#silentSunsday #photography #StainedGlassSunday #NatureLover

Medieval glass in Llangadwaladr Church on #Anglesey / Ynys Mon. Below Christ we see the 7thC Welsh King Cadwaladr whose grandfather, King Cadfan, founded a monastery here. It's believed that in later life Cadwaladr chose to be a monk. Both he and Cadfan were buried on the site. #StainedGlassSunday

15th century angel. Made in Norwich, the stained glass is now part of the collections at the Burrell Collection in Glasgow. 📸 My own. #StainedGlassSunday #AdventAngels #BurrellCollection

The magnificent Jesse Window in the village church at Llanrhaeadr, near #Denbigh. It's thought to date from the early 16th century and may have been lifted from Basingwerk Abbey in #Flintshire at the time of its Dissolution. The most complete #medieval window in North #Wales. #StainedGlassSunday

This charming lancet window is in St Lawrence's, Church Stretton, #Shropshire. When I snapped it, I assumed it was modern but apparently it dates from the 18th century. #StainedGlassSunday

Detail from one of the 12th century ‘Miracle Windows’ at Canterbury Cathedral which portray the miracles of St. Thomas Becket. 📸 My own. #StainedGlassSunday #CanterburyCathedral

The Tree of Jesse, the vines of which will twine their way through Advent, in glass of 1853 by Henry Gerente of Paris. It was made for All Saints, Margaret Street in London, but after many years in storage it finally found a home in the Anglican Cathedral, Sheffield. #StainedGlassSunday

'O come, O come, Immanuel, and ransom captive Israel that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear' JM Neale, translation of a 12th Century antiphon. Today's the first day of Advent. Glass by John Lawson, 1984, at Christ Church, Southwark. #StainedGlassSunday

The countdown to Christmas has begun with the arrival of Advent and who knew, it's also been designated Stained Glass Sunday!
So, two good reasons to post this example of some rather beautiful stained glass that I photographed on a visit to the Grade I listed Church of St Lawrence in village of Warkworth, Northumberland.
#stainedglasssunday #advent #england #northumberland

St Andrew - on St Andrew’s Day - in St Andrew’s Church, Corbridge, Northumberland #StainedGlassSunday

Unusual stained glass in St Chad's Church, Farndon, in #Cheshire, both for its date and subject matter. It was commissioned in about 1660 by #Royalist squire William Barnston to celebrate his success defending the city of Chester from #Parliamentarian forces in 1643-5. #StainedGlassSunday #CivilWar

Medieval stained glass from the porch of St. Mary`s Church at Dymock in Gloucestershire. 📸 My own. #StainedGlassSunday #Dymock #Gloucestershire

Christ the King seated in Majesty with Creation, Gospel and Apocalypse scenes in glass by Douglas Strachan, 1931 in Paisley Abbey. Today's the feast of Christ the King, first instituted by Pope Pius XI as the culmination of the Jubilee Year 1925, a century ago this year. #StainedGlassSunday

One last one for this Adam'n'Eve fest. A return to Eden in Margaret Edith Aldrich Rope's great 'Redemption of Creation' east window at Far Headingley, Leeds. Installed in 1922, it was one of her first commissions, and was perhaps never bettered, certainly not on this scale. #StainedGlassSunday

3/3 Life after Eden by NJ Cottingham, 1852 in Ely Cathedral. Left to right, Adam delves, Eve spins, the infant Cain and Abel play; Cain and Abel at work in the fields; Adam and Eve grieve for the dead Abel while Cain flees. The soap opera that is the Book of Genesis. #StainedGlassSunday

After Eden. Adam and Eve with the young Cain and Abel after the Expulsion from Paradise, by Herbert Hendrie, 1931, in Paisley Abbey. Adam tends his fruit trees, Eve spins, the two boys read and study flowers. Maybe it's not going to be so bad after all. #StainedGlassSunday

3/3 Adam and Eve expelled from Paradise, driven out by an angel with a flaming sword. Recostructed 15th Century glass at Thaxted, Essex. #StainedGlassSunday

2/3 Adam and Eve expelled from Paradise, driven out by an angel with a flaming sword. Glass by Isaac Alexander Gibbs, 1880s at Radwinter, Essex. #StainedGlassSunday

Adam, Eve and the serpent expelled from Paradise, driven out by an angel with a flaming sword. 17th Century Swiss glass at Great Saxham, Suffolk. #StainedGlassSunday

3/3 Adam and Eve at the tree of knowledge, and the Holy Family at the Nativity. Glass by Daniel Cottier, 1872 in Paisley Abbey, Scotland. #StainedGlassSunday