After Charles Eamer Kempe died in 1907, his business was carried on by a distant cousin, Walter Ernest Tower.  The small window set in the wall of the narthex, just inside the glass door, is one of three C E Kempe & Co windows in the church from this period, and bears the trademark of the company, which superimposes a small tower on the familiar wheatsheaf.

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The subject is Saint Agnes, virgin martyr who died at the age of 13 in 304AD.  She symbolizes purity and innocence, as does her attribute, the lamb (Latin=agnus) which sits in front of her.  She holds a palm frond, emblem of martyrdom.  Clothed in red and green, and with a white cloak held by a golden clasp, she stands before a deep blue background in an elaborate architectural setting.  Her face is beautifully drawn and radiant with sweetness and innocence.

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The choice of subject was apt.  Dorothy Pauline Eveleigh, whom the window commemorates, died at the age of 11 while on holiday in the Isle of Wight with her family.  She had lived at 63 St David’s Hill with her parents Arthur, a builder, and Kate, and her elder brother George. Her funeral took place on 7 September 1929 and she was buried in Exwick Cemetery.

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​The inscription beneath the window reads “To the glory of God and in ever loving memory of Dorothy Pauline Eveleigh who passed to the great beyond 1 Sept 1929 R.I.P.”