Cherie's Place

Witley Parish Church has ten stained glass windows of which nine depict scenes from the New Testament; The Annunciation, The Visitation, The Adoration of the Shepherds, The Adoration of the Magi, The Baptism of Christ, After the Resurrection; the miraculous catch of fish, The Resurrection, Peter and John healing a cripple and The Supper at Emmaus. Then tenth window shows the Worship of the Golden Calf, a scene from the Old Testament and has no apparent connection to the rest of the windows.

From the guide book:

The ten windows were executed by Joshua Price in 1719 and 1721 from designs by an Italian artist, believed to be Francesco Sleter (1685 – 1775). They combine stained glass and enamel painting and are the finest example in Britain of early eighteenth-century windows of this type. In the 1970s they were in danger of collapse and were restored to their present fine condition. When the windows were transferred from the Cannons Chapel, the apertures were nine inches too long. This was corrected by adding the somewhat incongruous golden stained border to the base of each window.

If you hover over the windows it will show you which of the windows they are.

Tags: Art, Stained Glass, Stained Glass Window, Witley Parish Church