Jesus showing his hands to Thomas the Doubter, and is dedicated to Thomas Cranmer.

It was a gift by a local woman as a thanksgiving for her father and was made by MDS Stained Glass in 1990.

Nave

At the west end of the north wall is a window that depicts the sinking of the RMS Quetta, a reminder of the Reverend Thomas Hall of Whatton, in whose memory the church was built. The window was made by MDS Stained Glass and is dated August 2002.

Glass depicting Aslockton church
and the Quetta Memorial Cathedral		 Glass showing the
RMS Quetta		 Underwater scene
and maker's mark

It was the joint idea of the locals of Aslockton and the inhabitants of Thursday Island, where the Quetta Memorial Cathedral was also built in the wake of the sinking.

Maker's mark

At the east end of the nave north wall, and above the door to the new extension, is a window in memory of Alfred Kirby who died in 1956. The stained glass was made by Pope and Parr of Nottingham.

The inscription at the bottom of the window reads:

IN THANKFUL REMEMBRANCE OF
+   ALFRED EDGAR KIRBY   +
1887 – 1956

South Aisle

Easternmost
window

Central

window

 Westernmost
window

Three lancet windows in the south wall are filled with stained glass illustrating the hymn 'All Things Bright and Beautiful'.

The inscription on the easternmost lancet reads:

IN MEMORY OF
ROBERT CRAWFORD
1926 - 1984

The inscription on the centre lancet reads:

THE COLLETT FAMILY
GIVE GLORY TO GOD

The inscription on the westernmost lancet reads:

WITH THANKSGIVING
FOR
MICHAEL LINDSAY
1964 – 1993

The glass was made by MDS Stained Glass and is dated September 1994.

The window in the east wall of the south aisle is in memory of the village baker. The inscription reads:

In loving memory of John George Ward 1915-1991
and his wife Alice Ann Ward 1915-2013

The glass was made by MDS Stained Glass and is dated January 2016.

The window in the west wall of the south aisle is in memory of Roland and Ellen Mitchell. The inscription reads:

ROLAND MARSTON MITCHELL
1921 – 1983

  

ELLEN CECELIA MITCHELL
1921 - 1993

The glass was made by MDS Stained Glass and is dated August 1995.