Ward and Hughes
Ward and Hughes (formerly Ward and Nixon) was the name of an English company producing stained glass windows.[1]
The East Window of Lincoln Cathedral, Ward and Nixon (1855)
History
Ward and Hughes was proceeded by the company Ward and Nixon, whose studio was at 67 Frith Street, Soho.[2][3] They created large window for St Stephen Coleman Street, London.[4] In 1857 Nixon died and his pupil, Henry Hughes, became the partner of Thomas Ward, and the business was renamed Ward and Hughes.[5]
Hughes died in 1883. T. F. Curtis took over the firm and continued production as T. F. Curtis, Ward and Hughes until the late 1920s.[6]
Works by Ward and Hughes
- Parish Church of St John the Evangelist, Wolverhampton; third window on the north side, 1882; To God be the glory, King David providing instruction to an audience of musicians.
- St Mary the Virgin Staverton, Northamptonshire south aisle (1881).
- Church of the Good Shepherd, Brighton; chancel and south and north chapels.
- St Mary's Church, Billingshurst, West Sussex;
- St Mary's, Kingsclere, Marriage at Cana of Galilee in the former Sanctuary or South Chancel aisle, now Kingsmill Room.
See also
- Stained glass
- Stained glass - British glass, 1811-1918
- Victorian Era
- Gothic Revival
References
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