James Powell & Sons (1834-1980)

Glass manufacturer producing tableware as well as stained glass windows. From 1919 the firm traded as Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd., London. James Powell & Sons chief stained glass designers included Edward Burne-Jones and Henry Holiday, but the firm made considerable use of the artistic expertise of a whole range of architects and artists. The influence of Burne-Jones and Holiday ensured that a Pre-Raphaelite strain of figure drawing persisted into the 1920s. Powell & Sons successfully modernised their style in the mid-twentieth century under the direction of artists such as E. Liddell Armitage and James Hogan, and were able to survive longer than many of the other large Victorian stained glass firms. The stained glass studio closed in 1973, as did the firm soon after in 1980.

The firm's considerable archive is housed at the Victoria & Albert Museum Archive of Art & Design. This has allowed the identification and dating of most of their windows, as well as the attribution of the designs to individual artists who worked for the firm. A list of these works by Dennis Hadley was made available by NADFAS. Often windows incorporated designs, or parts of designs, by several designers, as designs and cartoons were reused over time. The contribution of these individual artists, usually noted in this catalogue as 'designer' should therefore be treated with some caution.

History of the Firm.

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	Noah and St John the Baptist firm/studio: James Powell & Sons designer: Augustus Jules Bouvier 1855 Church of St Peter and St Meugan, Ruthin, Denbighshire north wall of the north aisle
	The Entombment and the Resurrection firm/studio: James Powell & Sons 1860 Church of St Andoenus, Mounton, Monmouthshire east wall of the chancel
	The Assumption of the Virgin Mary firm/studio: James Powell & Sons designer: J. H. Pollen 1863 Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Rhyl, Denbighshire over the main door
	The Ascension with the Adoration of the Shepherds and the Resurrection firm/studio: James Powell & Sons designer: Harry Ellis Wooldridge 1869 Church of St Mary, Derwen, Denbighshire south wall of the chancel
	St Michael firm/studio: James Powell & Sons designer: Harry Ellis Wooldridge 1876 Priory Church of St Michael, Ewenny, Vale of Glamorgan east wall of the presbytery
	Faith, Hope and Charity designer: Henry Holiday firm/studio: James Powell & Sons 1880 Church of St Mary, Betws-y-coed, Conwy north wall of the north aisle
	Jesus is Anointed and Suffer the Little Children Designer: Henry Holiday firm/studio: James Powell & Sons 1882 Church of St Peter, Llandevaud, Newport west wall
	The Good Shepherd firm/studio: James Powell & Sons about 1884 Church of St Patrick, Llanbadrig, Anglesey sanctuary
	Christ in Majesty firm/studio: James Powell & Sons artist: Heywood Sumner 1888 Church of St Mary, Llanfair Kilgeddin, Monmouthshire chancel arch
	Moses firm/studio: James Powell & Sons designer: Harry Ellis Wooldridge designer: Frank Mann about 1889 Church of St Oudoceus, Llandogo, Monmouthshire sanctuary

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