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(5) North Window

The north window is also the work of Swedish artist, Carl Almquist, who was a friend of Axel Haig. The window depicts the risen Christ flanked by angels and below

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(4) East Window

The East Window is the work of Swedish artist, Carl Almquist, who was a friend of Axel Haig. It depicts the Ascension, as described in The Gospel of Luke Chapter

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(16) High Altar – marble reredos

The marble reredos was carved by Axel Haig shortly after the church was consecrated. There are three main figures. The first, a bearded John the Baptist, is dressed in an

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(16) High Altar – painted figures

The painted figures represent the four Latin Doctors of the Church and the Archangels. Angels are mystical beings that act as instruments of God (Greek: messenger). The Messengers intercede directly

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(9) The Lectern, and above St Peter

The brass lectern is in the shape of an eagle on whose outstretched wings the Bible rests. The symbolism of the eagle derived from the belief that the bird was

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(11) The Pulpit, and above St Paul

The pulpit is hexagonal in shape. The deep carving on the pulpit which includes the motto "He that hath ears to hear let him hear" (The Gospel of Matthew chapter

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(10) The Evangelists, and above The Stone Angel

Beneath the two gothic arches to the North Transept there is a massive pillar, and on its capital there are fine carvings representing the four Evangelists, each a writer of

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(8) Font

The font, on a base of York stone, is itself of Monk stone with an oak cover given by the Parish in memory of the second Vicar, Reverend Robert Bond.

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