Trinity Chapel Windows and Dorsal Painting
Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales
Context view showing both windows and central painting.
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1965
Two single-light windows either side of an abstract dorsal painting.
designer: John Piperartist: Patrick ReyntiensChurch of St Mary, SwanseaChapel of the Holy Trinity
The artist was first approached for a design in April 1963, after Hubert Thomas at Celtic Studios had been asked for designs. Having decided to award the commission to Piper, the church had to wait until May 1964 before he sent more detailed designs, the delay causing some disquiet. The windows were finished by April 1965 and subsequently delivered (and presumably installed) by the Cardiff firm Bristow Wadley. (ObjectID=1493 ImageID=3106) Original File Name=_MG_1043A.jpgRecord added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 24-08-2020
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Click here for other works at this siteClick here for other works connected to John PiperClick here for other works connected to Patrick ReyntiensFurther readingAndrew Vessey, Interview with Andrew Vessey (Swansea: 2 May 2007).
June Osborne, John Piper and Stained Glass (Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 1997), p. 78.
Martin Crampin and John Morgan-Guy, Imaging the Bible in Wales (Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2010), Art and Faith: Ministry with Art.
A Short Guide to the Stained Glass Windows in St. Mary's Parish Church Swansea (Swansea: The Friends of St. Mary's, 2001 (second edition)).
ReferencesJohn Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Glamorgan (London/Cardiff: 1995), p. 581.
Painton Cowen, A Guide to Stained Glass in Britain (London: Michael Joseph, 1985), p. 226.
Directory of Master Glass Painters (London: Oriel Press (The British Society of Master Glass-Painters), 1972), p. 87.
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.
https://stainedglass.delweddau.cymru/object/1493 (accessed 19 July 2025)
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