The window on the south eastern face of the octagonal nave in St James' was blown out during a bombing raid during the second world war. It was installed originally in memory of the three Misses Fry and the main image depicts Jesus' calling of the disciples by the lakeside as described in the Gospels. The present window was erected in about 1954. There are three lights: the left-hand in memory of Fox and Susan Butlin, 1945; the middle light in memory of Theodora and Cornelia Elderton,1944; and the right-hand light in memory of Florence Reed, 1950. The three top figures are Saints, the right-hand of which is St Anne. The lower figures are Faith, Hope and Charity.
During a routine inspection in 2022 by our friends at West Access Conservation, it was discovered that erosion and weathering had caused such deterioration to the stone mullions that the window was open to the elements and potentially in danger of collapse.
During January 2023, the window stonework was repaired by John Mayne, Stonemason, using Bath stone cut and provided by Wells Cathedral.
The PCC are grateful to the National Churches Trust, Devon Historical Churches Trust, the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme and all those others who contributed, for their support towards the cost of these repairs.
