Winkburn
St John of Jerusalem

Glass

Writing in The Reliquary in 1876, Captain A.E. Lawson Lowe described ‘ancient glass in the windows of the parish church of Winkburn’. He noted the arms of the Burnell family as: ‘Argent, a lion rampant sable, within a bordure gules, charged with eight cinquefoils of the field.’

He also noted that the modern arms (in 1876) were: ‘Per fesse indented or and argent, a lion rampant sable, within a bordure gules, charged with eight plates. Crest. A bear's jambe erect and erased sable, holding in the paw a bunch of violets, slipped proper. Motto. " Caritas fructum habet."

No trace of this ancient heraldic glass now survives.

The only stained glass in the church is located in the chancel. The windows are in memory of Edward Valentine Pegge Burnell and three of his children: Hugh D'Arcy, Elizabeth Constance and Alice Mary Caroline.

Chancel

Edward Valentine Pegge Burnell (died 1878)

East window Detail Detail Detail

The East Window commemorates Edward Valentine Pegge Burnell (1805-1878) and was made by Clayton & Bell of London.

It includes a quotation from Revelations 1:18, 'I AM HE THAT LIVETH AND WAS DEAD AND BEHOLD I AM ALIVE FOR EVERMORE'.

The inscription along the bottom of the window reads:

IN MEMORY OF EDWARD VALENTINE PEGGE BURNELL

Elizabeth Constance Pegge Burnell (died 1927)

North chancel
window		 Detail Detail Maker's mark

The north chancel window is in memory of Elizabeth Constance Pegge Burnell (1841-1927) and was made by Jones & Willis of London in 1928.

It depicts the angel appearing to Mary Magdalene and two other women in front of Jesus's tomb with the text from Matthew 28:6: '‘He is risen: he is not here.'

The inscription at the bottom of the window reads:

In loving memory of Elizabeth Constance Pegge-Burnell
who died October 19th 1927 Aged 86

Hugh D'Arcy Pegge Burnell (died 1883)

South chancel
east window		 Detail Detail

The easternmost south chancel window commemorates Hugh D'Arcy Pegge Burnell (1836-1883) and portrays scenes from the Gospels of John and Luke.

The inscription at the bottom of the window reads:

IN MEMORY OF HUGH D’ARCY PEGGE BURNELL

Alice Mary Caroline Pegge Burnell (died 1919)

South chancel
west window		 Detail Detail

The westernmost south chancel window is in memory of Alice Mary Caroline Pegge Burnell (1847-1919) and was made by Jones & Willis of London in 1929.

It portrays Mary Magdalene returning to Jesus' tomb and finding it empty encounters him without realising who he is. The text from John 20:15-16 reads: 'She supposing him to be the gardener. Jesus saith unto her Mary.’

The inscription at the bottom of the window reads:

In loving memory of Alice Mary Caroline Pegge-Burnell
who died May 16th 1919 Aged 71