East Window, All Saints Church, Darfield, Barnsley,UK - Stained Glass Windows on Waymarking.com

The East window is behind the altar. An information card gives the date of the window as 1915, the gift by Mr. C W Bartholomew in memory of his father. Set in the South wall is a window in memory of Canon Sorby who was rector in the church for 42 years, also known as The Sorby Window, 1938. He took action to allow children whom attended Ascension Day Service to have the rest of the day free from school, known as the Darfield Judgement. Link to Barnsley Chronicle article-
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Set in the North East corner are two windows, on with the figure of Christ with children, and the other with lower clear glass and coats of arms above.

Set in the North West corner of the church where once a door way was found is The Good Samaritan Window, 1911.

Further two windows in the South Area of the church, one of which shows St. George, Fortitude and St.Louis. In memory of Canon Sorby's son Lt. Charles Sorby killed in WW1.

Large window set higher up in the West Wall.

Church is GradeI Listed-
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Web link giving further information on Canon Albert E Sorby M.A. -
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Type of building where window is located: Church Address: Church Street Darfield Barnsley, South Yorkshire UK S73 9LG Admission Charge: 0.00 (listed in local currency) Days of Operation: During service hours Hours of Operation: From: 11:00 AM To: 1:00 PM

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