Goleuni y Byd (The Light of the World)
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1922
Large decorated window with a panel in the centre depicting William Holman Hunt's image 'The Light of the World'.
artist (after): William Holman Huntfirm/studio: Abbott & Co. LtdHeol Awst, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshirebeside the pulpit
The window is a memorial to the founder of the chapel and 'apostle of Carmarthenshire', the Revd Stephen Hughes (1622-88) put in place on the 300th anniversary of his birth. Hughes was a native of Carmarthen town and was minister of Meidrym under the Commonwealth, from which living he was ejected at the Restoration. He is most notable for his work of publishing accessible and cheap religious works in the Welsh language.
The window forms a pair with the War Memorial.
A reproduction of William Holman Hunt's painting hangs in the vestibule. (ObjectID=909 ImageID=1701) Original File Name=_MG_4873.jpgRecord added by Martin Crampin, Additional contribution by John Morgan-Guy. Last updated on 14-12-2011
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Click here for other works at this siteClick here for other works connected to William Holman HuntClick here for other works connected to Abbott & Co. LtdFurther readingDavid Jasper, 'Pre-Raphaelite Biblical Art in Wales' (Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2010), p. 153.
ReferencesMartin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), p. 212.
Thomas Lloyd, Julian Orbach and Robert Scourfield, The Buildings of Wales: Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion (London: Yale University Press, 2006), p. 136.
Click to show suggested citation for this recordMartin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2011. (with a contribution by John Morgan-Guy)
https://stainedglass.delweddau.cymru/object/909 (accessed 18 December 2024)
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