Baptistry Window, St Peter's Church, Staines, by Edward Arthur Fellowes Prynne

The Baptistry window

E. A. Fellowes Prynne (1854-1921)

Executed by James Jennings

1921

St Peter's Church, Laleham Road, Staines, Surrey

Other Stained Glass Windows in St Peter's, Staines

East Window, by Prynne

Nativity Window, by Prynne

Three Benedicite Windows, by Prynne

Jesus the Good Shepherd, by Prynne

Mary Magdalene and the Risen Christ, by Prynne

West Window, by Prynne

Jesus Stills the Waves; the Marriage at Cana, by Percy Bacon Bros.

Feeding the Hungry; Visiting the Sick, by an unknown designer

Top photograph by John Salmon, details below, text and formatting by Jacqueline Banerjee, with many thanks to the parish office for help and advice.

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The text below the left-hand light, which shows Jesus cradling an infact and protecting two children, is "Suffer the little children to come unto Me and / forbid them not for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven." Less conventionally for a baptistry window, the other light shows St George kneeling under the red-cross banner, with a castle in the background. The text here is: "Manfully to fight under His Banner and to continue Christ's Faithful Soldier unto his Life's end." In fact, the window performs a dual function, because it is "dedicated to the glory of God and in memory of the men of this Church who fell in the Great War, 1914-1918."

Two close-ups of the window. Left: Christ carrying an infant, who clutches a tiny bunch of bell-shaped flowers, against a background of blossoming trees. Right: St George, his armour and accoutrements shown in the minutest detail.

Sources

"Architects and Artists I-J-K" (see under John J. Jennings). Sussex Parish Churches. Web. 21 October 2013.

Eberhard, Robert. "Stained Glass Windows at St Peter, Staines, Surrey." Church Stained Glass Windows. Web. 21 October 2013.

Taylor, John M. Centenary Souvenir: St Peter's Church, Staines. Shepperton: Ian Allan, 1973 (brochure available at the church).

_____. Souvenir of the 75th Anniversary of St Peter's Church, Laleham Road, Staines. Shepperton: Ian Allan, 1969 (brochure available at the church).

Welcome to St Peter's Church, Staines Parish: A Guide to the Stained Glass Windows. Available at the church.

Last modified 27 August 2016