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[56985] St Peter, Fleetwood : Follow me and I will make you fishers of men
St Peter, Fleetwood, Lancashire, 1839-41.
Window by Edmundson & Son, 1860.
St Peter with St George & St Luke.
Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.
The history surrounding Ralph Bolton Edmundson (1808-1864) may well be traced back to the opening of a stained glass business by William Wailes in Newcastle in 1838. Wailes was formerly a grocer and tea dealer. He had a great interest in stained glass and opened his business in 1838. Along with Hardman & Co, this became one of the largest provincial studios in England. It is believed that Edmundson learned his trade and became one of the extremely large Wailes workforce. In the early 1840s Edmundson came to Warrington and in 1846 when the stained glass section of Pilkington Brothers commenced, he became head of the department. Edmundson started his own business in 1855 and became quite a prolific producer of stained glass. He operated from Manchester and in particular covered many parts of the North-West of England. The business continued as a family firm after the death of Ralph in 1864.
[56985] St Peter, Fleetwood : Follow me and I will make you fishers of men
St Peter, Fleetwood, Lancashire, 1839-41.
Window by Edmundson & Son, 1860.
St Peter with St George & St Luke.
Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.
The history surrounding Ralph Bolton Edmundson (1808-1864) may well be traced back to the opening of a stained glass business by William Wailes in Newcastle in 1838. Wailes was formerly a grocer and tea dealer. He had a great interest in stained glass and opened his business in 1838. Along with Hardman & Co, this became one of the largest provincial studios in England. It is believed that Edmundson learned his trade and became one of the extremely large Wailes workforce. In the early 1840s Edmundson came to Warrington and in 1846 when the stained glass section of Pilkington Brothers commenced, he became head of the department. Edmundson started his own business in 1855 and became quite a prolific producer of stained glass. He operated from Manchester and in particular covered many parts of the North-West of England. The business continued as a family firm after the death of Ralph in 1864.