Humility's Reward, St Mary's, Moseley
The Magnificat window by Lawrence Lee, installed in the north aisle at Moseley in 1981. The complex design features Mary in the centre light,as the expectant mother below uttering the words of her prayer, the Magnificat at the Annunciation, and shown again with her son above. On either side are images reminiscent of the medieval wheel of fortune, also echoing the words of the prayer with the humble rewarded (right) and the rich and powerful falling (left).
St Mary's in Moseley is of medieval origin, but all that survives is the early 16th century west tower, now somewhat dwarfed by the much larger body of the church, gradually rebuilt by J.A. & P.B. Chatwin between 1886 and 1910 (no evidence now remains of the previous rebuildings in 1780 and 1823-4).
The church suffered some bomb damage during World War II, the main casualty being the Victorian stained glass, only the south aisle windows (mainly by Kempe) survived untouched (traceries and isolated elements remain elsewhere).
After the war the east end was reglazed by Hardmans, but the most significant piece of stained glass appeared in 1981 with the installation of Lawrence Lee's Magnificat window in the north aisle.
The church sits in a busy part of suburban Birmingham and is only open to visitors between 10-12 on some weekday mornings.
Humility's Reward, St Mary's, Moseley
The Magnificat window by Lawrence Lee, installed in the north aisle at Moseley in 1981. The complex design features Mary in the centre light,as the expectant mother below uttering the words of her prayer, the Magnificat at the Annunciation, and shown again with her son above. On either side are images reminiscent of the medieval wheel of fortune, also echoing the words of the prayer with the humble rewarded (right) and the rich and powerful falling (left).
St Mary's in Moseley is of medieval origin, but all that survives is the early 16th century west tower, now somewhat dwarfed by the much larger body of the church, gradually rebuilt by J.A. & P.B. Chatwin between 1886 and 1910 (no evidence now remains of the previous rebuildings in 1780 and 1823-4).
The church suffered some bomb damage during World War II, the main casualty being the Victorian stained glass, only the south aisle windows (mainly by Kempe) survived untouched (traceries and isolated elements remain elsewhere).
After the war the east end was reglazed by Hardmans, but the most significant piece of stained glass appeared in 1981 with the installation of Lawrence Lee's Magnificat window in the north aisle.
The church sits in a busy part of suburban Birmingham and is only open to visitors between 10-12 on some weekday mornings.