The middle pair of sashes on the west wall are of St. Matthew and St. John, two of Jesus's 12 disciples. St. Matthew was a tax collector and his symbol is the purse. The scroll signifies his skill in writing and keeping records. St. John has a scroll and also a cup or chalice with a serpent coming out of its rim. Early Christian writers state that John drank from a poisoned chalice but was unharmed. Both these windows, and the two directly opposite on the east wall, were given by Mrs Alex Armstrong in memory of her husband, who was a deacon for 18 years.
The north - west pair of sashes represent St. Thomas and St. Stephen. St. Thomas, one of the 12, has as his symbol the spear. He was said to have built a church in India with his own hands but was later persecuted and killed with a spear. He was also known as doubting' Thomas and you see him in this window examining Christ's wounds.
St. Stephen was one of the seven deacons appointed to look after the daily distribution to the poor, a writer and a teacher, as depicted by the quill. He was stoned to death, as shown in the window and was the first Christian to martyr. Luke called him a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit.