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Ward & Hughes (about 1836 - 1920s)


Stained glass firm based in London which was initially a partnership between Thomas Ward (1808-1870) and James Henry Nixon (1802-1857). Nixon was a pupil of Charles Moss and then worked with John Hedgeland, before setting up a partnership with Thomas Ward in the 1830s, based at Frith St, Soho, in London. Henry Hughes (1822-1883) joined the firm in 1850 and became a partner in 1857. In the 1870s and 80s windows of similar styles were signed as both 'Ward & Hughes' and 'H. Hughes'. After Hughes' death, Thomas Figgis Curtis (1845-1924) took over the firm, although the windows were often still signed Ward & Hughes for a time, and then as T.F. Curtis, Ward & Hughes. In the late 1880s and 90s their windows were often designed by George Parlby.

The firm proved to be one of the most successful studios of their time, and employed a distinctive style. They were more likely to sign their work than many contemporary firms, making their work easier to identify.


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  The Crucifixion with the Nativity and Ascension The Crucifixion with the Nativity and Ascension
firm/studio: Thomas Ward
1854
Church of St Cybi, Llangybi, Ceredigion
east wall of the chancel (window number: I)
  The Crucifixion The Crucifixion
firm/studio: Ward & Hughes
probably 1870s
Church of St Tyssil, Llandyssil, Powys
east wall of the chancel (window number: I)
  Scenes from the Life of Christ Scenes from the Life of Christ
firm/studio: Ward & Hughes
1864
St Asaph Cathedral, St Asaph, Denbighshire
east wall of the chancel (window number: I)
image not available Scenes of Healing
firm/studio: Ward & Hughes
probably 1870s or 80s
Church of St Decumanus, Rhoscrowther, Pembrokeshire
east window of the chancel (window number: I)
image not available Scenes from the Gospels
firm/studio: Ward & Hughes
probably 1870s or 80s
Church of St Decumanus, Rhoscrowther, Pembrokeshire
south wall of the nave (window number: sVI)
  The Ascension The Ascension
firm/studio: Ward & Hughes
1870
Church of St Mary, Rhuddlan, Denbighshire
east wall of the chancel
  The Ascension with Christ as the Light of the World and the Good Shepherd The Ascension with Christ as the Light of the World and the Good Shepherd
firm/studio: Ward & Hughes
about 1870
Church of St John the Baptist, Clydach, Swansea
east wall of the chancel (window number: I)
  Angels Angels
firm/studio: Ward & Hughes
about 1870
Church of St John the Baptist, Clydach, Swansea
chancel (window number: sII, nII)
  St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist
firm/studio: Ward & Hughes
about 1870
Church of St John the Baptist, Clydach, Swansea
west wall of the nave (window number: wI)
  Angel Angel
firm/studio: Ward & Hughes
about 1870
Church of St John the Baptist, Clydach, Swansea
west end of the church (window number: nIX)


Further reading

'Glass Painters 1750–1850 (Part II)' Journal of the British Society of Master Glass-Painters, vol. xiii, no. 2 (1960–1), 404.

J. Knowles, 'Glass-Painters 1750–1850 (Part III)' Journal of the British Society of Master Glass-Painters, vol. xiii, no. 3 (1961–2), 520-1.

Joyce Little, Stained Glass Marks and Monograms (London: National Association of Decorative and Fine Art Societies, 2002), p. 124.

Martin Harrison, Victorian Stained Glass (London: 1980), pp. 22–3, 36–8, 83–4 and further references.

P. G. B. Binnal, 'Ward and Hughes' Journal of the British Society of Master Glass-Painters, vol. xvi, no. 3 (1979–80), 61–4.





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