Bishop's Arms
Fragmentary armorial stained glass from a lost window depicting the coats of arms of the Bishops of Lichfield. The window was one of a pair by John Betton of Shrewsbury installed in 1808 at the west end of the Lady CHapel o Lichfield Cathedral following the installation of the Herkenrode glass in the remainder of the windows in the chapel. The heraldic windows remained in place until c1890 when they were replaced with the present Flemish glass from Antwerp (restored by Kempe) which better compliment the Herkenrode.
The Episcopal window (on the south side, from where these pieces originate) and the Prebendal Window (on the north) were dismantled and the coats of arms removed for reuse elsewhere, most of the shields from the latter window went to the cathedral library, whilst six of the Bishop's arms were reused in the south transept clerestorey, along with a jumble of fragments in bright colours from the architectural design that once contained them.
Fragments of the rest remained loose in crates stored in the attic of the nave aisles until it was retrieved in the late 1990s and brought temporarily to Norgrove Studios where I was able to identify their provenance. One panel has been restored from these fragments and is now stored in the cathedral offices in the Old Stables nearby.
Bishop's Arms
Fragmentary armorial stained glass from a lost window depicting the coats of arms of the Bishops of Lichfield. The window was one of a pair by John Betton of Shrewsbury installed in 1808 at the west end of the Lady CHapel o Lichfield Cathedral following the installation of the Herkenrode glass in the remainder of the windows in the chapel. The heraldic windows remained in place until c1890 when they were replaced with the present Flemish glass from Antwerp (restored by Kempe) which better compliment the Herkenrode.
The Episcopal window (on the south side, from where these pieces originate) and the Prebendal Window (on the north) were dismantled and the coats of arms removed for reuse elsewhere, most of the shields from the latter window went to the cathedral library, whilst six of the Bishop's arms were reused in the south transept clerestorey, along with a jumble of fragments in bright colours from the architectural design that once contained them.
Fragments of the rest remained loose in crates stored in the attic of the nave aisles until it was retrieved in the late 1990s and brought temporarily to Norgrove Studios where I was able to identify their provenance. One panel has been restored from these fragments and is now stored in the cathedral offices in the Old Stables nearby.