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Sir William Thomas Lewis (1837-1914)


William Thomas Lewis was a coalowner in the South Wales coalfield. He was created first Baron Merthyr of Senghenydd in 1911. He was churchwarden at the Church of St John the Baptist, Aberdare, and commissioned windows there and nearby at the Church of St Elvan, as well as at Llandaff Cathedral, Merthyr Tydfil, Pontypridd and St Issells in Pembrokeshire, where he owned Hean Castle.

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  St David and St Tudful St David and St Tudful
firm/studio: Shrigley & Hunt
designer: Henry Wilson
donor: William Thomas Lewis
1887
Church of St David, Merthyr Tydfil
south wall of the south aisle (Lady Chapel)
  'Give us this day our daily bread' 'Give us this day our daily bread'
firm/studio: Robert J. Newbery
donor: William Thomas Lewis
1896
Church of St Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil
west wall of the nave (baptistry) (window number: WI)
  The Parable of the Talents and Christ with Mary and Martha The Parable of the Talents and Christ with Mary and Martha
firm/studio: Robert J. Newbery
donor: William Thomas Lewis
1900
Church of St Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil
north wall of the nave
  Women Performing Acts of Mercy Women Performing Acts of Mercy
firm/studio: Robert J. Newbery
patron: William Thomas Lewis
about 1902
Church of St Elvan, Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff
north wall
  Christ with the Virgin Mary and St John Christ with the Virgin Mary and St John
firm/studio: Robert J. Newbery
donor: William Thomas Lewis
1902
Church of St Issell, St Issells, Pembrokeshire
east wall of the chancel
  Welsh Saints with Scenes from the Life of St Elfan Welsh Saints with Scenes from the Life of St Elfan
firm/studio: Robert J. Newbery
patron: William Thomas Lewis
1905
Church of St Elvan, Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff
north wall of the north transept
  St Teilo, St Tudful and St Elfan St Teilo, St Tudful and St Elfan
designer: Robert J. Newbery
firm/studio: Charles Powell
patron: William Thomas Lewis
1910
Llandaff Cathedral, Llandaff, Cardiff
north choir aisle
  Christ Meeting the Centurion of Capernaum and St Martin Dividing his Cloak Christ Meeting the Centurion of Capernaum and St Martin Dividing his Cloak
firm/studio: Robert J. Newbery
donor: William Thomas Lewis
1910
Church of St Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil
north wall of the nave
  Women of the Bible Women of the Bible
firm/studio: Robert J. Newbery
patron: William Thomas Lewis
1911
Church of St Elvan, Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff
west wall of the south aisle
  The Parable of the Labourers in the Vineyard The Parable of the Labourers in the Vineyard
firm/studio: Robert J. Newbery
patron: William Thomas Lewis
1913
Church of St Elvan, Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff
north wall
Further reading

Martin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), pp. 158–9.





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