The Grade I listed Norman church of St Peter in Kirkbampton, North Cumbria is home to a spectacular window of 1871, by the illustrious firm of Morris, Marshall, Faulkner and Co. (later Morris and Co.) The window is a diminutive triplet of pointed lancets, containing eight minstrel angels designed by William Morris, and a central figure of Christ with a Banner (St George’s Cross) designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones. The window in Kirkbampton is little-known, and often overshadowed by the neighbouring show-stopping schemes of the Firm’s work in St Martins in Brampton (1879-1920), and Church of Jesus, Troutbeck (1873-1898). The East window in Kirkbampton, however, is the earliest example of the Firm’s work in modern-day Cumbria. 

 Today, the window is in a poor condition, and akin to many windows by the firm of this period, suffers from catastrophic paint loss. Assisted by a grant from CWAAS, a conservation condition report was commissioned in late 2017. This report highlighted the artistic, historic, international and local significance of the window, and examined the issue of surface deterioration. The report concluded that inherent instability of the pigment, combined with the damp environmental conditions within the building was an on-going concern, and that process of deterioration is occurring at an alarming rate. Proposals for conservation were presented, and the PCC has begun fundraising to save this window for the future. The church is open daily for visitors, and the report and further information will be available at the local school fair on June 30th 2018. The parish would gratefully welcome support to enable the conservation project