St Francis
1978
Two-light window with figure of Francis with birds, animals and fish in an integrated design across both lights.
artist: John PettsChurch of All Saints, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgannorth wall of the north aisle
Text: 'Brothers praise God who created you.'
Dedication: 'A thanksgiving by Margaret Griffiths.' The artist faced a race against time to complete the window before the donor died, and she was sent a photograph of the window while in hospital. Petts included twenty-two different species of birds in the window. (ObjectID=4831 ImageID=9233) Original File Name=PenarthAllSaints_DSC7415.jpgRecord added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 16-10-2020
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Show more subjectsMartin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), p. 286.
'Some Recent and Current Work - Wales' Journal of the British Society of Master Glass-Painters, vol. xvi, no. 2 (1978–9), 55.
ReferencesJohn Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Glamorgan (London/Cardiff: 1995), p. 491.
Alison Smith, 'John Petts: Designer-Craftsman 1914-1991' The Journal of Stained Glass, vol. xix, no. 2 (1991–3), p. 227.
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, 2020.
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