William Glasby (1863-1941)

Chief glass painter for James Powell & Sons, the firm he joined as an apprentice in 1876. William Glasby then worked as a painter for Henry Holiday and Morris & Co. He began producing work to his own design by about 1897, but does not seem to have established his own studio until about 1920. In 1930 he had an office in Kensington, and his studio was in Putney.

Further reading

Joyce Little, Stained Glass Marks and Monograms (London: National Association of Decorative and Fine Art Societies, 2002), p. 56.

Alan Brooks and Peter Cormack, 'The Artists of the Glass House' The Journal of Stained Glass, vol. xli (2017), 29.

Donald Green, Dennis Hadley and Joan Hadley, 'The Life and Work of William Glasby (1863–1941)' The Journal of Stained Glass, vol. xxxii (2008), 91–106.




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  St George and St Michael St George and St Michael
firm/studio: Morris & Co.
designer: Edward Coley Burne-Jones
glass painter: William Glasby
1919
Church of St Gwenfaen, Rhoscolyn, Anglesey
south wall of the nave
  St Michael and Fortitude St Michael and Fortitude
firm/studio: Morris & Co.
glass painter: William Glasby
designer: John Henry Dearle
1920
Church of St Gwenfaen, Rhoscolyn, Anglesey
west wall
  Christ Ascending Christ Ascending
artist: William Glasby
perhaps late 1920s
Church of St Illtyd, Ilston, Swansea
south wall of the nave
 Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest
artist: William Glasby
1926
Church of St Bridget, St Brides Major, Bridgend
east wall of the chancel
  David and Jonathan David and Jonathan
artist: William Glasby
1927
Church of St James, Pyle, Bridgend
south wall of the nave
  The Ascension The Ascension
artist: William Glasby
about 1927
Church of St Garmon, Llanarmon-yn-Iâl, Denbighshire
east wall of the chancel
  The Nativity The Nativity
artist: William Glasby
about 1930
Priory Church of St Michael, Ewenny, Vale of Glamorgan
west wall of the nave
  St Gabriel St Gabriel
artist: William Glasby
1931
Church of St Mary, Pennard, Swansea
south wall of the sanctuary
Ascending Christ with Revd David Jones and St Canna
artist: William Glasby
1932
Church of St Canna, Llangan, Vale of Glamorgan
east wall of the chancel
  Virgin and Child Virgin and Child
artist: William Glasby
1938
Church of St Mary, Pennard, Swansea
south wall of the chancel


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