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Medieval stained glass

Medieval stained glass

A substantial body of medieval stained glass survives at Great Malvern Priory, although its condition and completeness vary considerably from window to window. Several major fifteenth-century windows remain largely intact, most notably the Magnificat Window, the Founder’s Window, and the glazing of the Lady Chapel. Elsewhere, survival is more fragmentary: the great east window, though once a dominant feature of the church, now survives largely in dispersed panels and fragments rather than as a complete scheme.

Lady Chapel - Avon Dassett

 

 

John Hardman windows of 1854 depicting The Annunciation, The Assumption, and St. Stephen.

 

 

 

Nave windows - Avon Dassett

 

 

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

 

 

 

Quire Clerestory Windows - Gloucester Cathedral

These stained glass windows in the clerestory of Quire at Gloucester Cathedral were made by Clayton and Bell in the early second half of the 19th century. The original medieval clerestory glass had been transferred to fill in damaged panels in other windows in the cathedral notably the great east window and the window in the Lady Chapel.

Coronation of Henry III - Gloucester Cathedral

 

This 1860 window by Clayton & Bell depicts the coronation of Henry III in St Peter's Abbey (later cathedral), Gloucester, on the 28th of October 1216. A second coronation was performed at Westminster Abbey on 7th May 1220, Westminster Abbey, because Pope Honorius III did not consider that the first coronation had been conducted properly.

 

 

St Leufredus - Evreux

 

19th century stained glass of St. Leufroy (Leufredus) who was the founder of the Benedictine monastery at La-Croix Saint-Ouen, some 13km from Evreux. Leufroy grew up in Evreux and for a time was a teacher in the town.

 

 

Worcester Cathedral

 

 

The earliest stained glass window installed by Hardman, in Worcester Cathedral, is the three light Ressurection window installed in the north aisle in 1861. This eight light west window, however, is one of Hardman's larger works in the UK. Designed by George Gillbert Scott, it was installed in 1875, and depicts the creation. 

 

Maries at the Tomb - Gloucester Cathedral

 

 

A three light Hardman window depicting the three Mary's at the tomb. The central panel shows the angel, whilst the left are Mary, the mother of James, and Mary of Clopas. The right hand panel depicts Mary of Magdalene carrying a vessel of oil.

 

 

 

Justice - Gloucester Cathedral

 

 

The south aisle west window of Gloucester Cathedral contains this window on the theme of Justice by John Hardman & Co., dated 1865.

 

 

 

Salvator Mundi - Gloucester Cathedral

 

 

This window by Hardman & Co., illustrates a Salvator Mundi in the typanum, whilst below are three panels depicting St Agnes, The Virgin Mary, and St Dorothy.

 

 

 

Resurrection - Gloucester Cathedral

 

This Hardman window from the mid 1860s depicts the resurrection. Christ rises from the tomb with the soldiers on guard recoiling on either side.

 

Lichfield Cathedral - South Transept Window

South Transept Lichfield

The vast south transept window at Lichfield Cathedral is one of the most imposing works of High Victorian stained glass in the building. Installed between 1869 and 1873 as part of the 19th-century restoration campaign, it was designed and executed by the prolific Gothic Revival studio Clayton & Bell. Comprising nine tall lancets crowned by rich tiers of tracery lights, the window forms a complex yet coherent theological cycle centred on the Majesty of Christ and the ranks of heavenly and ecclesiastical witnesses.

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