Tennyson Memorial Window

Designer: Sir Edward Burne-Jones

Manufacturer: Morris and Co.

1899

Building: St Bartholomew's Church

Location: Haslemere (UK)

Photograph and text 2006 by Jacqueline Banerjee.

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Text from from The Idylls of the King in window's bottom panel:

I Galahad saw the Grail,
The Holy Grail descend upon the shrine, [. . . ]
And in the strength of this I rode,
Shattering all evil customs everywhere. ["The Holy Grail," ll. 464-65, 476-77]

Wall plaque inscription below the window:

IN MEMORY
OF ALFRED LORD TENNYSON POET LAUREATE

In thankfulness for the music of his words
And for that yet more excellent gift whereby
Being himself schooled by love and sorrow
He had power to confirm in the hearts of many
Their faith in the things which are not seen
Their hope of immortality

IN PRAISE OF GOD THE INSPIRER OF PROPHET AND
OF POET THIS WINDOW IS DEDICATED
BY SOME FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS IN HASLEMERE