Sir Galahad's Vision of the Holy Grail
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1924
Two-light window. Sir Galahad kneels before the grail.
designer: Walter Cammfirm/studio: T. W. Camm & Co.Church of St Thomas a Becket, Wolvesnewton, Monmouthshiresouth wall of the sanctuary
Designed by Walter Camm, the window was executed by Florence, Robert and Walter Camm at The Studio, Smethwick.
Part of the memorial to William Walker Hood of Tredean prepared by Camm & Co. It was paid for by his brother, James Hood. The subject was chosen in view of William Walker Hood's office as churchwarden, and ex-officio, his charge of the sacred vessels.Details include the tree of the knowledge of good & evil; a sitting rabbit, symbolic of peace; the horse and dove are symbolic of the sanctity of the place. (ObjectID=1190 ImageID=2291) Original File Name=_MG_0089.jpgRecord added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 13-12-2011
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Show more subjects Click here for other works at this siteClick here for other works connected to Walter CammClick here for other works connected to T. W. Camm & Co.Further readingMartin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), p. 218.
John Morgan-Guy, Similarities between Camm, Salusbury and Davies of the Bromsgrove Guild (Lampeter: 2006).
Martin Crampin and John Morgan-Guy, Imaging the Bible in Wales (Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2010), The Victory of Good Over Evil: Saints and Soldiers.
ReferencesJohn Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire (London/Cardiff: 2000), p. 602.
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.
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