Grove
St Helen

Glass

There is late 19th century stained glass in three windows: the east window, the easternmost window in the south wall of the chancel and the west window in the tower.

Chancel

East Window

East window

Detail of
east window

The east window depicts The Transfiguration of Jesus and commemorates Granville Harcourt Vernon, the father of the Rev. Evelyn Hardolph Harcourt Vernon, rector of Grove 1846-59 and 1873-83.

It was produced by Burlison and Grylls and installed in 1882.

South Wall Window

Window in south
chancel wall

Detail of window
in south chancel wall

A brass plaque under the window in the south wall of the chancel reads:

IN MEMORY OF
CATHERINE HELENA HARCOURT VERNON
BORN AUGT 3RD 1851 DIED MAY 16TH 1867

Catherine was the second daughter of the Rev Evelyn Hardolph Harcourt Vernon, rector of Cotgrave (and rector of Grove 1846-1859 and 1873-1883).

The window was installed in 1882.

Tower

West Window

The three light window represents, from left to right: the figure of St Helen, the patron saint of the church, Christ, and St Hugh, the patron saint of Lincoln Cathedral.

West window

Detail of west window
showing poor condition
of the glass

A brass plaque near the west window reads:

IN MEMORY OF
GRACE HARCOURT VERNON
DIED MARCH 9TH 1881

Grace was the wife of Edward Evelyn Harcourt Vernon, the son of the Rev Evelyn Hardolph Harcourt Vernon, rector of Grove 1846-1859 and 1873-1883. She died in Yorkville, near Toronto, in Canada a few days after the birth of a son.