This 1864 window depicts the theme ‘Women of the Bible’ and was placed by a Bradford solicitor in memory of his sisters Catherine and Jane. Across the bottom from left we see: Gabriel greets the Virgin Mary, and Jesus with Mary and Martha; the angels tell the women that Jesus is risen; Mary Magdalene is greeted by the Risen Christ, and Jesus with the woman at the well. Above from top left: Virgin Mary, Mary of Bethany, Martha; and below from left, Eve, Sarah, Miriam, Hannah, Ruth, Naomi, Esther, Joanna, Anna, Dorcas. PLAN
22. MEMORIALS ON THE LOWER TOWER WALLS
As in many old parish churches, the walls here are lined with memorial tablets. These include a memorial to Thomas Barwick, a trumpeter at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Beside the Song Room door is a memorial to three children of the Hailstone family who died under the age of four. In the tower area alone, tablets mention the deaths of at least 45 children who died in infancy: a reminder of the high level of child mortality in Victorian Britain.
23. SOME SPECIAL MEMORIALS
From left: • Memorial to members of the Ward and Mann families, all interred in a vault beneath the church belfry. • A memorial to local men who died in the Great War 1914 – 1919. • A list of the Vicars of Bradford from 1293 to 2013. • Memorial to members of the Stead and Mawson families whose remains are in a vault at the foot of the pillar.
24. BAPTISMAL FONT
The font is placed at the crossing place of three entrances to the Cathedral, to symbolise entry into the Christian faith through the waters of baptism. The intricately designed wooden canopy, carved in the early sixteenth century, pre-dates the Book of Common Prayer, and is a reminder of the long tradition of Christian worship here.
25. NORTH NAVE WALL
We next turn our attention to the North wall of the nave. Here there are three stained glass windows, a royal crest, and various other smaller memorial plaques.
26. WEST END OF THE NORTH NAVE
This view is just to the left of where we came in. There is a stained glass window, and various plaques. One of the plaques remembers Pte Eric Anderson of the East Yorkshire Regiment who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his courage in rescuing three wounded comrades in 1943.
27. WORLD WAR I MEMORIAL WINDOW, AND QUEEN ANNE’S ARMS
In the Memorial Window, the story of the West Yorkshire Regiment unfolds clockwise around the outer lights, starting from the bottom left hand corner. In the centre is the figure of an infantryman lying mortally wounded, and looking up, seeing Christ Crucified – the One who made the Great Sacrifice. There are many details in this wonderful window. Above the North door are the arms of Queen Anne – a reminder that the church benefitted from Queen Anne’s bounty. The motto ‘Semper Eadem’ translates as ‘Always the Same’.
28. ALONG THE NORTH NAVE WALL
On the right side of the North door are two more windows, and various plaques. One of these reminds us of the ‘Freedom of Nations’, remembering nations around the world where freedom is denied. It is also a reminder of the many nations from which citizens of Bradford have come, and the welcome they have found in this city.
29. NORTH NAVE WINDOWS
The left window is the Lambert Memorial Window, in memory of teacher Hannah Lambert. It shows from left: • Deaconess Phebe (Romans 16:1) and child; • Jesus with Martha and Mary (Luke 10:38–42); • Lois with grandson Timothy (1 Timothy 1:5). At right is the Keeling Memorial Window which shows three women whose names begin with M. From left: • St Margaret of Scotland; • the Virgin Mary with Child; • St Monica, who was mother of St Augustine of Hippo.
31. WEST WALL WINDOWS
These are the Martyrs Windows designed and made by William Morris & Co in 1864. This set was originally part of a larger Martyrs Window of martyrs and angels surrounding Christ. We shall come across further parts in our exploration. From left to right the four martyrs are: • St Barnabas, • St Jude, • St Cyprian, and • St Alban.
32. NORTH WALL WINDOWS
The windows in the North wall of the transept depict saints of Northern Britain. From left we have: • King Edwin, • St Alcuin, • Archangel Michael, • St Cuthbert; • St Columba, • St Aidan, • the Venerable Bede, • St Wilfrid. In the small lights at the tops of the windows, angels are shown playing a variety of instruments. Basically from left these are: zither, viol (treble), chalmeau (oboe), psaltery, dulcimer (knee zither), cymbals, psaltery, rebec or violin, viol, shawm; shofar (ram’s horn), zither, psaltery, harp, harp, four unknown, cymbals. At centre is a memorial to Abraham Balme by John Flaxman.
33. TRANSEPT MEMORIALS
On the East wall of the transept are two colourful memorials. These refer to the interment of the bodies of Martha, wife of William Rawson, who died in 1708, and Benjamin Baron, late Vicar of Bradford, who died in 1705. Two of Baron’s children were interred with him.
34. TO THE SOUTH TRANSEPT AND NAVE
We now move across the East end of the nave to the South transept and nave wall.
35. MEMORIAL AND WINDOW
In the Southeast corner of the South transept is a memorial and a stained glass window. The tablet remembers Mr Isaac Hollings of Shipley who died in 1734, with many good things said about him. The window is the Epiphany Window, showing the visit of the three Wise Men to the Christ Child, opening their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. The window was created by Tower & Co and inserted in 1924 in memory of Helena Frances Perowne, the wife of the first Bishop of Bradford.
36. TRANSEPT ALTAR SETTING
Chairs in the South transept are set around a small and simple altar setting. A memorial on the wall behind is for Right Reverend Vincent William Ryan, first Bishop of Mauritius (1854 – 1868), and Vicar of Bradford (1870 – 1880).
37. TRANSEPT WINDOW
The central window in the South transept is the Crucifixion Window, created by Kempe & Co., and inserted c 1900. In this window Christ is central, and surrounded by a crowd of people including his Mother and disciple John, Mary Magdalene, and onlookers and jeerers. The Roman centurion is prominent, and at bottom right others gamble for his clothes.
38. SOUTHWEST CORNER
This view of the Western corner of the transept shows there are three more windows. We also see how the chairs are arranged around the altar.
39. MORE TRANSEPT WINDOWS
At left is the Resurrection window showing the three women arriving at the tomb, to be told by angels that Jesus is no longer there. This is another Kempe window inserted in 1906. On the West wall are two more Martyrs windows. Pictured here from left we see: • St Stephen, • St Andrew, • St James the Great, and • St James the Less.
40. SOUTH NAVE WALL
There are just two stained glass windows in the South nave wall, along with a plethora of memorials!
