John Hayward (stained glass maker)

John David Hayward (1929–2007) was a British stained glass artist who made nearly 200 windows in churches and cathedrals across Britain and abroad.[1]

John Hayward
Born
John David Hayward

(1929-07-16)16 July 1929
Tooting, Surrey, UK
Died19 May 2007(2007-05-19) (aged 77)
Dorset, UK
NationalityBritish
EducationErnest Bevin College (then Bec Grammar School)
St Martin’s School of Art
Known forEcclesiastical artist, especially stained glass
Spouse(s)Ros Brown (m. 1952)
Children2

Early life

John was born in Tooting, London into a Methodist family.[2] His father, David Hayward, was a printer and church organist. He was educated at Tooting Bec Grammar School (nor Ernest Bevin College) and developed a talent for painting and drawing. After school, he enrolled at St Martin’s School of Art.[3]

After leaving St. Martin's, John received an offer from Royal College of Art, but he instead joined Faith Craft, a company that designed ecclesiastical furniture. He remained there for 18 years before setting up his own practice as a stained glass artist. His first major commission was a set of ruined windows of the Christopher Wren church, St Mary-le-Bow, which had been damaged in the Second World War.

  • The West Window At Sherborne Abbey, installed in 1997. It was designed and created by John Hayward. The window replaced a Victorian one conceived by Augustus Pugin
  • The great east window was designed by John Hayward in 1964
  • St Matthew, Lilford Road, London SE5 - Window Designed by John Hayward
  • Window in St Richard's Church, Haywards Heath
  • Window in St Richard's Church, Haywards Heath, produced in 1984
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References
  1. History | St Michael and All Angels, London Fields
  2. by 07 August 2007 (2007-08-07). "John David Hayward". Churchtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  3. Bradley, Philip. "John David Hayward,Stained Glass Artist of Tooting « Tooting History Group". Tootinghistory.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
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