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Main article: Christopher Whall This is a list of the stained glass works of Christopher Whall (1849–1924) in cathedrals and minsters, reflecting Whall's intent to reflect the inspiration of nature in this art. To experience the Lady Chapel is rather like being inside a great jewelled casket, for the glazing combines a profusion of deep, vibrant colours with a sparkling, silvery framework of ...
Christopher Whall designed the two windows on the South side of the church and also six clerestory windows. One of the two windows on the South side is "The Adoration of the Magi and the Shepherds." It is a three-light traceried window, designed by Whall and made by him and his assistants in the workshops of Messrs. Lowndes and Drury.
The windows were subsequently moved to Brentwood School in Essex. This church was designed by Charles Harrison Townsend (1852–1928), noted for his Art Nouveau designs of the Bishopsgate Institute, the Whitechapel Art Gallery and the Horniman Museum. Louis Davies designed the baptistery windows that were destroyed by German bombs in 1940. [29 ...
The windows were spared destruction under Oliver Cromwell because Yorkshire-born Lord Thomas Fairfax, Cromwell's Parliamentary General, issued an order that "the man who damaged the windows [of York Minster] would be shot at sight." [22] In 1791 and 1793, William Peckitt of York, an enamel glass painter, made some repairs to the windows. [23]
Minster is an honorific title given to particular churches in England, most notably York Minster in Yorkshire, Westminster Abbey in London and Southwell Minster in Nottinghamshire. The term minster is first found in royal foundation charters of the 7th century, when it designated any settlement of clergy living a communal life and endowed by ...
Thornton's depiction of St John the Baptist, from the Great East Window of York Minster, showing his characteristic treatment of faces. John Thornton of Coventry (fl. 1405–1433) was a master glazier and stained glass artist active in England during the 15th century.
Caroline Charlotte Townshend (1878–1944) was a British stained glass artist of the Arts and Crafts Movement.She trained at Slade School of Fine Art and Central School of Arts and Crafts before becoming a pupil of Christopher Whall.
Arnold Wathen Robinson RWA, FMGP (1888–1955) was an English stained-glass artist. Although Robinson's family, on the paternal and maternal side were involved in local government, he sought a career as a stained-glass artist.