The William Morris Windows
at St Chad's

One of the first things tha visitors to St Chad's Church in Kikrby will notice are it's beautiful William Morris windows. They are a hidden treasure. Works of art that many residents don't know they have at hand in their town. On the outside they simply look grey and are protected with mesh. They continue to be subject to much vandalism.

These web pages are provided to help the church's neighbours and visitors appreciate the art in its windows. Maybe a wealthy benefactor will also one day notice this and help restore and protect these wonderful objects that speak of faith and hope.

Some work has started to provide polycarbonate protection to the windows and to remove the grilles that obstruct light. Through we also hope to help local young people appreciate these treasures better.

Click on the thumbnails below to explore the windows further:

So far we have only detailed the Morris & Co. windows at St Chad's. In the near future we hope to provide further pages describing the other windows in the church dating from 1800 to 1940.

The Presentation of Christ in the Temple:
One of seven windows in St Chad's commissioned by the 7th Earl of Sefton and designed and made by William Morris & Co.

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The Kirkby Team Ministry is the style adopted by the Parochial Church Council of Kirkby which is an excepted charity serving the ecclesiastical parish of Kirkby in the Diocese of Liverpool as part of the Church of England.