Stained Glass Windows of the Grahamstown Cathedral

West Window
West Window
- Depicts the Ascension of Our Lord
- Made by Messrs Clayton and Bell of Newcastle, England
- In memory of Dean Williams’ mother
West End of North Aisle
- Depicts Our Lord and His disciples at the Sea of Galilee
- Made by Messrs Buckeridge and Floyce of London
- In memory of Revd Charles Frederick Overton, Incumbent of St George’s after the death of Dean Williams
Above the Lady Chapel Porch
- Depicts the Annunciation
- Made by Messrs James Powell of Whitechapel, London
- Given by The women of the Diocese of Grahamstown
Three Circular Windows
- Depicts the Holy Innocents, the Epiphany and Christus Rex
- Made by Messrs James Powell of Whitechapel, London
- In memory of Edwin Noel Deurden, infant son of Prof. J.E. and Mrs Deurden
Above the Door in the North Aisle
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Adoration of the Shepherds
Depicts the adoration of the shepherds
- Made by Messrs James Powell of Whitechapel, London
- In memory of Henry Reade Woodrooffe
Above the Door to the Chapter House

The Epiphany
- Depicts the Epiphany of Our Lord.
- Made by Messrs James Powell of Whitechapel, London
- In memory of Robert John Mullins
Clerestory Windows in the Chancel
- Depicts the worship of heaven. All round the choir may be seen members of the heavenly orchestra. Two-light windows in the sanctuary show the four archangels, Raphael, Uriel, Michael and Gabriel
- Made by Messrs Charles Powell of London
- Given by the persons whose names are recorded on the brass plaques below each window
The Great East Window
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East Window
- Depicts Christ reigning in the midst of His Church. Above and below him are the worshipping angels. At the foot stands St George. In the two middle lights beginning at the top are St Peter with keys and St Paul with a sword, beneath them is St Stephen with a stone representing the diaconate; a priest an archbishop and a bishop. In the outside lights are the Blessed Virgin and St Mary Magdelene and beneath them Moses and St John the Baptist. The words on the scrolls running through the windows are those of the Te Deum
- Made by Messrs Charles Powell of London
- In memory of the Revd John Heavyside, Colonial Chaplain; presented by his daughter.
South Aisle
The windows as we see them were inserted by Revd Heavyside in the 1850s (restored in the 1980s, and in need of further restoration); these windows were considered to have a papistical appearance when they were put in
West End of South Aisle
- Depicts the Annunciation with figures of David and St Cecilia in the lower panels
- Made by Messrs Charles Powell of London
- In memory of Dr F.A. Saunders’ first wife presented by Dr Saunders in 1893
A magazine article on the Cathedral stained glass windows written by Graeme Lund is available as a pdf document