William Morgan and William Salesbury
about 1936
Two-light window with standing figures of the two translators of the Welsh Bible.
firm/studio: probably
Burlison & GryllsChurch of St Mary and All Saints, Conwysouth transept
An open book at the top of the window has the Welsh text 'Yn y dechrae ydd oed y Gair' (In the beginning was the Word, John 1: 1).
Given in memory of Mary Jane Eliza (1843-1936), wife of George Swinford Wood of Bodlondeb. She was descended from both men depicted, from William Salesbury through her father and William Morgan through her mother. (ObjectID=1719 ImageID=3428) Original File Name=_MG_2800.jpgRecord added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 07-11-2020
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Show more subjectsMartin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), p. 218.
Richard Haslam, Julian Orbach and Adam Voelcker, The Buildings of Wales: Gwynedd (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009), p. 321.
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/1719 (accessed 21 November 2024)
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