The Magi follow the star
This window was given in memory of Mary Free, who died in 1920 ( aged 88). It is a top light of a window depicting the Nativity, in the church of St Mary & St Michael, Mistley with Manningtree. The current church is an amalgamation of St Mary, Mistley and St Michael, Manningtree after the latter church was condemned as unsafe and demolished in the 1960's. There have, in fact, been four different churches in this area, each on a different site but with a combined history stretching back to the 12th century. Two Robert Adam towers are all that remain of the 18th century Mistley church and this current church is a Victorian replacement on a different site but it has a welcoming and broad-minded congregation, which, although it belongs to the Church of England, share the space with Catholics who regularly celebrate Mass there twice a week. The stained glass, alas, all appears to be unsigned and dates can only be assessed from the dedications.
The Magi follow the star
This window was given in memory of Mary Free, who died in 1920 ( aged 88). It is a top light of a window depicting the Nativity, in the church of St Mary & St Michael, Mistley with Manningtree. The current church is an amalgamation of St Mary, Mistley and St Michael, Manningtree after the latter church was condemned as unsafe and demolished in the 1960's. There have, in fact, been four different churches in this area, each on a different site but with a combined history stretching back to the 12th century. Two Robert Adam towers are all that remain of the 18th century Mistley church and this current church is a Victorian replacement on a different site but it has a welcoming and broad-minded congregation, which, although it belongs to the Church of England, share the space with Catholics who regularly celebrate Mass there twice a week. The stained glass, alas, all appears to be unsigned and dates can only be assessed from the dedications.