The simple inscription below the window reads: “To the glory of God and in memory of Thomas Webb J.P. who died December 14th 1869. This window was erected by his children.”

Thomas Webb, the famous Stourbridge glassmaker, retired to Cradley in 1863 and died at Fernhill which faces the Malvern Hills. Son of a farmer, he founded the company Thomas Webb and Sons, makers of fine glass, becoming known as the “Crystal King of England”. The company was noted for the high quality of its cameo etched glass and went on to win the Grand Prix for glass at the Paris International Exhibition of 1878, when it was described as “the best makers of Crystal Glass in England, and consequently in the world.” Thomas is buried with his wife at Holy Trinity Church Worsley, near Stourbridge.

The window is a particularly fine example of the work of John Hardman and Company of Birmingham, who also made windows for the Palace of Westminster and the great East and West windows at Worcester Cathedral. It replaced an earlier window which was removed at the restoration of the chancel by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1868-70. The high-quality glass, clear, vibrant colours and delightfully-proportioned figures in the Medieval style make it entirely appropriate as a memorial to Thomas Webb, and entirely fitting for this most important place in the church.