20th century

20th century church monuments

Church brasses, tomb chests, effigies, and sculpture from 1800 - 1900 AD.

20th-century tombs (c. 1901–2000) are extremely rare. Where they occur, they are usually modest or consciously historicizing, reflecting continuity with earlier traditions rather than contemporary commemorative practice.

Angels - Great Creaton, Northamptonship

This two-light window, dated 1911, presents a celestial choir of angels and takes its text from the Te Deum:

“To thee all Angels cry aloud.”

Main Lights

Both lancets are filled with richly coloured angels arranged in tiers, some kneeling, others standing, their gestures directed upward and inward. A scroll bearing the text of the Te Deum flows across the composition.

Angels - Great Creaton, Northamptonship

This two-light window, dated 1911, presents a celestial choir of angels and takes its text from the Te Deum:

“To thee all Angels cry aloud.”

Main Lights

Annunciation and Madonna and Child - Abthorpe Northamptonshire

This two-light stained-glass window of 1959, signed by J. Hardman Studios, is located in the church at Abthorpe. The window presents paired Marian subjects: the Annunciation and the Virgin and Child, unified by scriptural inscription and symbolic tracery.

Arthur James Memorial Window - Churchover Warwickshire

This memorial stained-glass window, executed c. 1918 by Arild Rosenkrantz, commemorates Arthur James (d. 1918) and is installed in the parish church at Churchover, Warwickshire. The date and dedication place the work firmly within the immediate aftermath of the First World War, a context that strongly informs both its iconography and emotional tenor.

Ascension - Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire

This multi-light east window, dated 1902, presents the Ascension of Christ in a richly tiered Gothic Revival composition typical of Burlison & Grylls ⓘ at the turn of the century.

Central Lights

Christ rises in glory within the upper central lights, surrounded by radiant golden angels. His figure is framed against deep blue glass, enhancing the sense of upward movement.

Below, the Apostles gather on the Mount of Olives, gazing upward. Their varied gestures convey wonder, reverence, and astonishment.

An inscription across the central register reads:

Baptism of Christ - Abthorpe, Northamptonshire

This three-light stained-glass window of 1913, made by Mayer & Co. ⓘ, is located in the church at Abthorpe. It depicts the Baptism of Christ, framed within an architecturally structured Gothic composition.

Bodard, Gaston de

Active: c. 1945–1980

Gaston de Bodard (1897–1980) was a painter and designer active in the mid-20th century, known for his ecclesiastical work in the Loire region. Trained as a decorative artist, he brought to stained glass a modern clarity of form and colour, favouring simplified geometry and expressive religious symbolism.