Church Stained Glass

 

After mentioning that I would be struggling to  give you a blog on a church I visited through Lockdown one blogger mentions I could do a feature on Stained  Glass. Well most of the churches I visit have stained glass in them some more elaborate than others, some only have one window that is stained others older glass than you would expect. My biggest problem with writing this blog is that there are so many beautiful stained glass windows it is hard to now when ones to show so I will show some of the windows that stood out for me.

This one I can tell you is at St Mary Ipsden not many miles from where I live, it's not out of the ordinary but I love the way the window reflects on the wall  

In the next Village which is again only a few miles from me is All Saints North Morton The church does have some beautiful stained glass but the one which stands out is this magnificent one in the South aisle which has 14th century stained glass in it, I should go back and get some close ups of the glass sometime.

The next place I will show is the Holy Trinity Headington , the East window is quite nice to view but go along the North aisle

You will see this frosted glass window called the  Narnia window in memory of C.S. Lewis who is buried in the churchyard

You need to go to The Holy Trinity Ardington for a really beautiful example of  window frosting, the church is also worth visiting for the beautiful way it is decorated.

 

 

Another church with 14th century glass is St Mary Childrey not only that you will be treated to viewing one of the few Norman Lead fonts in Oxfordshire

St Mary Henley on Thames has a lot of stained glass to look at but go in  St Leonard's Chapel you will find three stained glass windows that look similar. You will notice some of it looks older that other parts, don't be fooled from what the vicar told me it is all Victorian

The Vyne is a National Trust property which dates back to before Tudor times, in the house you can be treated to seeing Tudor Stained Glass  

Go in the chapel and you will be treated to the Stained Glass windows the Henry VIII would have seen on his visits there 

Charlecote is another House with some interesting old stained glass in the windows but to me it is surpassed by what you see in the church

In the West end of St Leonard's Church which is now looked after by the Churches Conservation Trust you can see this magnificent Rose Window 

 Not all the stained glass I have seen in old there are some really beautiful modern creations like this one at King's Sombourne dedicated to Tommy Sopwith 

 

All Saints Farnborough  is another church where you can find a superb modern stained glass window which is called the Sir John Betjeman Window, he lived in the old vicarage next door for a time an is remembered with this window that I am told is stunning in the evening sunset.

The next window a smaller stained glass window that was reflecting light on the pews when I walked in. The stained glass is by John Piper and Patrick Reyntiens, who also has his work featured in another Local Church.

At St Bartholomew Nettlebed  You can also see windows in Memory of the Fleming Family 

St Nicholas Newbury like Henley on Thames has an amazing amount of stained glass to view like this huge East window. Much of it has a note beside it telling you what it contains

St Mary Iffey Is where I will finish this blog because not only will you be treated to the best example of Norman Architecture in the UK but you will find both modern and old stained Glass windows and another example of John Pipers work 

but you will also see this stunning round window surrounded by Norman Carving, it is a church I would say is a must to visit if you are in Oxford 

If you want to see more stained glass then check out some of my other blogs because most of them feature some wonderful stained glass.

Till Next Time Take Care and Stay Safe

Have a wonderful weekend