Christ in Majesty with Angels
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1904
Three-light window. Robed standing figure of Christ, holding an orb and making a blessing, between the archangels Michael and Gabriel. Further angels above, below and behind the figures in an exceptionally rich composition.
firm/studio: James Powell & Sonsdesigner: William AikmanChurch of St Mary, Margam, Neath Port Talboteast wall of the chancel
The window was given by Emily Talbot. The order specified that no inscription should be added to the window. The estimate for the window was for £517, and rose to £550, reflecting the cost of £3 per square foot that paid for the attention of one of the firm's top designers. (ObjectID=618 ImageID=1912) Original File Name=_MG_6291.jpgRecord added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 25-09-2024
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Show more subjectsMartin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), pp. 174-75.
Alun Adams, 'Stained and Painted Glass at Margam' Port Talbot Historian (Transactions of the Port Talbot Historical Society), vol. iv, no. 2 (2000), 31.
ReferencesJohn Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Glamorgan (London/Cardiff: 1995), p. 425.
Alun Adams, Interview with Alun Adams (Swansea: 22 October 2007).
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, 2024.
https://stainedglass.delweddau.cymru/object/618 (accessed 22 November 2024)
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