Mary anointing Jesus's feet, detail of Nave North aisle window. Church of Saint Michael. Lamplugh, Cumbria, England,

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St Michael's Church dated 1870, is the only original Lakeland example of architecture by William Butterfield, and therefore demands attention. William Butterfield (1814-1900) was an important ecclesiastical architect, creating many churches including Keble College Chapel, Oxford. Lamplugh is a fairly plain design, with a few oddities, such as the two storey chancel arch which incorporates an earlier Perpendicular arch. The window has the inscription "Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly and anointed the feet of Jesus". The window is dedicated to "Anne Braithwaite wife of William Rogers of Mill Gill Head born 1788 died July 23 1858 erected by her children".

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Size: 3288px × 2685px
Location: Church of Saint Michael. Lamplugh, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe.
Photo credit: © Stan Pritchard / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: anointing, feet, glass, jesus, mary, ointment, spikenard, stained