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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
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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.
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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
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