English Civil War Royalists or Cavaliers (from left): an armoured pikeman, a sergeant of the Greencoat regiment, and a flag-carrying ensign. Detail of memorial stained-glass window commissioned in 1662 to commemorate the 1645 Siege of Chester and Royalist defence of the city. In the Parish Church of St. Chad at Farndon, Cheshire, England.
Farndon, Cheshire, England: detail from unique 17th century English Civil War memorial stained-glass window in the Barnston Chapel of the Parish Church of Saint Chad in Farndon. The window was commissioned in 1662 to commemorate the 1645 Siege of Chester and Royalist defence of the city against attack by Parliament’s ‘Roundhead’ New Model Army. This image shows three panes from the lowest row of the window. The panes contain representations of Royalist soldiers (from left): an armoured pikeman; the sergeant of the Greencoat regiment; and an unidentified flag-carrying ensign, the most junior officer in King Charles I’s army. In addition, the complete memorial window includes depictions of musketeers, military musicians and a range of English Civil War Royalist officers: Richard Grosvenor (c. 1604 - 1665), High Sheriff of Cheshire and ancestor of modern Dukes of Westminster; Sir William Mainwaring, slain aged 29 at the Siege of Chester; William Barnston (1592 - 1665) of Churton (a village near Chester), sponsor of the window; and Sir Francis Gamul or Gamull (1606-1654) of Buerton (a village in Cheshire, near Nantwich), Colonel of the Chester Town Guard and a constant attendant on King Charles I at the Siege. Chester was an important Royalist stronghold during the First Civil War of 1642-46. It was first besieged in late 1644, but was relieved by Prince Maurice in March 1645. It came under relentless assault in September, and although it was stoutly defended by garrison commander Lord John Byron, King Charles I’s disastrous defeat at the Battle of Rowton Heath heralded its capitulation. In January 1646, as its inhabitants faced starvation, Byron had little choice but to surrender to the New Model Army under Sir William Brereton. Farndon, today a peaceful village, lies about nine miles south of Chester. The window was commissioned following the Restoration of the English monarchy in 1660.
Size: 4096px × 2731px
Location: Barnston Chapel, Parish Church of Saint Chad, Farndon, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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