19th century stained glass of St. Leufroy (Leufredus) who was the founder of the Benedictine monastery at La-Croix Saint-Ouen, some 13km from Evreux. Leufroy grew up in Evreux and for a time was a teacher in the town.
Made in 1895 by Burlison & Grylls this Transfiguration scene was give to St Etheldreda and St Wilfred church, Guilsborough by Lady Cicely Clifton. Time has not been kind to this window with a number of the faces and clothing fading.
This window by CE Kempe was installed in the South Aisle Chapel in 1897 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. The window was paid for by subscription from the women of the parish.
William Wailes (1808-1881) was born in Newcastle and originally started grocery and tea-dealing business. He studied the manufacture of stained glass in Munich in the 1830s, and by 1838 start his own company in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
