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The stonework of the East Window dates from 1379 and was crafted a stonemason from Westminster Abbey (which then owned the church).  Before the old church was demolished in 1774 the window was taken out, and placed at the east end of the new church.

The glass, which is actually painted rather than stained, was inserted in 1631 by Sir John St John, in order to commemorate his succession as Lord of the manor of Battersea in 1630.

The window rehearses the history of the St John family's lineage, especially the connection of the family with the Tudors, the origins of the family estates in Lydiard Tregoze, Purley and Battersea, symbolised by the coats of arms in the top half of the window.  The connections of the family by marriage to other distinguished families are portrayed by the three portraits in the lower part of the window - Margaret Beauchamp, Henry VII and Elizabeth I.