Index of victorian stained glass entries.

William Morris

middleton cheney 21032009-06
 
The images of St. Peter, St. Augustine, St. Catherine, Eve, the Virgin, Magdalene, and St. Agnes in the panels above are by William Morris.
A biography of William Morris can be found here.

Heaton, Butler and Bayne

Faith, Hope, Charity by Heaton, Butler and Baynes - Staverton, Northamptonshire
 
 
Clement Heaton, a glass painter, and James Butler, a lead glazier, went into partnership in 1855 to make stained glass. Initially they shared premises with, and provided technical assistance to Clayton & Bell. Robert Turnill Bayne, a Pre-Raphaelite artist, joined the company in 1862, and became their chief designer.
 
 
 

Henry Tudor and Elizabeth of York - Stanford on Avon

Tudor Support
 
The lower part of the east window at St. Nicholas Stanford on Avon, Northamptonshire is a large piece of work glorifying Henry VII and the Tudor Dynasty and is probably C19 in date. Consisting of five lights the left and right hand lights contain portraits of Henry Tudow and Elizabeth of York respectively. The central light has the Royal Coat of Arms. The light next to the portrait of Henry shows a Welsh dragon, whilst that next to Elizabeth has a white greyhound of Richmond, which represents Henry's father Edmund Tudor, who was Earl of Richmond. Also prominent are the Rose and Portcullis both Tudor Heraldic emblems.
 
 

Powell & Sons, Whitefriars

James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars)
 
 
In 1834 the London Wine merchant James Powell (1774-1840) bought the small Whitefriars glassworks just off Fleet Street as a business for his sons. Originally unfamiliar with glass production the company experiemented with different techniques and were soon supply patent glass to other leading stained glass companies and designer as well as making stained glass windows of their own.
 
 

Clayton & Bell

Clayton & Bell East Window Wormleighton
 
The company was found in 1855 by John Clayton (1827-1913) and Alfred Bell (1832-95) and continued making stained glass until 1993.
 
Clayton and Bell’s designs were initially manufactured by Heaton and Butler, with whom they shared a studio between 1859 and 1862. They employed Robert Turnill Bayne, a Pre-Raphaelite artist, as a designer. In 1862, when Baynes joined Heaton, and Butler, and Clayton and Bell started to manufacturer their own glass.
 

Raising the Widow's Son - Tewkesbury Abbey

Raising the Widow's Son - Tewkesbury Abbey
 
 
Meeting a funeral procession at the gate of Nain, Jesus takes pity on the man's mother, herself a widow. Laying a hand on the bier, the dead man sits up and begins to talk.
 
The scrolls held by the angels read "Wisdom" and "Thanksgiving".
 
 
 
 

Epiphany - Tewkesbury Abbey.

Adoration of the Magi  - Tewkesbury Abbey
 
 
 
 
"Adoration of the Magi" by Heaton, Butler & Baynes (1869).
 
 
 
 
 

East window Holy Cross. Byfield

 Stained glass by Burlison  & Grylls
 
 
 
East window by Burlison & Grylls. Holy Cross, Byfield.
 
 
 
 

Life of Christ - Tewkesbury Abbey

The Life of Christ - Tewkesbury Abbey
 
 
 
The west window by Hardman (1886) contains ten scenes from the life of Christ. It can be read from ledft to right starting at the bottom with the Annunciation and culminating at the top with Christ in Majesty.
 
 
 
 

Pharisee and the Publican - Tewkesbury Abbey

Pharisee and Publican - Tewkesbury Abbey
Formerly in the entrance to Lady Chapel, this Hardman &Co. window of 1887 illustrates the story of the Pharisee giving alms to the poor, and the Publican displaying humility.
 
The inscription reads:
 

The publican would not lift up so much as his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast saying God be merciful to me a sinner.