Historic Prees church window of 'national significance' at risk
A national treasure, which is to be found on our doorstep in St Chad’s Church Prees, is in danger. The Battlefield Window was part of the original Battlefield Church, built by Henry IV in the early 1400s, but was re-installed in Prees in Victorian times.
By contributor Donna Cliftlands
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The amazing window was created by the great glass artists of all times, John Thornton, who was responsible for one of the most important windows in the world – the Great East Window at York Minster.
Unfortunately, the Prees window is desperate for conservation before it is lost. There is an algae infestation which is covering much of the glass, and the stonework is now in such a poor state around the window that it may not hold it in place for many more years.
