Sanctuary
The area around the high Altar is known as the sanctuary. To the left of the altar is a tomb, possibly that of John Butler, Sheriff of Bucks (d. 1477), from which the identifying brasses have been lost The East window, in memory of John Gould, Rector. for 46 years was made by the John Hardman studio. It has a central motif of the Crucifixion, with the Virgin Mary and St. John on either side. On the left side are six female saints: Cecilia, Frideswide, Margaret, Catherine, Helen and Mary Magdalene. On the right side are six male saints: Peter, Benedict, Edmund, Augustine, Laurence and Sebastian. At the apex Christ sits throned in glory, blessing the world, with the Archangel Gabrie1 on his right and the Archangel Michael on his left. The reredos behind the altar depicts the Crucifixion, with female saints in heaven on the left and male saints on earth on the right. The window on the South wall was designed by Ninian Comper. Possibly also by him are the designs for the stencilling on the panels between the angels on the roof.
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