East window
St Nicholas's church, Sevenoaks, Kent. 1881 East window by C E Kempe. The glass is now much faded but a detailed report of the window ( in the flowery language of the time) was given in the 'Sevenoaks Chronicle' of 15th April 1881. It said, ' A most beautiful stained glass window has been placed at the east end of the chancel in the Parish Church. Certainly the work is one of the finest specimens of this delicate art to be found and will form one of the chief attractions of the edifice to the lovers of the beautiful in art.
The harmony of colour and superb blending of the subjects, which are taken from the Passion of our Lord, as follows, are truly remarkable :- The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, the Last Supper, Gethsemane, St Peter's denial, Jesus Christ before Pilate, the Crucifixion, the Deposition, the Burial are all highly suggestive in their character and the whole was designed and executed by C E Kempe Esq. It cannot but be remarked that under the highly esteemed Rector, our noble Parish Church is becoming celebrated for its ecclesiastical adornment'.
East window
St Nicholas's church, Sevenoaks, Kent. 1881 East window by C E Kempe. The glass is now much faded but a detailed report of the window ( in the flowery language of the time) was given in the 'Sevenoaks Chronicle' of 15th April 1881. It said, ' A most beautiful stained glass window has been placed at the east end of the chancel in the Parish Church. Certainly the work is one of the finest specimens of this delicate art to be found and will form one of the chief attractions of the edifice to the lovers of the beautiful in art.
The harmony of colour and superb blending of the subjects, which are taken from the Passion of our Lord, as follows, are truly remarkable :- The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, the Last Supper, Gethsemane, St Peter's denial, Jesus Christ before Pilate, the Crucifixion, the Deposition, the Burial are all highly suggestive in their character and the whole was designed and executed by C E Kempe Esq. It cannot but be remarked that under the highly esteemed Rector, our noble Parish Church is becoming celebrated for its ecclesiastical adornment'.