Stained Glass Tours in EnglandSherrill, Charles Hitchcock
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Stained Glass Tours in England
Sherrill, Charles Hitchcock
Cathedrals -- England; England -- Description and travel; Glass painting and staining -- England
If, when we resume our journey Londonward, it be decided to take a peep
at the West Wickham glass, one should be careful not to overshoot the
church, for it lies at least a half-mile nearer the London road than
does the village whose name it bears. The embrasures on the north and
east of a chapel opening off the chancel contain examples of a saint
standing on a bracket against a quarry background, which we have just
observed in the Nettlestead chancel light and also on a former tour at
St. Neot. The quarries here each bear the monogram "I.H.S." in stain.
The supports below the brackets are shorter than is customary. What
painstaking care was used in the manufacture of these windows is
revealed by an examination of the central one on the north side, bearing
the familiar figure of St. Christopher carrying the infant Jesus.
Notice that the little pool of water in which he stands contains small
golden fishes; also remark the careful leading of the three tiny red
trees in the background. This very attention to detail noticeable in all
the panels has much to do with the satisfactory effect of these windows.
ITINERARIES
SHOWING DISTANCES IN MILES
EARLY ENGLISH
(84 miles from London) Salisbury--125--Canterbury--180--Lincoln--135
--York (197 miles to London)
DECORATED
(197 miles from London) York--84--Norbury--62--Shrewsbury--29--Ludlow
--24--Hereford--28--Tewkesbury--4--Deerhurst--42--Bristol--20--Wells
--63--Exeter--130--Dorchester--12--Oxford (54 miles to London)
PERPENDICULAR
(54 miles from London) Oxford--27--Fairford--8--Cirencester--17--
Gloucester--27--Great Malvern--2--Little Malvern--20--Ross--60--
Warwick--10--Coventry--128--York (197 miles to London)
Salisbury (84 miles from London)
Winchester (68 miles from London)
St. Neot (257 miles from London)
RENAISSANCE
London--53--Cambridge--103--Lichfield--41--Shrewsbury (154 miles to
London)
(28 miles from London) Guildford--23--Gatton--20--Knole (24 miles to
London)
LIST OF TOWNS
SHOWING DISTANCES FROM LONDON
MILES FROM
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