St John detail from The Crucifixion - image from Stained Glass in Wales

St John
detail from The Crucifixion

Photo © Martin Crampin

probably 1890s

Three-light window with figures in each light.

designer: John Pollard Seddon
firm/studio: S. Belham & Co.

Church of St Mary, Briton Ferry, Neath Port Talbot
south aisle (window number: sIV)

Signed by the firm.

A drawing of the window by Seddon survives at the V&A.

The siting of a window depicting the Crucifixion in the south aisle is unusual.

Record added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 21-11-2023

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Crucified Christ with Mary and John on either side of the cross; Holy Rood [John 19:25-27]

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References

John Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Glamorgan (London/Cardiff: 1995), p. 163.

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Martin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2023.
https://stainedglass.delweddau.cymru/object/2305 (accessed 22 December 2024)

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