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Christ the King and Virgin and Child

  Christ the King and Virgin and Child

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1905

Two-light window. Standing, richly dressed, figure of Christ in the left-hand light holding a large sword. Angels above with one holding the book with the seven seals. Virgin and Child in the right-hand light with angels above.


firm/studio: James Powell & Sons
designer: Frank Mann

Church of St Eurgain and St Peter, Northop, Flintshire
south wall of the nave

Texts: 'Shall not the Judge of all the Earth do Right' (Genesis 18:25); 'Love is of God' (1 John 4:7). In the small light in the apex of the window is the text: 'I am AΩ' (Revelation 1:8, 11; 21:6; 22:13).

Given in memory of Annie Bankes, who died in 1894. The order was placed in 1895 (Powells archive, V&A), but installed ten years later.



 
Record added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 20-02-2024

 

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Further reading

Malcolm Seaborne, Victorian and Later Stained Glass Windows in Flintshire Churches (Mold: 1996), p. 15.


 

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Martin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2024.
https://stainedglass.delweddau.cymru/object/2142 (accessed 8 December 2024)



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  Christ the King and Virgin and Child

Photo © Martin Crampin



 
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