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Celtic Studios (1948–1993)

Celtic Studios was the first firm producing stained glass in Wales in any quantity. The firm was established in 1948 in Swansea, by Howard Martin and his cousin Hubert Thomas, although they had also worked together in the 1930s. They worked in the tradition of the Arts & Crafts movement, and brought a degree of originality to their design. Their work in the late 1950s and 60s demonstrated a willingness to embrace a more modern aesthetic with full-coloured windows, suggesting the modernist inclinations of Howard Martin and John Edwards.

The Studio was responsible for more than 650 windows during its existence, many of which are in south Wales, but also in north Wales, England and North America. A third of their output, including some of their best work, was exported to Canada.

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	Signature from Sanctuary Windows 1970 Church of the Holy Spirit, Prestatyn, Flintshire sanctuary
	Signature from Christ in Glory with Angels 1953 Church of St Anne, Penparcau, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion liturgical north wall
	Signature from Christ in Majesty with St Thomas Becket and St Nicholas 1957 Church of St Thomas, Monmouth, Monmouthshire east wall of the chancel
	Signature from One Sows and Another Reaps 1982 Church of St Llyr, Llanyre, Powys north wall of the nave
	Signature from Memorial Window 1982 Church of St Mary, Undy, Monmouthshire north wall of the nave
	Signature from Musical Instruments 1979 Church of St Andoenus, Mounton, Monmouthshire south wall of the nave
	Signature from Christ with St James and St Margaret 1952 Church of St Margaret, Crynant, Neath Port Talbot east wall of the chancel
	Signature from The Annunciation 1966 Church of St Margaret, Crynant, Neath Port Talbot south wall of south aisle
	Signature from The Presentation in the Temple 1951 Church of St Margaret, Crynant, Neath Port Talbot south wall of south aisle
	Signature from Christ with Disciples 1951 Church of St Margaret, Crynant, Neath Port Talbot north wall of the nave
	Signature from Christ Blessing Children Brought by their Mothers 1954 Church of St Michael, Llandre, Ceredigion south wall of the nave
	Signature from St Carannog and St Curig 1952 Church of St Carannog, Llangrannog, Ceredigion north wall
	SIgnature from Virgin and Child 1981 Church of St Mary, Bangor, Gwynedd north wall of the north aisle
	Signature from The Great Missionaries 1972 Church of St Clement, Briton Ferry, Neath Port Talbot north wall of the north aisle
	Signature from The Virgin Mary with Phebe and Dorcas 1951 Church of St Mary, Briton Ferry, Neath Port Talbot south wall of the south aisle (window number: sIII)
	Signature from The Adoration of the Shepherds 1966 Church of St Mary, Briton Ferry, Neath Port Talbot north wall of the north aisle
	Signature from Scenes from the New Testament 1961 Church of St Mary and Holy Innocents, Merthyr Vale, Rhondda Cynon Taff rear (liturgical west) wall
	Signature from Christ in Majesty with the Archangels Michael and Gabriel 1952 Church of St Caron, Tregaron, Ceredigion south wall of the nave
	Signature from The Adoration of the Magi 1952 Church of St Caron, Tregaron, Ceredigion north wall of the nave

Maurice Broady, A Vision Fulfilled: The story of Celtic Studios and Swansea's architectural glass tradition (Swansea: West Glamorgan Archive Service, 2010).

Maurice Broady, 'An Undervalued Welsh Art: Celtic Studios' Stained Glass 1933-1922' Minerva, vol. IV (1996), 3-13.

Maurice Broady, 'Departed glory. Celtic Studios: the firm and its glass 1948-1992' The Journal of Stained Glass, vol. XXI, no. X (1997), 44-67.