A colossal alabaster monument almost as high as the north wall. Includes a skeletal gissant at the bottom. Built in 1598 by Richard & Gabriel Royley of Burton-upon-Trent.
Leicestershire
"Presentation in the Temple" panel originally from Saint-Denis near Paris (c1145).
Originally in la Sainte-Chapelle on the Île de la Cité in Paris. This medieval panel (c1245) and others are now in St James Twycross, Leicestershire.
10
Oct
2025
Good Samaritan - Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Submitted by walwyn
This stained-glass window is the Good Samaritan Window at St Mary’s Church, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, designed and made by the firm of Burlison & Grylls, one of the foremost English stained glass studios of the late 19th century.
The Memorial to Robert de Ros (c. 1237–1285) is a poignant 13th-century stone effigy and heart monument housed in the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Bottesford, Leicestershire.
Alabaster tomb of John Poulteney (d1637) plain black top, with shields on sides.
Tomb of John Shirely (d1570), a knight in armour with sword, and feet resting on a lion.
Fragment of saint giving a blessing.
7
Oct
2025
This two-light window depicting Christ’s Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard (Matthew 20:1–16) is by Burlison & Grylls (c1897), and is located in St. Nicholas. South Kilworth, Leicestershire.
This stained glass window by Charles Eamer Kempe, at St Peter's Market Bosworth Leicestershire, is an example of late Victorian Gothic Revival art, depicting Saints George, Peter, and Margaret in three tall, richly colored panels. Each saint stands beneath an elaborate architectural canopy, rendered in delicate tracery and glowing jewel tones that catch and filter the light with remarkable depth.
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