Stained Glass of St Michael and all Angels Didlington church Norfolk

The north aisle and south aisle east windows were made as a pair. They are believed to have been designed by George Hedgeland (who designed the west window in the Cathedral) in the mid 19th century and are dedicated to the memory of M & W Tyssen Amherst, who bought Didlington Hall in 1843. Both windows have “gothic” surrounds although the main lights are described by Haward as being “renaissance in character”.

Here the main lights depict three scenes from the life of Christ namely: “Christ Receiving the Cup”, The Resurrection” and “The Last Supper”At the base of the lights is a quote from Job 1 : 21 “The lord have (giveth) and the lord have taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.” Beneath the Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) is flanked by the evangelists St Matthew and St Luke who as normal are portrayed respectively as Divine Man and a rising ox.

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The medieval roundel contained in this window contrasts considerably with the Victorian stained glass located elsewhere in the church. Whereas, the Victorian glass is bright (to some garish) here we see very subtle colouring. The panel was original thought to be 14th century in origin, although recent work suggests it may have been made in the mid 13th century.

This c1853 window was made by John Hardman & Co (Birmingham). As would be expected by a firm that was so favoured by Pugin, they designed windows in a Gothic style. Birkin Haward believes that the quality of their work peaked in the 1850s/60s.

Thus here we see a window designed with full high Victorian colour. The upper medallions in particular reflect a 13th century style. In the main lights we see scenes illustrating: the Nativity, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection.

The north aisle and south aisle east windows were made as a pair. They are believed to have been designed by George Hedgeland (who designed the west window in the Cathedral) in the mid 19th century and are dedicated to the memory of M & W Tyssen Amherst, who bought Didlington Hall in 1843. Both windows have “gothic” surrounds although the main lights are described by Haward as being “renaissance in character”.

Here the main lights depict three scenes from the life of Christ namely: “The Angel at the Tomb”, “The Ascension” and “Christ with Disciples and Sheep.” At the base of the lights is a quote from Corinthians 1:15:22 “ As in Adam all die even so in Christ shall all be made alive. ”Underneath a pelican vulning or wounding herself (the pelican became a symbol of the Eucharist in heraldry in recognition of her attentiveness to her young, to the extent that she provided her own blood when no other food was available) is flanked by the evangelists St Mark and St John who as normal are portrayed respectively as a winged lion and a rising eagle.