We warmly invite you to St John of Beverley Church, Harpham on:
Saturday 24 October 2026, 2pm-4pm.
Three talks ending with wine, soft drinks and nibbles.
To commemorate the conservation by York Glaziers Trust of five nationally important Georgian stained and painted glass windows by William Peckitt of York.
There is no charge, but donations welcomed towards the conservation of
the two Peckitt windows in the nave.
St John of Beverley, Harpham has one of the most interesting church interiors in East Yorkshire. Originally Norman, the church was remodelled in the mid-late14th century with the addition of the tower and north chapel. Refitted in the mid 18th century with box pews, pulpit and west gallery. The north chapel and chancel house a fine collection of monuments to the St Quintin family from the late 12th to 20th century.
The recently conserved windows, glazed in 1763 for Sir William St Quintin, depict in heraldry the St Quintin pedigree from the Conquest onwards. The stained and enamel painted glass is the work of the York glass painter William Peckitt (1731-95), the most famous glazier of his day. "The Harpham scheme showcases Peckitt’s considerable skill and displays his command of the challenging technique of applying and firing coloured enamels to an uncoloured base glass. The scheme displays examples of the ‘ruby stain’ for which he was renowned, an attempt to replicate the richness of medieval red glasses." (Sarah Brown,)

The cost of the conservation of the five completed windows was met by St John of Beverley Church, Harpham with the help of grants from the Georgian Society for East Yorkshire’s Margaret Dibb Bequest and the William and Jane Morris Fund of the Society of Antiquaries.