Oxton St Peter and St Paul

Glass

Chancel, east window

The east windowA faculty for a memorial window was granted in 1919 and the glass installed in 1921, dedicated to those inhabitants of the village who died in the 1914-18 war. These are listed at the bottom of the left and right trefoil lights. (See War Memorials.)

The window has three trefoil lights and seven tracery lights.

Left trefoil light

Figure of St George in C16 armour with a red cloak

Below: names of Oxton men
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE FALLEN

Central trefoil light

Crucifixion above a fallen soldier in WW1 uniform

Below: remembrance verse:
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS
THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

Right trefoil light

Figure of St Nicholas in green and red robes of a bishop

Below: names of Oxton men.
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-19

Left tracery light

Angel holding a shield with blue furled anchor

Top central tracery light

Angel holding a crown of gold

Right tracery light

Angel holding a shield with a red cross

Four small tracery lights

Leaves and flowers

Designed and made by:

A.L.Moore & Son
Ecclesiastical Art Decorators,
St Augustine House,
89 Southampton Row,
London WC1

Other windows

All other windows in the church are in plain glass.