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THE LADY CHAPEL is to the right of the Sanctuary and is used for mid-week Eucharists, for 8am Holy Communion and for people to sit quietly. |
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| The window above the altar shows St Christopher bearing the infant Christ across a river and is dedicated to 'the noble army of martyrs'. On his left is Saint Stephen, the dark coloured objects in the folds of his dalmatic representing, according to wide-spread custom in old pictures of the first martyr, the stones with which he was done to death. On the right is St Alban, the first British Martyr, St Alban's Abbey being the diocese Epping was a part of when the window as put in. The Saint is shown with a sword in one hand, a reminiscence of his service in the Roman army; and in the other he bears a symbolic representation of the Abbey which was founded in his memory. Epping Parish has been part of Rochester, St Alban's and Chelmsford Dioceses reflecting the history of these dioceses. |
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There are two beautiful windows on the South Wall, showing St Michael and St George, They are by Kempe and are memorials to Henry Cecil Thorold, who was killed in the Boer War. |
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| THE WYTHES MEMORIAL - this simple plaque commemorates Ernest and Aline Wythes who were great benefactors of our Church and acknowledges the great debt we owe to them |
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Next to the memorial is a niche which was once a door which gave direct access to the chapel and was originally reserved for the private use of the Wythes family who were so generous in giving funds for the church to be built and adorned. Now converted to a niche, it holds a bas-relief of the Blessed Virgin and child by Josefina de Vasconcellos, F.R.B.S. which was given in memory of Liell Foskett, church warden from 1957-59. Note the little cat curled up at the feet of the Virgin. The photograph here was taken during Easter 2009, with Easter flowers and the Paschal candle from the team service. |
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