Stained Glass of Buckinghamshire Churches
Return to Church: St Mary the Virgin, Drayton Beauchamp or select another window
Location in Church: | East |
Type: | 5 lights |
Size (width x height): | 7' 8" x 8' 0" or 2.33m x 2.44m |
Subject(s): | 10 Apostles with the Apostles Creed: Peter, Andrew, Jude, John, James the Great, James the Minor, Thomas, Bartholomew, Philip, Simon.
|
Subject(s) - Notes: | Each of the 10 Apostles has a line from the Apostles Creed on a scroll around their heads. The 2 apostles missing are Matthew and Matthias. The last 3 lines of the Apostles Creed are therefore now on the scroll over St Simon. |
Date Made: | 1450-1470
|
Craftsman: | Clayton & Bell, Restorer |
Craftsman - Notes: | Clayton & Bell restored the window in 1866. Clayton & Bell would later restore the West window (06) which has some similarities to this East window. |
Sources for Dates & Craftsmen: | Bucks Herald of 26 Jan 1867, The Builder of 2 Mar 1867. |
Notes on Window: | There is an extensive amount of 15th century glass in this window, including 8 of the Apostle's heads, with 2 having been replaced in 1866. It is possible that this glass was originally fitted in a window of the S Aisle, when it could have had more figures. More... |
Click on a Thumbnail to go to that image,
Then use links to scroll through images, go to any window, or go to church page.
Thumbnail |
Image
|
|||||
![]() |
Window in Situ
| |||||
![]() |
Window from outside, where you can clearly make out the 10 figures.
| |||||
![]() |
Overall View of Glass
| |||||
![]() |
Ten Apostles in 2 tiers. The scrolls over their heads contains the entire Apostles Creed.
| |||||
Top | ||||||
![]() |
Lights 1 & 2: Example of 2 figures on the top tier under their canopies.
| |||||
![]() |
Lights 1 & 2: Example of 2 canopies above the top tier.
| |||||
![]() |
Lights 1 & 2: Example of the base under 2 figures on the lower tier.
| |||||
![]() |
Top tier, light 1: St Peter with his keys - full view, head, and Creed text.
| |||||
Top | ||||||
![]() |
Top tier, light 2: St Andrew with his saltire or diagonal cross - full view, head, and Creed text. (also see another below)
| |||||
![]() |
Top tier, light 3: St Jude holding a boat - full view, head, and Creed text. He was given at least a new head in 1867.
| |||||
![]() |
Top tier, light 4: St John holding a chalice with a serpent - full view, head, and Creed text. (also see another below)
| |||||
![]() |
Top tier, light 5: St James the Great holding a sword, by which he was martyred - full view, head, and Creed text.
| |||||
Top | ||||||
![]() |
Lower tier, light 1: St James the Minor, or the Less - full view, head, and Creed text.
| |||||
![]() |
Lower tier, light 2: St Thomas holding a spear, by which he was martyred - full view, head, and Creed text.
| |||||
![]() |
Lower tier, light 3: St Bartholomew holding a knife, by which he was martyred - full view, head, and Creed text.
| |||||
![]() |
Lower tier, light 4: St Philip holding a cross - full view, head, and Creed text. He was given at least a new head in 1867.
| |||||
Top | ||||||
![]() |
Lower tier, light 5: St Simon - full view, head, and Creed text. (also see another below)
| |||||
![]() |
Top tier, light 2: St Andrew - Comparison of 1844 drawing and 2019 photo. The Creed text is the same in both.
| |||||
![]() |
Top tier, light 4: St John - Comparison of 1844 drawing and 2019 photo. The Creed text is the same in both.
| |||||
![]() |
Top tier, light 5: St Simon - Comparison of 1844 drawing and 2019 photo. The Creed text is very different increasing from 1 line to 3 lines in the restored version.
| |||||
Top | ||||||
Stained Glass of Buckinghamshire Churches
©2003-2013 Clifford and Monica Robinson
©2015-2023 Michael G Hardy