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St. Andrews Church, Biggleswade

This millennium window was commissioned to celebrate 2000 years of Christianity . It tells the story of the history of both the town and parish of Biggleswade. The parish was founded by Lincoln Diocese, hence the inclusion of Lincoln Cathedral in the centre light and the diocesan shield on the left hand arm of the cross. The parish is now part of St. Albans Diocese, signified by the St. Albans Diocesan shield on the right hand arm of the cross. The centre light is devoted to the spiritual history of the parish whereas the side lights speak of the general life and history of the town.

To follow through on the millennium theme and the passage of time we have the sun and moon in the tracery speaking of day and night and the changing seasons depicted by autumnal leaves in the left hand light and spring swallows in the right hand light. Throughout the window is an arch that unites the lights and tracery. It is almost imperceptible in the side lights (the secular world) and is most pronounced in the tracery ( the heavens). This speaks of the Kingdom of God on Earth as in Heaven.
Gordon Chapel, Fochabers

This is the preliminary design for a new memorial window to go into Gordon Chapel, Fochabers. The majority of glass in the Chapel is by Byrne Jones, hence the traditional and slightly romanticized style employed here. The inspiration behind the window is the boy bringing his five loaves and two fish to Jesus prior to his feeding the five thousand. The scene behind is a view of the Spey Valley just outside of Fochabers and the wildlife is native to the area.

It was felt that the theme was particularly appropriate as the donors of the window are the Baxter family who have themselves helped feed thousands through their range of quality soups and other food produce. Towards the base of the window is a Gordon tartan bordered plaque that will house the memorial inscription.

St. Peters Church, Upper Holloway

This window is the approved design for a new church building in Upper Holloway, North London. It is unusual in respect of the shape of the window being a cross. The window was designed in a contemporary manner to fit in with its modern location. The background employs a gradation from earthly greens at the base of the window to heavenly blues at the top with the blues gaining intensity towards the extremities of the cross. In addition to this cross shaped window which is the East window, two complimentary rectangular windows were designed to be situated on the same wall, either side of the cross. These designs were based on sketches originating from the Sunday School.
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