Crucifixon Window - North Wall - St Leonard's Church - Stained Glass Windows on Waymarking.com

Long Description:
Situated in the north wall of the nave, all the windows in the church were executed at the expense of Robert Henley, third and last Baron Ongley, and late owner of the estate, who died in 1877, and whose munificence has been recorded on a mural tablet of brass.

The Ongleys owned the estate, Old Warden Park, and have a mausoleum where their remains are interred in the churchyard. There is also a statue of Sir Samuel Ongley in the church.

There are some other spectacular windows in this church detailed below:

The Ascension Window, East Wall - St Leonard's Church

This next window depicts The Ascension and was placed in memory of Joseph Shuttleworth by his widow Caroline in 1883. A lot of the church's items were gifts from the Shuttleworths and their predecessors the Ongleys as they resided in Old Warden Park.

St Michael and St George Window, North Wall, St Leonard's Church

This window depicts the figures of St Michael and St George, the heavenly and the earthly soldier Saints. It was placed by the brother of Frank Shuttleworth in his memory; he died in 1913.

Shuttleworth's Marriage, West Window - St Leonard's Church

This window celebrates the marriage of Frank Shuttleworth to Dorothy Lang in 1902. Dorothy was the daughter of the Revd Robert Lang, the Vicar from 1892 to 1902 - he was the fastest bowler in the country and played cricket for Harrow, Cambridge and the Gentlemen of England. The Shuttleworths bought old Warden Park from the Ongleys and built a grand mansion in the village.

Type of building where window is located: Church Address: St Leonard's Church Old Warden, Bedfordshire United Kingdom SG18 9EP Days of Operation: Anyday, just obtain the key as directed Hours of Operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM Admission Charge: Not Listed

Visit Instructions:
GPS coordinates as close to the stained glass window as possible. A picture of entire window.

Windows must be stained glass and permanently affixed to a building of some sort (no color catchers or moveable or detached stained glass). Tell the story behind the window, the artist if known, the type of building where it is located and when the window was created.

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