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[23214] St Chrysostom, Victoria Park : Anson Chapel - East Window

St Chrysostom, Victoria Park, Manchester, 1874-77.

Anson Chapel - East Window - detail.

The kings of Tarshish, of the isles shall bring presents.

By Burlison & Grylls, 1906.

 

The firm of Burlison & Grylls was founded in 1868 at the instigation of the architects George Frederick Bodley and Thomas Garner.

 

Thomas John Grylls (1845-1913) and John Burlison (1843-1891) were encouraged to leave their apprenticeships with Clayton & Bell and set up their stained glass firm which built a considerable reputation for its fine work over the next 40 years. They became one of the most successful stained glass firms in England.

 

Following Thomas John Grylls' death in 1913, the firm was continued by his son Thomas Henry Grylls (1873-1953), although effectively it can be said to have closed shortly after its London premises were bombed and all records destroyed in 1945.

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Uploaded on May 22, 2014
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