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C14th English stained glass fragments - Pattishall Northamptonshire

C14 stained glass fragments

 

This fragmentary but evocative window from Holy Cross Church, Pattishall, preserves elements of a 14th-century English stained glass narrative cycle. The surviving lights depict a kneeling orant figure with hands raised in prayer, and beside it, a group showing Christ with a disciple or saint, set beneath delicately painted Gothic architectural canopies.

Chancel Windows - All Saints, Brixworth

Chancel Windows - All Saints, Brixworth

The two windows in the north wall of the chancel in the Saxon church of All Saints, Brixworth are by Burlison & Grylls , dated 1913 and 1915, they are from the first quarter of the 20th century.

 

 

Crucifixion - Whilton, Northamptonshire

Crucifixion - Whilton, Northamptonshire

This east window presents a compact yet richly articulated Crucifixion composition, arranged across three principal lights beneath a tier of tracery lights. it is typical of late-Victorian Gothic Revival glass, and demonstrates Burlison & Grylls ’ characteristic clarity of drawing, strong colour harmonies, and careful architectural setting.

Deposition from the Cross - Brixworth, Northamptonshire

Deposition from the Cross - Brixworth, Northamptonshire

This single-light window depicts the Deposition from the Cross, presenting the moment at which Christ’s body is lowered after the Crucifixion. The scene is composed with a strong sense of physical weight and controlled movement, emphasising both the labour of removal and the solemnity of the act.

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