St Andrew’s at Clifton Campville is a church located in the Midlands that has an elegant steeple dating back to the 14th century. It was enlarged during the 13th century, making it a contemporary of the steeple. Unfortunately, during a violent storm in the late 1980s, the top third of the spire was shorn off,… Continue reading Windows of the Tower
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Ezechias Inspires the Jesse Window in Corringham [41781]
The St Laurence Church in Corringham, Lincolnshire houses several notable stained glass windows created by Charles Eamer Kempe. Kempe was a painter who started his own stained glass company, CE Kempe and Co in London, in 1868. His training in high church practices and his artistic abilities helped him to create unique stained glass windows… Continue reading Ezechias Inspires the Jesse Window in Corringham [41781]
“An Unlikely Battle: David Against Goliath”
Jesus College is a college within the University of Cambridge that has the oldest chapel in the city. The chapel was previously a monastic church called St. Mary & St. Radegund and was built in 1157. The church was dissolved in 1496, and Bishop John Alcock founded Jesus College on the same site. The college… Continue reading “An Unlikely Battle: David Against Goliath”
The Peterborough Rossetti Window
Peterborough Cathedral is an impressive Romanesque church located in England and is renowned for being one of the finest buildings in the country. The church is almost unaltered since its completion in the 13th century except for the restorations done during the 19th century and the damage caused by Civil War in the mid 17th… Continue reading The Peterborough Rossetti Window
Isaac is Sacrificed by Abraham.
Jesus College Chapel in Cambridge, UK, is the oldest chapel in the city with origins dating back to 1157. The chapel was formerly the monastic church of St Mary & St Radegund, a convent of nuns that was dissolved in 1496 when the present college was founded on the same site. The former convent church… Continue reading Isaac is Sacrificed by Abraham.