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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Oct 7, 20247 min read
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