LIGHTS OF THE WORLD

And here we give thee most high praise and hearty thanks for all thy Saints, who have been the chosen vessels of thy grace, and lights of the world in their several generations.  (From the prayer for the whole state of Christ’s Church, Book of Common Prayer, 1928.)

The Stained Glass Windows in Saint Peter's Church Wellington.

 

The stained glass windows in Saint Peter’s are an eclectic collection, rather like the church itself which is essentially the work of three architects. It interesting to compare them with the windows of Saint Mary of the Angels where the windows are of a unified style and where the German artists have treated many of the same themes in very different ways. Restored in the early 1980’s by Graeme Stewart, the windows are not only very beautiful but they are also works of considerable theological complexity and spiritual depth. These windows are not simply decoration or distraction for the bored. They are food for the contemplative heart.

 

 

 

Introduction

Each page linked below has an image of the window as a whole and then close up images of the various sections of the window which is described in the text. At the bottom of each page are two links.  The first link brings you back here and the second link takes to you the next page of the cyber-tour.

If you haven't seen a link at the bottom of the page, scroll down, you aren't at the bottom of the page :-).  The spacing between some of the sections is slightly greater than usual and partially uneve to ensure the photos can be seen clearly when the pages are printed.

Wonders await -  click on any of the links below

 

• The Sanctuary windows - an overview to the windows and their place in stained glass history 
• The Sanctuary windows (including trefoils) - a very brief description each lancet on the Sanctuary windows and the part of the Bible it refers to.
• The Sanctuary windows in depth - a more detailed (both in text and extra images) description of how the Sanctuary windows depict various aspects of St Peter's life including the resurrection.

 

• The St John Window
• The Arthur Stock Window
• The Annunciation Window
• The John Hugh Bethune Window
• The Blundell Memorial and the Baptism of our Lord Windows

 

With thanks

I would like to thank Rick Howarth for the photos used on the individual pages of this tour excepting the image for the Baptism of Our Lord window.

 

 

I would like to thank Keith Hobden for the photo of the Baptism of our Lord window and for the photos used on this page. 

 

 

And last, but certainly not least, I would like to thank the Rev'd David Tannock without whose interest, research and way with words, there would be nothing to accompany the photos. 

Thank you gentlemen.

Click here for the Sanctuary Windows