Stained Glass Windows

The stained glass windows are one of the main decorative features of the church. There is a large variety of biblical and other themes depicted in the windows and many were donated by parishioners of the church after its rebuilding in 1874.

The windows in the nave and aisles were made by James Powell & Sons.  They began making stained glass in 1844 and had become one of the most important and progressive manufacturers by the 1870s. Arthur Powell, a leading member of the congregation and Church Warden in 1871, was also a senior partner in the glassmaking firm; the style of the stained glass windows were strongly influenced by him. 

 The windows in the Chancel were all made by William Wailes in 1867.  They were commissioned, together with the rebuilding of the chancel by William Henry Forman in memory of Anne Moore, his brother’s sister-in-law.  Anne was buried in the Forman Chapel of St George’s Minster, Doncaster in 1866.  The glass in that chapel, made in the 1850s, has many similarities to the the stained glass here.