Shelford St Peter and St Paul

Glass

Key to windows

1The East window designed by Charles Kempe is considered one of his finest works. It is made up of three main lights and a number of small tracery lights; the three main lights depicting, north to south:

St Peter

with inscription:

S’tus Petrus pri’ceps apostoloru

and on an open book:

Qui peccata nostra ipse pertulit in corpore suo super lignum

Crucifixion

with inscription:

INRI

St Paul

with inscription:

S’tus Paulus vos electionis

and on an open book:

Charitas Christi urget nos

Beneath this light inscription:

To the glory of God and in loving
memory of Blanche Morse, who fell
asleep October 19th 1893, this window
is erected by her husband Edward
St.John Morse 1897

2Chancel south wall, four single windows:

These four lancet windows designed by Charles Kempe and bearing his wheatsheaf insignia were installed between 1897 and 1905, gradually replacing the small-paned clear glass of Ewan Christian’s alterations c1877-8. (The four windows on the north side of the chancel remain from the 1877-8 period). They depict, west to east:

2aSt Matthew

with inscription:

Sanctus Mattheus evangelista

and on an open book

Liber generationis
S.Matthaeus evang

and at the bottom of the window:

To the glory of God
for all his mercies mcmv

2bSt Mark

with inscription:

S..us Marcu Evan

and on an open book:

Vox clamantis i deserto
S Marcu

On a brass plate on the window ledge:

To the Glory of God in memory of Queen Victoria 1901

2cSt Luke

with inscription:

Sanctus Lucas Evangelista
Missus est Angelus Gabriel a Deo
S Lucas

To the glory of God, and in pious
memory of Henry Ellis, and Jane
his wife, their eldest son Henry Ellis
dedicates this window. A D. 1899
Make them to be numbered with
Thy Saints, in glory everlasting.

2dSt John

with inscription:

Sanctus Iohannes evangelista
In principio erat verbum

To the glory of God & in
loving memory of John
Catherine Beet, this window
is erected by their sister,
Eliza Ellen Ellis 1897
Jesu Mercy.

3East wall of south aisle (Stanhope Chapel):

Three lights of plain glass

4Eastern end of south wall of south aisle (Stanhope Chapel):

Three lights of plain glass

5Centre of south wall of south aisle

Three lights of plain glass

6Western end of south wall of south aisle

Three lights of plain glass

7West wall of tower over door

Three lights of plain glass

8Western end of north wall of north aisle

Three lights of plain glass

9Eastern end of north wall of north aisle

Three lights of plain glass

10 East wall of north aisle

Three panels of coloured glass designed by Alexander Gascoyne of Nottingham. His insignia of golden lion, winged and nimbed, with bible between front paws, can be seen in the bottom left hand corner. Reading north to south the panels depict:

aThree figures worshipping, two wearing crowns

bJesus and Mary, with inscription above in the small lights:

Jesus
Mercy

and on the light:

All Kings shall fall down before Him

cThree figures worshipping, one with a halo, with inscription:

This window is dedicated in
honor of the Risen Christ and
in memory of John and Mary
Jalland by their daughter
Mary 1914

11North wall of the chancel, four single windows. All are plain glass

Additional information about the stained glass supplied by Michael Stokes.