Ward & Hughes (about 1836 - 1920s)

Stained glass firm based in London which was initially a partnership between Thomas Ward (1808-1870) and James Henry Nixon (1802-1857). Nixon was a pupil of Charles Moss and then worked with John Hedgeland, before setting up a partnership with Thomas Ward in the 1830s, based at Frith St, Soho, in London. Henry Hughes (1822-1883) joined the firm in 1850 and became a partner in 1857. In the 1870s and 80s windows of similar styles were signed as both 'Ward & Hughes' and 'H. Hughes'. After Hughes' death, Thomas Figgis Curtis (1845-1924) took over the firm, although the windows were often still signed Ward & Hughes for a time, and then as T.F. Curtis, Ward & Hughes. In the late 1880s and 90s their windows were often designed by George Parlby.

The firm proved to be one of the most successful studios of their time, and employed a distinctive style. They were more likely to sign their work than many contemporary firms, making their work easier to identify.

Further reading

'Glass Painters 1750–1850 (Part II)' Journal of the British Society of Master Glass-Painters, vol. xiii, no. 2 (1960–1), 404.

J. Knowles, 'Glass-Painters 1750–1850 (Part III)' Journal of the British Society of Master Glass-Painters, vol. xiii, no. 3 (1961–2), 520-1.

Joyce Little, Stained Glass Marks and Monograms (London: National Association of Decorative and Fine Art Societies, 2002), p. 124.

Martin Harrison, Victorian Stained Glass (London: 1980), pp. 22–3, 36–8, 83–4 and further references.

P. G. B. Binnal, 'Ward and Hughes' Journal of the British Society of Master Glass-Painters, vol. xvi, no. 3 (1979–80), 61–4.

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	The Crucifixion with the Nativity and Ascension firm/studio: Thomas Ward 1854 Church of St Cybi, Llangybi, Ceredigion east wall of the chancel
	The Crucifixion firm/studio: Ward & Hughes probably 1870s Church of St Tyssil, Llandyssil, Powys east wall of the chancel
	Scenes from the Gospels firm/studio: probably Thomas Ward 1857 Church of St Maelog, Llandefaelog Fach, Powys east wall of the chancel
	Prophets and Evangelists firm/studio: probably Ward & Hughes perhaps 1870s Church of St Thomas, Neath, Neath Port Talbot west wall of the nave
	Scenes from the Life of Christ firm/studio: Ward & Hughes 1864 St Asaph Cathedral, St Asaph, Denbighshire east wall of the chancel
	Scenes of Healing firm/studio: Ward & Hughes probably 1870s or 80s Church of St Decumanus, Rhoscrowther, Pembrokeshire east window of the chancel
	Scenes from the Gospels firm/studio: Ward & Hughes probably 1870s or 80s Church of St Decumanus, Rhoscrowther, Pembrokeshire south wall of the nave
	The Ascension firm/studio: Ward & Hughes 1870 Church of St Mary, Rhuddlan, Denbighshire east wall of the chancel
	The Ascension firm/studio: Ward & Hughes about 1870 Church of St Thomas, Neath, Neath Port Talbot east wall of the chancel
	The Ascension with Christ as the Light of the World and the Good Shepherd firm/studio: Ward & Hughes about 1870 Church of St John the Baptist, Clydach, Swansea east wall of the chancel

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