St Nicholas Church Engravings  by susiemc

St Nicholas Church Engravings

St Nicholas is a Church of England parish church at Moreton, Dorset, England. It is known for its thirteen windows, engraved by the poet and artist Sir Laurence Whistler.

In 1940, the church suffered a direct hit from a German bomb, and was largely destroyed. It was rebuilt over the following decade, but the stained glass windows were replaced with plain green glass, which was not liked by the congregation.

Laurence Whistler was commissioned to provide engraved glass replacements, and after making twelve, he offered to make and donate the thirteenth with a design on the theme of Forgiveness featuring Judas. The offer was declined, but he made the window anyway. After being displayed in a local museum, it was eventually installed - on the outside of the church (as the artist intended) - in 2014.

I posted a picture of the outside of the church on the 5th July https://365project.org/susiemc/365/2018-07-05

The engraved windows were very difficult to photograph but this picture might give you some idea of how beautiful they are.
Lovely shot. Like the lighting.
July 26th, 2018  
Lovely shot
July 27th, 2018  
Very beautiful.
July 27th, 2018  
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