Ascending Christ with Revd David Jones and St Canna
1932
Three-light window.
size: 45 cm (width of each light)artist: William GlasbyChurch of St Canna, Llangan, Vale of Glamorganeast wall of the chancel
Signed and dated 'William Glasby 1932'.
The window was paid for by public subscription, with donations from individuals across Wales, England and overseas, ranging from £6 to 2 shillings. The subscription list survives at Glamorgan archives, and the donors included the bishop of Llandaff and David Lloyd George. Further funds came from the Calvinistic Methodist Association and the Freemasons, augmented by funds from a fruit tea and jumble sale. The total raised was over £142, or which £123 was paid to the artist.The figure in the left-hand light is described as 'the late vicar' in The Buildings of Wales: Glamorgan, but is in fact the eighteenth century Methodist preacher, and rector of the parish, Revd David Jones (1736-1810), 'The Angel of Llangan'. The likeness is based on a nineteenth century print. (ObjectID=3713 ImageID=) Original File Name=Record added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 21-11-2023
Click here for other works at this siteClick here for other works connected to William GlasbyFurther readingMartin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), p. 217.
ReferencesJohn Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Glamorgan (London/Cardiff: 1995), p. 383.
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, 2023.
https://stainedglass.delweddau.cymru/object/3713 (accessed 19 April 2024)
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