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Each of the three windows has a central core of religious scenes, but the brightly
colored panes that arch around them have some unusual iconography: American. Spot the
American eagle (center window, to the left of Christ), George Washington (right window,
upper-right corner), and symbols of all 50 states (find your state seal). In the carved wood
beneath the windows, you'll see birds and foliage native to the US. And at the very far
right of the paneling, check out the tiny tree “trunk” (amid foliage, below the bird)—it's a
US rocket ship circa 1958, shooting up to the stars.
Britain is very grateful to its WWII saviors, the Yanks, and remembers them reli-
giously with the Roll of Honor (immediately behind the altar). This 500-page book under
glass lists the names of 28,000 US servicemen and women based in Britain who gave their
lives during the war.
• Take a close look at the high altar and the view back to the entrance from here. Look
up and enjoy the Victorian mosaic ceiling above the choir. Then continue around the altar
and head back toward the entrance. On the left wall of the aisle, standing white in a black
niche, is a statue of...
