Jane Gray (stained glass artist)
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Jane Gray is a British stained glass
artist. She trained at the Kingston School of Arts from 1949 to 1951, where she specialised in weaving and stained glass, and then studied at the Royal College of Art
until 1955. She worked as an assistant during this time on the nave
windows of Coventry Cathedral
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She has worked on more than a hundred windows in at least 40 churches, including St Peter, Martindale, Shrewsbury Abbey
, St Oswald, Oswestry and St Mary, Chirk. She suffered a stroke
in 1996, but was able to continue working, two windows at St Nicholas, Blakeney
from 2000 being late examples of her windows. For more than 20 years she has lived near Shrawardine
.
Stained glass
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
artist. She trained at the Kingston School of Arts from 1949 to 1951, where she specialised in weaving and stained glass, and then studied at the Royal College of Art
Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
until 1955. She worked as an assistant during this time on the nave
Nave
In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...
windows of Coventry Cathedral
Coventry Cathedral
Coventry Cathedral, also known as St Michael's Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of Coventry and the Diocese of Coventry, in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The current bishop is the Right Revd Christopher Cocksworth....
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She has worked on more than a hundred windows in at least 40 churches, including St Peter, Martindale, Shrewsbury Abbey
Shrewsbury Abbey
The Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, commonly known as Shrewsbury Abbey, was a Benedictine monastery founded in 1083 by the Norman Earl of Shrewsbury, Roger de Montgomery, in Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England.-Background:...
, St Oswald, Oswestry and St Mary, Chirk. She suffered a stroke
Stroke
A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
in 1996, but was able to continue working, two windows at St Nicholas, Blakeney
St Nicholas, Blakeney
St Nicholas is the Anglican parish church of Blakeney, Norfolk in the deanery of Holt and the Diocese of Norwich. It stands just inland of and about 30 m above the small port. Of the original 13th-century building only the chancel remains, the rest having been rebuilt in the prosperous 15th...
from 2000 being late examples of her windows. For more than 20 years she has lived near Shrawardine
Shrawardine
Shrawardine, locally pronounced Shraden, is a small village in the civil parish of Montford outside of Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England. There is a hamlet called Little Shrawardine away....
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