Staveley – St James’ Church
Location Kendal
Grid Ref SD 470985
St James’ Church was built in 1864-5 by J.S. Crowther. The greatest possession of the Church must be the East window, designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones and made by William Morris & Co.
It shows the Crucifixion, and the Ascension, with angels grouped on a starry background, and is one of the most magnificent Morris & Co windows imaginable, and goes unnoticed by most guide books.
Only the tower of an earlier 14th Century Church, St Margaret’s, remains, a magnificent monument to its builders, and now becoming derelict.
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Some of the windows at Staveley. Photos by P. Neil Ralley – www.stainedglassphotography.com
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