The window of this transept contains the figures of our Saviour, St.
James the son of Alpheus, and St. Thaddeus; in the dexter compartments
are those of St. Matthew the Evangelist, St. Paul, and St. Mark; and in
the sinister those of St. John the Evangelist, St. Peter, and St. Luke.
Underneath this window is “GULIELMUS GORSUCH ROWLAND A.M. HUJUS ECCLESLÆ
JUDEX OFFICIALIS ET MINISTER HANC FENESTRAM FACIENDAM CURAVIT ANNO 1829.”
The windows of this and the north transept were executed by Mr. D. Evans,
of Shrewsbury, and may be considered as some of the finest specimens of
the art in the kingdom, both as regards brilliancy and harmony of
colours, beauty of design, and exquisite workmanship, whilst the “dim
religious light” which they shed around, imparts an impressiveness of
character that at once bespeaks the sacred purpose of the place as the
House of Prayer.
Below the south window of this transept is a bold composition of
monumental architecture, designed by Mr. J. Carline, consisting of three
acute-angled crocketed canopies, crowned with a finial. The labels of
the arches are enriched with foliage, and the interior sweep fashioned in
the ogee manner. From the lateral piers, and between each division of
the arches, springs an elegant crocketed pinnacle panelled and finished
by an open flower.
It is much to be wished that the correct taste displayed in these and
other beautiful specimens of the decorated style of monumental
architecture, recently erected in this church, was more generally
manifested in the adaptation of monuments to the character of the
buildings in which they are to be placed, instead of the unsightly
tablets so commonly introduced, and which frequently contribute anything
but ornament to our ancient churches.