{"id":913,"date":"2021-01-16T20:59:19","date_gmt":"2021-01-16T20:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saintpaulschurch.org.uk\/?page_id=913"},"modified":"2021-01-20T08:29:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T08:29:20","slug":"stained-glass","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.saintpaulschurch.org.uk\/?page_id=913","title":{"rendered":"Stained Glass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Stained Glass in Saint Paul\u2019s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:24.1%\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><font color=\"red\">T<\/font>his page is a virtual guide through the church, listing the characters and incidents from the bible and church history who are portrayed. In the Chancel are the Apostles and the Jesse Tree of the East Window. The main windows around the Nave portray saints selected by Fr Wagner for their association with Britain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The designs for the windows were made by <strong><font color=\"red\">Augustus Pugin<\/font><\/strong> (<em>see below<\/em>) when the church was first built in 1848 and represent the most complete cycle he designed for any Anglican church. The glass was fitted between 1848 -1853, beginning with the great East Window and the chancel lights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"566\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saintpaulschurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Windows01.png\" alt=\"Great East Window\" class=\"wp-image-918\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.saintpaulschurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Windows01.png 330w, http:\/\/www.saintpaulschurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Windows01-175x300.png 175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><figcaption><strong>The Jesse Tree Window <\/strong>\u00a9 J<em>ustin Hill 2012<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See also the Victorian Art web site for articles on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.victorianart.btinternet.co.uk\/va-web\/gothic-revival\/pugin-stained-glass.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Pugin<\/strong><\/a> and on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.victorianart.btinternet.co.uk\/va-web\/kempe\/windows_by_kempe.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Charles Eamer Kempe<\/strong><\/a> who designed the windows in the Narthex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Plan of the Windows<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45.5%\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Click here for details.<\/em><br><font color=\"red\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saintpaulschurch.org.uk\/?page_id=940\">The Great East Window (1)<\/a><\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saintpaulschurch.org.uk\/?page_id=923\">The Chancel Windows (2, 3, 4, 5)<\/a><\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saintpaulschurch.org.uk\/?page_id=1029\">The Small East Window (6)<\/a><\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saintpaulschurch.org.uk\/?page_id=1045\">The South Aisle (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)<\/a><\/strong><br><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:62.5%\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><font color=\"red\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saintpaulschurch.org.uk\/?page_id=1059\">The Great West Window (13)<\/a><\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saintpaulschurch.org.uk\/?page_id=999\">The North Aisle (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)<\/a><\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saintpaulschurch.org.uk\/?page_id=1017\">The Windows in the Sacristy (20)<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saintpaulschurch.org.uk\/newsite\/?page_id=1065\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saintpaulschurch.org.uk\/?page_id=972\">The Windows in the Narthex (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)<\/a><\/strong><\/font><br><font color=\"red\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saintpaulschurch.org.uk\/?page_id=964\">The Windows in the Holy Spirit Chapel (26)<\/a><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"660\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saintpaulschurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Windows-03.png\" alt=\"Windows - plan\" class=\"wp-image-917\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.saintpaulschurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Windows-03.png 739w, http:\/\/www.saintpaulschurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Windows-03-300x268.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#TOP\">\u25c4 return to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><font color=\"red\">I<\/font>n the few decades before his early death at just 40 years old, <strong>Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin<\/strong> elevated the Gothic Revival from a dilettante fashion to its highest state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">His prodigious output includes all the detail of the designs for the Houses of Parliament and schemes for many churches and public buildings. His own home, The Grange in Ramsgate, is a model of Victorian domestic comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Family tragedy and overwork contributed to a tragic breakdown and his early death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">You can find out more on <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Augustus_Welby_Northmore_Pugin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>his Wikipedia page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"656\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saintpaulschurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Windows02.jpg\" alt=\"A.W.N. Pugin\" class=\"wp-image-920\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.saintpaulschurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Windows02.jpg 656w, http:\/\/www.saintpaulschurch.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Windows02-246x300.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><figcaption>by Unknown artist, oil on canvas, circa 1840<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saintpaulschurch.org.uk\/?page_id=320\">\u25c4 return to Guide<\/a> <br><a href=\"#TOP\">\u25c4 return to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color is-style-wide\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stained Glass in Saint Paul\u2019s This page is a virtual guide through the church, listing the characters and incidents from the bible and church history who are portrayed. In the Chancel are the Apostles and the Jesse Tree of the East Window. 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