Rangeworthy Parish Church



The Holy Trinity
windows by
Ninian Comper 1919
with detail of his
'strawberry sign mark'

See more on the stained glass below.
The Holy Trinity Church Photos by
John Wilkes of Cam
near Dursley, Gloucestershire
The Gloucestershire Photo Library:

Page composition by
Allan Taylor of Vancouver, Canada
http://www.allthecotswolds.com

The stained glass in the church is all modern, the work of J. Ninian Comper in 1919. The East window is a memorial to the men of the Parish who gave their lives in the First World War. The four small lights depict EDWARD THE CONFESSOR,
SAINT ARILDA,
JEANNE DARC OF ORLEANS and
SAINT DENYS, PATRON SAINT OF FRANCE

The three large lights show
SAINT MICHAEL
THE RISEN CHRIST (without beard which gives Him a spiritual and manly aspect), and
SAINT GEORGE

The five shields are:
THE EMBLEM OF THE HOLY TRINITY (to which the church is dedicated),
THE ROYAL ARMS OF ENGLAND,
THE ARMS OF FRANCE WITH THE CROSS OF SAINT GEORGE,
THE CROSS OF SAINT MICHAEL and
THE CROSS OF SAINT GEORGE

Ninian Comper's sign mark (a strawberry leaf, blossom and fruit) is seen in the corner.

The window on the South side of the Sanctuary is in memory of a Former Incumbent, the Reverend Ponsomby Sullivan (1909-1934),

The Bethlehem window, on the South side of the nave was given by Joseph Hull, one time Churchwarden, in memory of his son, 2nd/Lt John Lawrence Hull of the Worcestershire Regiment, who was 20 years old when he was killed in action at Gueude-Court, France, on 18 October 1916 in the First World War,

The West window was given by the parishioners of Rangeworthy in 1929 "in love for their ancient church"; and the window on the North side is a memorial to Muriel Helen Sullivan who died in March 1950. The Annunciation is represented.