St Lawrence Church, Harpley- Norfolk
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Norfolk12
N 52° 48.144 E 000° 39.114
31U E 341711 N 5852873
Quick Description: Colourful windows in this village church in north Norfolk.
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/12/2009 12:26:53 PM
Waymark Code: WM7N8H
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Long Description:The only stained glass remaining in this window dates from c1875
and can be located in the tracery lights.
The tracery of this window contains 15th century glass. The
central feature is an Annunciation scene, below which are the
figures of the Royal English saints: St Edmund, holding his
emblematic arrow, and Edward the Confessor. They are flanked by St
James the Greater and St John the Evangelist, holding a chalice
containing a serpent.
The kneeling figure in the apex of the window represents an
unknown donor figure, whilst ecclesiastical saints in their church
vestments are depicted in the outer arches. In descending order to
the left are: St Ledger (deacon), St Vincent (deacon), St Lawrence
(deacon) and St Wilfred (Archbishop). In descending order to the
right are St Thomas of Canterbury (Archbishop), St Martin (Bishop),
St Stephen (deacon) and St Blaise (bishop).
In the small panels below the transom are a series of the Orders
of Angels, similar to that seen at Oxburgh.
This 1930s window, in a late Arts & Crafts style, depicts a
“The Lord is my shepherd” scene.
details from leaflet inside church
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.