 Collingham
St John the Baptist
Glass
Click the numbers in the key plan for details of the items.
All of the stained glass is either Victorian or from the early 20th century.
Chancel
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The westernmost window in the north wall of the chancel depicts the angel Gabriel appearing before Mary. The inscription in the bottom right-hand corner of the window reads:
In loving memory
of
Mary Helen Wigram
died July 24th 1907 |
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The window in the east end of the north wall of the chancel shows St Peter healing the cripple and Mary sitting at Jesus’s feet. It is by Heaton, Butler and Bayne. The inscription reads:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD & IN LOVING
MEMORY OF MARY WOOLLEY
AND JOHN HER HUSBAND; ALSO EMILY
AND ANNE KERR HER SISTERS |
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The east window shows depictions of saints and is by Ward & Hughes. It dates from 1876.
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The window in the south-east corner of the chancel commemorates the men of the parish who fell in World War I. It depicts St George, St Michael, St Gabriel, St Martin, St Alban, Joshua, David and Joan of Arc.
The window cost £200 and was made and installed by Shrigley & Hunt of Lancaster and London in 1920.
The inscription along the bottom of the window reads:
To the Glory of God
and in memory of the
men of this Parish who
sacrificed their lives
in the Great War
August 4th 1914 to 28th
June 1919. |
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The window depicts the Presentation at Candlemass and is in memory of the Rev George Fosbery, rector from 1871-1906.
The inscription reads:
To the Glory of God
& in loving memory of the
Rev. George Willm Fosberry M.A.
Rector of this Parish 1871-1906 |
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The window shows the Nativity and four angels and was made by Shrigley & Hunt, Lancaster & London.
The inscription reads:
In loving memory of
Frances Simpson Fosberry died 9th April 1931. |
South Aisle
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The east window of the south aisle shows Jesus preaching. It is by Henry Hughes of London and is dated 1866.
Beneath it is a brass plaque which reads:
| In Memory of Robert Milnes who died February 16th 1866 in the 73rd year of his age. |
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The window design is inspired by Psalm 104 (describing the creation of the world) and was made by Edward Woore. It was installed in 1913.
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The window shows John the Baptist, Christ in Glory, and Mary Magdalene. It was designed and made by Edward Woore and dedicated to the memory of George Broadbent, a London solicitor who died at his brother's house in North Collingham in 1911.
The inscription at the bottom of the right-hand light reads:
NAT MDCCCLVII OB MCMXI
HAS FENESTRA POSUERUNT AMICI |
The inscription at the bottom of the left-hand light reads:
AD MAJOREM DEI GLORIAM ET IN
PIAM MEMORIAM GEORGII BROADBENT |
10.The westernmost window in the south wall contains plain glass.
Tower
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The west window depicts the Baptism of Jesus and is by H Hughes. The inscription reads:
PRESENTED IN HONOR OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY
OF THE RIGHT REVEREND HENRY MACKENZIE DD SUBDEAN
OF LINCOLN ARCHDEACON OF NOTTINGHAM FIRST BISHOP
SUFFRAGAN OF NOTTINGHAM AFTER AN INTERVAL OF
200 YEARS AND SOMETIME RECTOR OF THIS PARISH
HE FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS OCTOBER 15TH 1878 |
North Aisle
12-14.The windows in the north wall of the north aisle all contain plain glass.
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 The subject of the east window of the north aisle is 'Suffer the little children' (Luke 18:16). The window is by Henry Hughes and dates from 1870.
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