In Memoriam: gordonplumb
Lincoln Cathedral, nXI, Christ in Majesty
This seemingly insignificant piece of glass is the first piece of glass made by the Sutton Brothers for Lincoln Cathedral. A note in a Nottingham newspaper for late 1857 refers to their offer to make a window for the Cathedral, having been involved in making glass for some years, only to be met with reluctance on the part of the Chapter. Eventually they were permitted to make a small panel for this window and it so please the Chapter that they permitted the brothers to fill the window immediately to the left of this one with glass (You can see that window here: www.flickr.com/photos/22274117@N08/5373415795/).
They went on to fill many windows in the Cathedral with their glass. I owe this reference to the kindness of Dr Jim Cheshire, who is researching the Victorian glass for a forthcoming book on the glass of the Cathedral).
Lincoln Cathedral, nXI, Christ in Majesty
This seemingly insignificant piece of glass is the first piece of glass made by the Sutton Brothers for Lincoln Cathedral. A note in a Nottingham newspaper for late 1857 refers to their offer to make a window for the Cathedral, having been involved in making glass for some years, only to be met with reluctance on the part of the Chapter. Eventually they were permitted to make a small panel for this window and it so please the Chapter that they permitted the brothers to fill the window immediately to the left of this one with glass (You can see that window here: www.flickr.com/photos/22274117@N08/5373415795/).
They went on to fill many windows in the Cathedral with their glass. I owe this reference to the kindness of Dr Jim Cheshire, who is researching the Victorian glass for a forthcoming book on the glass of the Cathedral).