Northamptonshire

W.C. Buckley memorial windows - Middleton Cheney

walwyn Fri, 09/11/2009 - 21:34

Window at Middleton Cheney were designed by Burne-Jones (1893) as a memorial to his friend W.C. Buckley

Wall paintings at Ashby St. Ledgers

walwyn Tue, 08/04/2009 - 20:50

The parish church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Leodegarius at Ashby St Ledgers in Northamptonshire has a C14 - C15 Passion sequence painted above the chancel arch and on the side walls. The sequence was uncovered during restoration work in 1927 and is the most extensive cycle in the UK. The paintings are of a similar date to those at Burton Dassett about 20 miles away.

Ward and Hughes

walwyn Sat, 11/14/2009 - 18:11

The company began in 1836 as Ward and Nixon, the two worked together for twenty years, exporting windows all over the world. In 1855 they were given the contract for re-glazing of East Window of Lincoln Cathedral. By which time James Nixon started to take less active part in the business and died in 1857.