THE TWEED WINDOWS in the South Aisle commemorate  Walter Tweed and his wife Mary Ann.  For the 13 years prior to St John's becoming the Parish Church in April 1891, Mr Tweed was churchwarden of All Saints', Epping Upland (the original 'Mother' church of Epping Chapel); he then continued as churchwarden at St John's.  He gave £500 for the provision of the clock on the bell tower, but also left £1,800 in his will for investment,  the income from which was to be paid to specific charities in January each year. Included in this was £20 for adult members of the church choir. This continued until the Charity Commission removed the Tweed Charity from their central register and the final distribution was in April 2000 when £525 went to the choir and enabled the purchase of new folders, psalters and music.

Most of his business life was spent as a banker - indeed he was the first manager of the first Barclays Bank in Epping around the turn of the 20th century.

Tweed's wife, Mary Ann Tweed, died in September 1895 and a stained glass window in her memory (above the Great War memorial) was presented to the church  by her husband.  This window shows St Mary Salome, Saint Mary the Virgin and St Mary Magdalen.

He himself died in December 1901 and in 1902, a stained glass window was placed next to the one in memory of his wife, and inscribed:

'To the glory of God in memory of Walter Tweed of Marshalls, Epping' 

The window dedicated to Walter Tweed shows Joseph of Arimathea, Jesus and Nicodemus.  The angel shown above comes from that window too, and is under Jesus' feet.