The Ascension of Elijah
detail from The Ascension with the Adoration of the Shepherds and the Resurrection
Photo © Martin Crampin, Friends of Friendless Churches
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1869
Three-light window. Three main scenes depict (from left to right) Mary and Joseph with the infant Christ adored by shepherds with angels above; Christ ascending with angels and four disciples clustered together below; the risen Christ holding a cross with soldiers below and angels above. Further panels below each scene depict (left to right) Pharaoh's daughter finding Moses, the ascension of Elijah and Elijah raising the widow's son.
firm/studio: James Powell & Sonsdesigner: Harry Ellis WooldridgeChurch of St Mary, Derwen, Denbighshiresouth wall of the chancel
Given by Robert Wynn in memory of his parents in 1869. (ObjectID=2098 ImageID=5095) Original File Name=mc_00551cr.jpgRecord added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 28-08-2014
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Click here for other works at this siteClick here for other works connected to James Powell & SonsClick here for other works connected to Harry Ellis WooldridgeFurther readingWilliam Waters, Damozels and Deities: Pre-Raphaelite Stained Glass 1870–1898 (Abbots Morton: Seraphim, 2017), p. 262.
ReferencesMartin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), p. 124.
D. R. Thomas, The History of the Diocese of St Asaph (Oswestry: Caxton Press, 1908-1913), vol. II, p. 72.
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, 2014.
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