Jacob's Ladder

  Jacob's Ladder

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales

Right-hand light.

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1993
Abstract two-light window with the suggestion of a ladder and angels. Unusually, the angels are clearer on the outside of the church, where they can be seen painted in gold.

technique: stained glass

artist: Lisa Burkl

Church of St Mary, Swansea
west wall

The artist's monogram appears in the lower right-hand corner with a date of 1993. The window was installed in 1994.

The window commemorates those who died in the Mannheim
helicopter disaster of 1982.





 

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Further reading

A Short Guide to the Stained Glass Windows in St. Mary's Parish Church Swansea (Swansea: The Friends of St. Mary's, 2001 (second edition)).




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  Jacob's Ladder

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales


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