List of the Logs

Log Church Town Country/County 1 Cartoon missing 2 Cartoon missing 3 Cartoon missing 4 Cartoon missing 5 Cartoon missing 6 Cartoon...

Erika Szyszczak and John Collins

Oct 7, 20247 min read

Finding Lost Glasby Windows

We found 67 churches where William Glasby's work is displayed, but where we do have a vidimus. But we also have 37 numbers in the...

Erika Szyszczak and John Collins

Oct 7, 20241 min read

List of the Logs By Church/Location

Log Church Town County/Country 1 Missing 2 Missing 3 Missing 4 Missing 5 Missing 6 Missing ...

Erika Szyszczak and John Collins

Oct 7, 20248 min read

List of the Logs

Log Church Town Country/County 1 Cartoon missing 2 Cartoon missing 3 Cartoon missing 4 Cartoon missing ...

Erika Szyszczak and John Collins

Jun 13, 20227 min read

Location of Glasby Windows in Great Britain

Our thanks to Professor Richard Disney for creating this map.

Erika Szyszczak and John Collins

Feb 15, 20221 min read

Acknowledgements and Thanks

This was a COVID-19 lockdown project and we are acutely aware of how difficult it has been for churches to function during this time....

Erika Szyszczak and John Collins

Feb 15, 20222 min read

Location of Glasby Windows in the World

Our thanks to Professor Richard Disney for creating this map

Erika Szyszczak and John Collins

Feb 15, 20221 min read

Missing Information

Finding all of William Glasby's work has eluded us. It may be that the Church no longer exists, or the commission was not accepted. We...

Erika Szyszczak and John Collins

Feb 15, 20221 min read

List of "New Works"

Our research uncovered further works by William Glasby. We started by reseaching the works listed in the 2008 Article "The Life and Work...

Erika Szyszczak and John Collins

Feb 15, 20222 min read

List of Logs By the Name of the Church

Church or Synagogue Town Country/County Log All Saints Corston, Wiltshire, 60 All Saints Ffynnongroyw, Flint 78...

Erika Szyszczak and John Collins

Feb 15, 20225 min read

WINDOWS AND OPUS SECTILE PANELS

In an Appendix at the end of their Article Green et al (2008) list the known Windows designed by William Glasby. The John Collins'...

Erika Szyszczak and John Collins

Feb 15, 20226 min read

Sketches at Henfield Museum

These sketches are held by Henfield Museum. Henfield Museum - Home Our thanks to the curator, Alan Barwick for giving us access to the...

Erika Szyszczak and John Collins

Feb 15, 20222 min read

William Glasby: A Life

Early Life William Glasby was born on 28 December 1863, in the Lying-in Hospital, Endell Street, St Giles, Camden. His father was...

Erika Szyszczak and John Collins

Feb 14, 20223 min read

The Lost Cartoons and Sketches of William Glasby 1863-1941

William Glasby was a prolific designer and painter of stained glass windows and creator of opus sectile mosaics for churches and...

Erika Szyszczak and John Collins

Feb 14, 20223 min read

The History of the Sketches

How these sketches came into the possession of John Collins is a story in itself. William Glasby died in 1941 and his work was continued...

Erika Szyszczak and John Collins

Feb 13, 20225 min read

The Influence of Henry Holiday

Glasby’s career was enhanced by Henry Holiday, who commissioned stained glass windows from Powell & Sons made to his own designs....

Erika Szyszczak and John Collins

Feb 11, 20225 min read

Chronology of William Glasby's Working Life

Glasby started his apprenticeship at the age of twelve in October 1876 with the Whitefriars Glass Company. It was owned by James Powell...

Erika Szyszczak and John Collins

Feb 11, 202211 min read

The Independent Studio 1919 - 1941

Shortly after the end of WWI Glasby established a studio under his own name. His move from the Glass House studio was probably the...

Erika Szyszczak and John Collins

Feb 10, 20227 min read

William Glasby as an Independent Artist 1906 – 1941

From around 1906 Glasby began to design and paint his own windows, made in the Lowndes and Drury workshop and marketed by the London...

Erika Szyszczak and John Collins

Feb 10, 202211 min read

The Henry Holiday Studio and Workshop 1891 – 1906

The success of the stained glass industry led to stained glass being mass produced without the designer or artist being recognised....

Erika Szyszczak and John Collins

Feb 10, 20228 min read

Meet William Glasby

Portfolio of Artwork

The art work on these pages is a mixture of photographs of the original sketches as well as links to photographs of the windows in situ in churches.

List of the Logs

Log Church Town Country/County 1 Cartoon missing 2 Cartoon missing 3 Cartoon missing 4 Cartoon missing 5 Cartoon missing 6 Cartoon...

Oct 7, 20247 min read

Finding Lost Glasby Windows

We found 67 churches where William Glasby's work is displayed, but where we do have a vidimus. But we also have 37 numbers in the...

Oct 7, 20241 min read

List of the Logs By Church/Location

Log Church Town County/Country 1 Missing 2 Missing 3 Missing 4 Missing 5 Missing 6 Missing ...

Oct 7, 20248 min read

List of the Logs

Oct 7, 20247 min read

Finding Lost Glasby Windows

Oct 7, 20241 min read

List of the Logs By Church/Location

Oct 7, 20248 min read