Scenes from the Bible
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1886
Three-light window with Ruth clinging to Naomi, the building of a synagogue and a man and a woman, probably Lord and Lady Londonderry performing acts of mercy.
patron: Londonderry (family)firm/studio: Ward & HughesChurch of St Peter, Machynlleth, Powyssouth wall of the chancel
Signed Ward & Hughes London 1886.
Texts: Thy people shall be my people and thy God my God (Ruth 1:16); For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue (Luke 7:5); As ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me (Matthew 25:40).
Given in memory of George Henry Robert Charles William, 5th Marquess of Londonderry (d.1884) by his 'Welsh friends and neighbours'.Lord and Lady Londonderry were benefactors of the church which explains the reference to the centurion from Luke 7. (ObjectID=1468 ImageID=4189) Original File Name=_MG_9452.jpgRecord added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 13-12-2011
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Click here for other works at this siteClick here for other works connected to LondonderryClick here for other works connected to Ward & HughesFurther readingMartin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), p. 154.
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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