Of particular interest in All Hallows is the outstanding ensemble of stained glass. 14 of the 15 stained glass windows were designed by Edward Burne-Jones, with supporting foliate lights in the earlier windows designed by William Morris, and constructed by William Morris & Co. They have a remarkable symmetry of concept embodying clear storytelling and represent some of the finest Victorian stained glass anywhere. They were removed to the isolated Lancashire village of Slaidburn during the Second World War. This was just as well because the replacement plain glass windows were destroyed in an air raid. The originals were replaced in 1946. This tour around the major items of stained glass in All Hallows begins with the east window and proceeds anti-clockwise. Burne-Jones thought that the east window of 1875-6, The Adoration of the Lamb, probably based on a painting by Van Eyck, was his finest window design. Christ is portrayed as the Lamb of God surrounded by the Evangelists and angels, with cherubim and seraphim in the tracery. The overall tone is delicate whites and browns. Typical of late Burne-Jones is the single composition spread across all of the lights. The north transept window of 1880 depicts Four Holy Women: Miriam, Ruth, Esther and the Virgin Mary, with panels below showing Miriam finding Moses, Ruth with Boaz, Esther with King Xerxes and the Magi led by a star. The north aisle contains four windows of 1882-6 depicting the early life of Christ, the first two being The Annunciation to the Shepherds and The Nativity.
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