This two-light window pairs an early-life episode of Christ with a post-Resurrection encounter, creating a deliberate theological contrast between recognition at the Temple and recognition in the garden.

Left-hand light:
The Presentation in the Temple shows the Christ Child received by Simeon, whose gesture and inscription articulate fulfilment and prophecy. The figures are tightly grouped beneath an elaborate Gothic canopy, emphasising the Temple setting and the moment of recognition as Christ is identified as the promised Messiah.

Right-hand light:
The Noli me tangere depicts Mary Magdalene ⓘ encountering the risen Christ, shown in the guise of a gardener. Christ’s restrained gesture of withdrawal and instruction contrasts with Mary’s kneeling posture, expressing recognition delayed and transformed after the Resurrection. The garden setting softens the architectural framing and introduces a natural counterpoint to the Temple scene opposite.

The window is characteristic of Clayton & Bell’s ⓘ late nineteenth-century work, with firm linear drawing, a disciplined palette, and dense architectural framing that maintains legibility while accommodating complex narrative scenes. By pairing fulfilment of the Law with revelation after the Resurrection, the window presents a coherent meditation on recognition, testimony, and the unfolding identity of Christ within salvation history.