 Calverton
St Wilfrid
Glass
There are four stained glass windows in the church, the other windows being of plain glass with a thin yellow border.
Clockwise from the East Window:
 The east window |
 Dedication on
the window |
1The east window is a memorial to the Victorian vicar, Thomas Woollen Smith, and his wife. It shows a typical crucifixion scene with St Mary on the left and St John on the right. The window presumably dates from around 1905. Its maker is not known.
The dedication in the lower right-hand corner reads:
To the Glory of God
and in memory of
Thomas Woollen Smith
Vicar of Calverton 1874-
1905 and Hannah
Margaret his wife |
2 The Millennium Window was designed by Sheila Wood, a local watercolour artist, and built by Michael Stokes of MDS Stained Glass.
It shows fishes being caught in a fishing net below the light of a candle repesenting the light of Christ.
A plaque below reads:
THE LIGHT OF CHRIST
MILLENNIUM WINDOW 2000
DESIGNED BY
SHEILA WOOD LOCAL ARTIST
CRAFTED BY
MICHAEL STOKES
FUNDED BY
GEDLING BOROUGH COUNCIL
DEDICATED ON JUNE 24TH 2001 |
3 In the south wall is a window depicting two female saints - one is named as Saint Mary; above the other are the words “CHARITY NEVER FAILETH”. The inscription at the bottom of the window reads:
This window is erected by Edith Wallwin. To the
GLORY of GOD and in memory of her sister ELSIE who
was a member of the congregation of this church for 25 years
and who died November 15 1945 |
It is said that Elsie’s surname is not given in the dedication because the family disapproved of the man she had married.
4 In the North West corner is The William Lee Window, commemorating the inventor of the Stocking Frame, which revolutionised the making of stockings and other hosiery fabrics. One story says he was inspired to invent the frame because his girl-friend insisted on knitting while he tried to talk of his love for her. Also by Michael Stokes.
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