Becket window
Memorial window to local brewer, John Simpson and his wife, Hannah. Installed in 1929 in the church of St Thomas Becket, Chapel en le Frith, Derbyshire. The glass ( signed in the bottom right hand light but impossible to photograph from floor level) is by Archibald John Davies of Bromsgrove.
The theme is the martyrdom of St Thomas Becket, to whom the church is dedicated. Becket himself is shown in the centre light (and his face appears to be modelled on a real person). The side lights illustrate the story of his martyrdom, beginning with Henry II complaining to his knights about his, 'turbulent priest'. The knights then confront Becket in Canterbury cathedral and execute him on the spot. The fourth picture shows the repentance and penance of the king.
The emblems at the base of the centre light include a beehive, a reminder that John Simpson was an enthusiastic beekeeper.
Becket window
Memorial window to local brewer, John Simpson and his wife, Hannah. Installed in 1929 in the church of St Thomas Becket, Chapel en le Frith, Derbyshire. The glass ( signed in the bottom right hand light but impossible to photograph from floor level) is by Archibald John Davies of Bromsgrove.
The theme is the martyrdom of St Thomas Becket, to whom the church is dedicated. Becket himself is shown in the centre light (and his face appears to be modelled on a real person). The side lights illustrate the story of his martyrdom, beginning with Henry II complaining to his knights about his, 'turbulent priest'. The knights then confront Becket in Canterbury cathedral and execute him on the spot. The fourth picture shows the repentance and penance of the king.
The emblems at the base of the centre light include a beehive, a reminder that John Simpson was an enthusiastic beekeeper.