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Stained glass windows

Intricate and colourful windows in churches and cathedrals greatly add to the ambience, although many early examples in England were smashed by the Puritans and replaced with plain glass. There was a huge revival in the 19th Century with many elaborate new stained glass windows created. The 20th century saw the development of new techniques, including Gemmail, which overlaps pieces of stained glass without using lead. New windows are still being commissioned today, while the oldest known ones are still in place within the Ancestors of Christ window on the south side of Canterbury Cathedral.
by Basher Eyre

Created: Tue, 15 Feb 2022, Updated: Tue, 15 Feb 2022


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SP6407 : St Nicholas, Ickford: stained glass window (iv) by Basher Eyre
2026
SU6687 : Inside Holy Trinity, Nuffield (x) by Basher Eyre
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SP6003 : All Saints, Cuddesdon: stained glass window (d) by Basher Eyre
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TQ0398 : Holy Cross Sarratt: stained glass window (VII) by Basher Eyre
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SP1501 : St Mary, Fairford: stained glass window (22) by Basher Eyre
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SP2512 : St John the Baptist, Burford: stained glass window (I) by Basher Eyre
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SU1696 : St Mary, Kempsford: stained glass window (vi) by Basher Eyre
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TF9836 : St Martin, Hindringham: stained glass window by Basher Eyre
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SP1106 : St Mary, Bibury: stained glass window (2) by Basher Eyre
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SP1620 : St Lawrence, Bourton-on-The-Water: stained glass window (3) by Basher Eyre
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TQ0098 : St Mary Magdalene, Latimer: stained glass window (4) by Basher Eyre
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SU8297 : St Botolph, Bradenham: north window by Basher Eyre
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ST9773 : St Martin, Bremhill: stained glass window (B) by Basher Eyre
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SU9298 : St John the Baptist, Little Missenden: stained glass window (7) by Basher Eyre
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SU5886 : St Mary, Cholsey: stained glass window (v) by Basher Eyre
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SJ4066 : Chester Cathedral: stained glass window (Q) by Basher Eyre
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SU1136 : All Saints, Middle Woodford: stained glass window (A) by Basher Eyre
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TL6467 : St Peter, Snailwell: stained glass window (k) by Basher Eyre
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SU7878 : St Mary, Wargrave: stained glass window (b) by Basher Eyre
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SU0175 : St. Lawrence, Hilmarton: stained glass window (IV) by Basher Eyre
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SU4111 : Central Southampton-St Michael's: stained glass window (2) by Basher Eyre
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SZ6399 : Stained glass window within Portsmouth Cathedral (9) by Basher Eyre
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ST7807 : St Eustace, Ibberton- stained glass window (2) by Basher Eyre
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SU9327 : Stained glass window within St Laurence, Lurgashall (2) by Basher Eyre
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SU8441 : Stained glass window on the south wall at St Mary's Frensham (4) by Basher Eyre
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