It is not without interest to know that the glass of these windows is of similar density of colour. Had the position of the windows been exchanged and the east windows placed at the west, they would have been seen to possess the same depth of colour as the west windows, and vice versa. The presence or absence of buildings behind the windows is responsible for the difference.

The East Window glass is exceptionally fine. The small groups in the lower series of lights give scale to the building, and the mosaic effect they produce with their harmonious blaze of colour has reminded more than one person who is acquainted with Chartres, of the glories of that unique Cathedral.

The details of the various scenes are too small to he seen clearly from the floor of the church, but the general effect is glorious, especially in the morning. Alike in jewel-like effect in blaze of colour, rich without being either heavy or glaring, and in beauty of design and pattern, these eastern lights form a background of amazing loveliness to the High Altar. The Misses Baxter made this great gift in 1917-18 in memory of their mother.

The upper five lights, beginning with the left-hand side depict :
I (1) Seraph. (2) Cherub. (3) Throne.
II (4) Our Lady. (5) S. Gabriel. (6) Angel.
III (7) Majesty. (8) The Crucifixion. (9) Archangel.
IV (10) St John Baptist. (11) Our Lady. (12) Princedom.
V (13) Domination. (14) Virtue. (15) Power.

The lower tier of lights, beginning at the left-hand side and taking a circle and a pair of lights as one group, depict :

I Circle - The Entombment.
(1) Salutation of Elizabeth. (2) Adoration of the Magi. (3) Baptism of Jesus. (4) The Nativity. (5) The Flight into Egypt. (6) Jesus in the Temple.
II Circle - The Resurrection.
(1) The Resurrection. (2) Christ before Pilate. (3) The Agony in Gethsamene. (4) The Resurrection. (5) Washing the Disciples' Feet. (6) Bearing of the Cross.
III Circle - The Ascension.
(1) The Ascension. (2) Noli Me Tangere. (3) The Supper at Emmaus. (4) The Ascension. (5) The Doubting of Thomas. (6) Pentecost.

The West Window, of six lights, is of a greener tinge than the others in the church, and was given in 1902 by Miss Elizabeth Trotter, with Alexander and Madeleine Trotter, in memory of her sister, Jean Louisa. In the small lights at the top God sits in Majesty, surrounded by Angels. Starting from the left-hand side we have :

I Our Lady (Ave Maria) ; St Barnabas ; St Stephen ; St Andrew ; Shield with the Arms of Ripon.
II Crucifixion ; St Paul ; St John Baptist ; St Thomas ; Instruments of the Passion.
III St John the Evangelist ; St Matthew ; St Mark ; St Luke ; Shield with the Arms of Canterbury.
IV St Peter with Keys ; St Bertha ; St Chad ; St Cuthbert ; Shield with the Arms of York.
V Our Lady with Child ; St Oswald ; St Paulinus ; St Theodore, first Archbishop of the English Church ; Shield with IHS.
VI St Wilfrid, holding a model of the church ; St Hilda ; St John of Beverley ; St Aidan ; Shield with Arms of St Wilfrid (stars, or as some say, starfish).

It may be considered that there is some monotony about these eighteen figures, but it is relieved by the variety of the shields and the figures at the top. That of Our Lady in the middle light of the right-hand group is particularly gracious.