East window - St Bartholomew's Newbiggin by the Sea
By Stanley Murray Scott (1912-1997)
The window consist of five tall narrow lights, very beautifully proportioned, the stone work being one of the oldest features of the church and dating form the 14th Century.
The tallest light is 15 feet high. In the centre light dominating the whole window is the figure of Our Lord in Glory.
In the four other lights, four archangels are shown, one unknown on the extreme left, bearing a scroll and with a halo symbolising light. St Raphael, on the extreme right is depicted equipped as a pilgrim with a staff, scrip and cockle shell badge. In the two inner lights are St Gabriel, the angel of the Annunciation with a lily symbolising purity and St Michael dressed in armour and bearing a sword in his right hand and a balance in his left.
At the head of the centre light the Paschal lamb is depicted and the other four lights depict the Evangelist: an angel
(St Matthew) on the left; an eagle (St John) on the right; a winged lion (St Mark) and a winged bull (St Luke).
Near the bottom of the centre the earliest Christian symbol of the fish is shown against the background of a group of symbols suggesting fishing (a net and green glass) and mining (four black lozenges) activities of Woodhorn and Newbiggin.
The other four lights show shields. On the left is St Bartholomew the Apostle showing the manner of his death. On the extreme right is the coat of arms of the Diocese of Newcastle – a golden cross on a red background with a golden lion between the arms of the cross and three red castles. In the second light from the left is the shield of the Bishop of Durham – a golden cross on a blue gild with silver lions between the arms of the cross surmounted by a mitre encircled by a crown - a reminder of the temporal powers of the Prince Bishops of Durham in former times. In the second light from the right are the arms of the province of York –the crossed silver keys are surrounded by a gold imperial crown on a red shield.
The East Window was restored in 2007, with much of the stonework renewed, by Abbey Glass and Classic Masonary thanks to the generosity of many organisations (from the St Bartholomew's website www.stbartholomewsnewbiggin.co.uk/east-window)
East window - St Bartholomew's Newbiggin by the Sea
By Stanley Murray Scott (1912-1997)
The window consist of five tall narrow lights, very beautifully proportioned, the stone work being one of the oldest features of the church and dating form the 14th Century.
The tallest light is 15 feet high. In the centre light dominating the whole window is the figure of Our Lord in Glory.
In the four other lights, four archangels are shown, one unknown on the extreme left, bearing a scroll and with a halo symbolising light. St Raphael, on the extreme right is depicted equipped as a pilgrim with a staff, scrip and cockle shell badge. In the two inner lights are St Gabriel, the angel of the Annunciation with a lily symbolising purity and St Michael dressed in armour and bearing a sword in his right hand and a balance in his left.
At the head of the centre light the Paschal lamb is depicted and the other four lights depict the Evangelist: an angel
(St Matthew) on the left; an eagle (St John) on the right; a winged lion (St Mark) and a winged bull (St Luke).
Near the bottom of the centre the earliest Christian symbol of the fish is shown against the background of a group of symbols suggesting fishing (a net and green glass) and mining (four black lozenges) activities of Woodhorn and Newbiggin.
The other four lights show shields. On the left is St Bartholomew the Apostle showing the manner of his death. On the extreme right is the coat of arms of the Diocese of Newcastle – a golden cross on a red background with a golden lion between the arms of the cross and three red castles. In the second light from the left is the shield of the Bishop of Durham – a golden cross on a blue gild with silver lions between the arms of the cross surmounted by a mitre encircled by a crown - a reminder of the temporal powers of the Prince Bishops of Durham in former times. In the second light from the right are the arms of the province of York –the crossed silver keys are surrounded by a gold imperial crown on a red shield.
The East Window was restored in 2007, with much of the stonework renewed, by Abbey Glass and Classic Masonary thanks to the generosity of many organisations (from the St Bartholomew's website www.stbartholomewsnewbiggin.co.uk/east-window)