Detail from the stained glass window dedicated to Richard Oastler in the Parish
Church of St. Stephen, Kirkstall, Leeds. The window depicts the story of the Good
Samaritan, an unexpected person to come to the beaten man’s aid. Samaritans were considered the ‘enemy’. Surrounding the picture are the words:
“As ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”
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“As ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it
unto me.”
Why might this be a good choice of quote and story for a window dedicated to
Richard Oastler?
Suggested activities:
1. When you visit a town or city you will sometimes see a ‘blue plaque’ or ‘badge’ on houses where famous people have lived.
Design your own plaque dedicated to Richard Oastler.
What would be the wording on the plaque?
Where would you place the plaque?
2. Photocopy the image of the window above in black and white and print out onto acetate sheets.
The window can then be coloured in using pens or crayons.
3. Design your own stained glass window using child safe glass paints.
A simple window could also be made using black sugar paper for the outline and coloured sweet wrappers, tissue paper or foil for the design.
Resource provided by www.mylearning.org
(c) Huddersfield Local Studies Library