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William and Margaret Kirsopp Memorial Window

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St Wilfrid is also depicted in two painted panels: HEXAB133.7 & HEXAB202.3 (& possibly HEXAB3068.1), and in other windows: HEXAB1407.5, HEXAB1417, HEXAB1427, HEXAB1431.3 (twice) & HEXAB1431.4

Single lancet. Below tabernacle work is St Wilfrid, wearing a mitre and carrying a cross. Inscription on a scroll over his head: “Sanctu'[s] Wilfridu'[s] Funda= … =tor noster.” [Saint Wilfrid, Our Founder]. Below him are three angels each holding a mitre. Below the angels are three ecclesiastical heraldic arms:—
On the left the arms of the See of York: on a red field two silver keys with ornate handles are crossed in saltire below a gold crown.
In the centre the arms of the See of Ripon: on a silver field a red saltire cross with two gold keys below a red band with a silver Agnus Dei. The Agnus Dei or Lamb of God, the emblem of St John the Baptist; the lamb passant with a nimbus about its head, holding in an uplifted foot and supporting on the dexter shoulder a cross-shaft from which flies a pennon argent charged with a cross gules.
On the right the arms of the See of Chichester: on a blue field in gold our Blessed Lord in judgement seated on His throne crowned with a halo about His head, His right hand held out, in His left hand an orb, out of his mouth a red two-edged sword.
The wheat-sheaf at bottom right is part of the family coat of arms adopted as the trademark of the great 19^th-century stained-glass maker C E Kempe. [CT-S in Hexham Abbey News 06/08/2017]

Ad Dei gloriam, et in piam memoriam
Gulielmi Kirsopp q natus est A.D.
mdcccxvii, et obiit A.D. mdccclxxix,
et Margaritæ uxoris ejus, hæc
fenestra dedicata est.

Latin

To the glory of God, and in pious memory of
William Kirsopp who was born in AD
1817 and died in AD 1879,
and of Margaret his wife, this
window is dedicated.

Gothic font

C E Kempe & Co of London

1899

“In loving remembrance of William KIRSOPP of the Leazes, Hexham who d. 11 Oct. 1879 aged 62 yrs. Also of Margaret, daughter of the above, and of Margaret his wife who d. 17 Apr. 1879 aged 24 yrs. Also of George their son who d. 2 June 1884 aged 31 yrs. Also of Margaret wife of the above William KIRSOPP who d. 8 Feb. 1897 aged 69 yrs.” [Inscription at Cemetery 28/3]
From burial register: 2342; Kirsopp, William; Solicitor; 62; High Leazes; 14 Oct 1879; H.C.Barker; B594; 4197; Kirsopp, Margaret; Widow; 69; Battle Hill House; 11 Feb 1897; H.C.Barker; B594.
28/07/1899: At Hexham Abbey Church, a stained-glass window was unveiled on Sunday in memory of the late William Kirsopp, a local solicitor. [Building News Vol.LXXVII No.2325 p.118]
Dedicated by the Bishop of Newcastle on Friday, September 22^nd, 1899, having been erected and unveiled, without notice, the previous month.
The Lord Bishop of Newcastle, after the Official Ceremony [laying the foundation stones] at the Institute, dedicated the new window erected by the members of the family of the late William Kirsopp. The dedication was observed at Choral Evensong, when a large congregation was present in the Abbey. [Hex. Parish Mag. Oct. 1899]
1992: Window broken (Property Cttee minutes, 16 Dec). Repaired by 18^th February; paid for by Ecclesiastical Insurance, who had a record of its design from York Glaziers.
1996: It is presumably something of a happy accident that the chapel in which it is sited was created and dedicated to St Wilfrid nearly a century later [CT-S in Hexham Abbey News 06/08/2017]
1996: Protected with 6 mm polycarbonate by B & R Glazing Co Ltd in June 1996 [Rolling Faculty dated 23 April 1996]
2011/2012: All the polycarbonate protection was removed and wire guards fitted by H&R Developments, Caulkerbush, Dumfries in Oct–Nov 2011 and Jan 2012. [Faculty dated 26 July 2011]
Sep 2022 – 27 Jan 2023: Temporarily removed for “essential maintenance”; Priority C Window n(ii) Iona Art Glass recommend workshop conservation repair to window and installation of EPG system. [Quinquennial Inspection Report 2021]