Colwick St John the Baptist

Glass

The Hildesley
memorial window
Detail of the
window

All the windows are of plain glass except for one window in the west wall which is a memorial window to the Rev W S Hildesley, 35 years Rector of Colwick (1909-1943). It shows Christ as the Good Shepherd with three sheep.

The inscription on the window reads:

+             IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF           +
REV. W.S. HILDESLEY, 35 YRS RECTOR OF
THIS PARISH, 1909-1943. DIED MAY 5, 1943
ALSO OF MRS HILDESLEY DIED FEB 27. 1944