Averham St Michael and All Angels
Glass
Click the numbers in the key plan for details of the windows.
1Two light,
patterned Victorian glass.
2Three lights.
Holy Family, boy Jesus in the carpenter’s shop, adult Jesus healing the
blind. In memory of Robert (1830-1910) and Ellen (1839-1913) Lee, possibly
the parents of Robert Lee who helped Rev J C Walker build his theatre
in c1913.
3Three lights,
Faith, Hope and Charity. Dedicated to Geraldine May Walker, died 31 May 1905
and E H Houghton, died 30 June 1902.
4Three lights.
Ruth, St Mary the Virgin and Diligence. In memory of E S V Walker,
died 4 June 1888.
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Details of medieval glass |
5Two lights
and quatrefoil. Lower parts of the window were put together with great skill c1885
by the late (in 1912) Rev J H Sutton, rector of Brant Broughton, from
fragments of old glass found in a cellar at Kelham Hall.
6 Five
lights, six lozenges and one quatrefoil. In the main lights from left to
right – the Garden of Gethsemene, Jesus carrying the Cross, the Crucifixion,
Descent from the Cross, the Resurrection. Four lozenges depict instruments
of the Crucifixion, the upper two lozenges contain the symbols for Alpha
and Omega. In the quatrefoil there is St Michael and the dragon.
7 Three
lights and three quatrefoils. The top quatrefoil contains old glass, the
rest of the window is Victorian glass with oak tree motifs.
8Three lights,
containing diamond panes alternating holly and vine motifs.
9 Three lights
with upper Perpendicular tracery. Victorian glass depicting three archangels – Raphael,
Michael and Gabriel. Dedicated to Richard Hall Weightman died 22 November 1882,
age 79.
10Three
lights with upper Perpendicular tracery. Plain glass with inserted diamonds
of fleur de lys and other foliage.
11Three
lights with upper Perpendicular tracery. Early nineteenth century glass with
four inserted Italian paintings and inserts of other decorative motifs.
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