Stained Glass Windows, St Michael & All Angels - Appleby Magna, Swadlincote, Leicestershire - Stained Glass Windows on Waymarking.com

New windows were inserted in the north and south facades of the building to replace the north door and south porch. It seems likely that the original tracery was faithfully copied and that this survives in all the side windows. Medieval glass was reused, especially in the heads of the north aisle windows. The coloured glass in the south aisle is most probably the work of Collins of Strand, London, as coloured glass of this date is unusual in Leicestershire, other known examples being at Beeby (1819) and Barkby (1828) both near Leicester.

The surviving records from the 1829-32 period contain a coloured drawing of a window with five lights which is almost certainly the main east window. Particular sections of the upper part of the window matrix are shown coloured as if indicating the positions of glass to be reused. The tracery is different from both that shown in Nichols' SE view and from the window which can be seen today. Whether or not the 1829-32 design was implemented will probably never be known as it did not survive. The present east window dated 1879 is a memorial to George Moore (1811-71) and his wife Isabel (c.1811-67). The tracery may have been the work of J P St Aubyn, the architect employed in the 1870-71 remodelling of the chancel.

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Type of building where window is located: Church Address: St Michael & All Angels Church Street Appleby Magna, Leicestershire England DE12 7BB Days of Operation: Daily Hours of Operation: From: 12:00 AM To: 12:00 AM Admission Charge: Not Listed

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