Ward & Company of London

Ward & Co. was a London-based stained glass manufacturer in the mid-nineteenth-century that predominantly focused on ecclesiastical commissions. It was the firm of choice for architect John Tarring of London. It is believed to have become defunct before 1863 and operated out of 27 Paternoster Row, London.

Window in the chancel arch recess of the former Horbury Chapel, now Kensington Temple (London), Notting Hill

Works
  • 1848: Windows in the former Horbury Chapel, now Kensington Temple (London)(designed by John Tarring of London)[1]
  • 1850: Clapham Grafton Square Congregational Church (designed by John Tarring of London)[2]
  • 1857: Linden Grove Chapel (Peckenham Rye) (designed by John Tarring of London)[3]
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References
  1. The Congregational Year Book for 1849, with a Calendar for 1850, Containing the Proceedings of the Congregational Union of England and Wales, and its Confederated Societies for that Year. Together with Supplementary Information, Respecting the Associations, Ministers, New Chapels, Schools, and Publications, of the Congregational Body Throughout the United Kingdom (London: Jackson and Walford, 18 St Paul’s Churchyard, 1850), 215.
  2. The Congregational Year Book for 1853 Containing the Proceedings of the Congregational Union for 1852; and General Statistics of the Denomination (London: Jackson and Walford, St. Paul’s Churchyard, 1853), 256.
  3. The Congregational Year Book for 1858, Containing the Proceedings of the Congregational Union for 1857; and General Statistics of the Denomination (London: Jackson and Walford, St. Paul’s Churchyard, 1858), 267-268.
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