21. NORTH CLERESTORY WINDOWS AMT
The four Northern clerestory windows [25 – [28] show Twelve Persecutors of the Church. From left we see: Annas, Judas, Caiaphas; a King. an Emperor, Herod the Great; Agrippa, Herod, X; X, X, Nero. There is also a line up of dreadful demons across the top. INDEX
22. NORTH AISLE WH AMT WH
Here are three views of the North aisle, looking West, East and West respectively. We can see the five North nave windows, and a modern set of choir stalls at the Eastern end, close to the entry to the Lady Chapel. There are no monuments or memorials attached to this wall.
23. NORTH AISLE WINDOWS I AMT
We check out the windows, starting from the Western end. The left window [17] shows the Four Evangelists: Matthew (scroll and angel), Mark (winged lion), Luke (ox, well worn) and John (eagle and ink well). The next window [18], shown at right), is the first of three Prophet windows. It depicts Obadiah, Daniel, Malachi and Micah.
24. NORTH AISLE WINDOWS II AMT
The next two Prophet windows show (from left): Joel, Zephaniah, Amos, Hosea; Zechariah, Isaiah, David and Jeremiah.
25. NORTH AISLE WINDOWS III AMT
The final North aisle window [1] shows The Fall, The Burning Bush, Gideon, and the Queen of Sheba.
26. FRONT NAVE AMT
At the front of the nave we have immediately before us a very simple wooden lectern at left, and the pulpit at right. Ahead of us is the crossing – the base of the tower, with the hanging bell ropes. To the left we can see the way through to the Lady Chapel, and to the right, the way to the Corpus Christi Chapel. Of more immediate interest here are high up above the bright red banners: two very old angel paintings. (There is a curious lack of symmetry in the building here.)
27. ANGEL MURALS WH AMT
I can find no information on these two angels: they are obviously of great age.
28. PULPIT WH
The Church pulpit has a small brass plate which indicates that it was donated to the Church by Dr John Hitchman in remembrance of his wife Mary who died on 24 March 1884. John had a very successful medical career, becoming the President of the Medico-Psychological Association in 1856 and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1871. John and Mary Ann retired to Fairford in 1875 and lived in The Laurels in the Market Place. John survived another nine years after Mary Ann’s death and was buried alongside her on 8 April 1893.
29. SOUTH NAVE WINDOWS EAST OF PORCH AMT
These two windows [10], [11] show eight of the Apostles. From left we see: St Peter (with keys), Andrew (cross), Philip (pilgrim shoes and scallop), and St John (chalice) ; St Thomas (spear and hook), James the Less (club), Philip (cross), and Bartholomew (knife and book)
30. TO THE CORPUS CHRISTI CHAPEL WH
Staying on the South side, we make our way along to the Corpus Christi Chapel, seen here framed by a stained decorated wooden screen. There are more windows of course – the Eastern window before us, and two along the North side. The Chapel has a simple altar and a lectern on either side.
31. CHAPEL WH
Moving into the Chapel we become aware of more detail. There is an open screen on our left, separating the Chapel from the sanctuary, there is a small crucifix behind the altar, and high up we observe two more roof angels. The Chapel altar dates to 1626.
32. CHAPEL ALTAR AND LECTERN WH
We take time to rest and reflect in this little Chapel. Sometimes God makes his presence felt in the peaceful solitude of a place like this.
33. EAST CHAPEL WINDOW AMT
But then of course, there are the windows! The Eastern window [7] before us shows Resurrection morning, with Christ’s appearances to the women, and then in the centre, the appearance of the Risen Christ.
34. SIDE CHAPEL WINDOWS AMT
There are two windows [8], [9] in the side wall of the Chapel. The window at left shows the appearance at Emmaus, and the appearance to Thomas. The window at right shows Christ’s appearance at the Sea of Tiberius, the Ascension, and Pentecost.
35. TO THE LADY CHAPEL WH AMT
On the South side of the sanctuary is the more elaborate Lady Chapel. Here again we have two side windows. Behind the altar is a fancy reredos below a shortened window, to allow for the added vestry outside. There are also two tomb chests, one on either side of the altar.
36. LYGON TOMB AND ALTAR AMT WH
Left of the altar is the Lygon tomb. Katherine Denys (d 1584), the widow of Sir Edmund Tame (son of the Edmund who completed the church), later married Roger Lygon. The tomb has life-sized effigies of Lady Katherine and Roger. • The Chapel altar cloth carries the text ‘Draw near with faith’.
37. LADY CHAPEL ALTAR AMT
The reredos behind the altar was designed by Geoffrey Webb, and was given in 1913 by Earl Beauchamp, a descendant of Roger Lygon. Our Lady and Child are seen above. Below are figures of David, St Anne, the Blessed Virgin, Our Lord, St John, St Elizabeth and St John the Baptist.
38. FOUNDER’S TOMB AMT
Between the chancel and Lady Chapel is a Purbeck marble tomb and brass to John Tame, builder of the current church. Tame died in 1500 but he lived long enough, however, to see ‘his’ church dedicated in 1497. The curious memorial on the wall at left remembers Sir Edmund Tame and his wives Agnes and Elizabeth.
39. TOMB DETAILS Wiki WH
We can look past John Tame’s tomb to the sanctuary. The tomb supports a separating screen.
40. LADY CHAPEL SIDE WINDOWS AMT
The side windows [2], [3] of the Lady Chapel show: • the Virgin Mary: scenes from Mary's life, including her birth, Mary presented at the Temple, and the betrothal of Mary and Joseph; and •• the Birth of Christ: The Annunciation, Nativity, Adoration of the Magi, Christ presented at the Temple.
