Stained Glass

Nativity - Tewkesbury Abbey.

walwyn Sat, 02/06/2010 - 22:45

Hardman & Co representation of the Nativity

Nave windows - Avon Dassett

walwyn Sat, 03/19/2011 - 10:40

Six lancet windows, by Hardman and company, in the nave of St Joseph, Avon Dassett, Warwickshire.

The centre of Neufchâtel-en-Bray was almost completely demolished during heavy German bombing on June 7, 1940. Some 800 of the towns 1200 houses were destroyed. The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century was severely damaged, and almost all of the stained glass windows from the 13th century shattered. These windows have now been recreated from drawings and descriptions that were made in the 1930s.

Noah and the Flood

walwyn Sat, 09/03/2011 - 22:38

This window in the St Anne Chapel, Malvern Priory, has twelve scenes depicting the Story of Noah and the Flood, and birth of Isaac. It is dated to between 1440-1450 and was probably the gift of Isabel Despenser and Richard de Beauchamp, 13th earl of Warwick.

The top register of the window shows four scenes from the story of Noah and the flood.

Noah gets Drunk

walwyn Sun, 09/04/2011 - 21:47

The middle register of the window shows four scenes from the story of Noah following the flood.

Noah Window

walwyn Sun, 03/11/2012 - 21:42

This early 13th century window depicts the story of Noah, was donated to the Cathedral of Chartres by the town's carpenters, wheelwrights, and coopers.

North Aisle, Orleans Cathedral

walwyn Sat, 05/12/2012 - 20:05

These 5 stained glass windows are part of a series of 10 windows on the life of Joan d'Arc. They are part of a commission by Jacque Galland and Esprit Gibelin for Orleans Cathedral in France.

North east chancel window - Stanford-on-Avon, Northamptonshire

walwyn Mon, 06/28/2010 - 23:14

Medieval panels dated between 1330-1350 depicting three saints, including St Paul, and St Peter.

North west chancel window - Stanford-on-Avon, Northamptonshire

walwyn Fri, 01/18/2013 - 20:41

Medieval panels dated between 1330-1350 depicting three saints, including St Barnabas, and St Philip.

Notre-Dame de Chartres

walwyn Thu, 02/17/2011 - 21:34

Designated a World heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979 the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Chartres was built from between 1145 and 1250. It's high nave is spanned by ogival pointed arches to form the vault, and the walls are supported by double flying buttresses. Chartres is the first building to have used buttresses as a structural element.