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 Before
the bombing of the Second World War, the East Window contained a
representation of the Crucifixion. It was the picture of a seemingly defeated
Christ. This window was shattered in an air-raid on 10th May 1941, and was
replaced in 1949 by the present beautiful window depicting not a defeated, but a
victorious Christ reigning over the City. The window was designed by Gerald E R
Smith and made at the A K Nicholson Studios. It was dedicated on 13th November
1949.
 The
central window in the Musicians’ Chapel is dedicated to St. Cecilia, Patron Saint
of Music. In this window Henry Wood is shown both as a young boy at the organ
and as the mature Sir Henry conducting a Promenade Concert at The Queen’s Hall.
In 1895, Henry Wood founded the world-renowned Promenade Concerts which still
play every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London - the longest running
series of orchestral concerts in the world.
 The
west window in the Musicians’ Chapel is in memory of the composer John Ireland.
This window was designed by Brian Thomas and was installed in 1963.
 In
the north wall of the Musicians’ Chapel is a window in memory of Dame Nellie
Melba the Australian opera singer. It was designed by Brian Thomas, O B E, and
executed by the Whitefriars Studios.
 This
window is unusual in that it was never designed to be a church window. It was
made in 1896 for The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers’ Livery Hall in the City
of London. It was set in the north wall of St Sepulchre’s Church in 1973. The
window shows John Came, Master of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers in 1796,
flanked by St Crispin and St Crispinian the patron saints of shoemakers and
leatherworkers.
 The
memorial window to Captain John Smith was designed by Francis Skeat, was given in 1968 by the late
Bradford Smith, his descendant and biographer.
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