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TWO COLLECTIONS OF ORIGINAL
DESIGNS FOR STAINED GLASS
Janette Ray Rare and Out of Print Books

(An artist at work in John Hardman Studios, c.1970)
TWO COLLECTIONS OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS FOR STAINED
GLASS
This special catalogue presents two unique collections of original designs
for stained glass. The first of these comprises two sets of designs from John
Hardman Studios, Birmingham: one containing fairly traditional designs from
the early twentieth century and the other more abstract material from the
later half of the century, particularly the 1960s and 70s. The second collection
consists of 17 designs associated with the Manchester-based artists William H
Cotten and Reuben Bennett, possibly made for W H and Harrington Limited,
Stained Glass Manufacturers, Manchester.
Index
1-5 Designs from John Hardman Studios
6-8 Designs associated with W.H Cotten and Reuben Bennett
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STAINED GLASS DESIGNS: JOHN HARDMAN STUDIOS £3,850
Archive of Stained Glass designs and associated material from John Hardman Studios, which has made glass from its
foundation in 1838. In the early days it regularly collaborated with A W N Pugin on prestigious projects. Since then it has
been continuously active. The projects undertaken by the firm’s artists are catalogued in the records of the Society of
Stained Glass. The studios are still active in the production of stained glass work today.
PART 1 – INDIVIDUAL WINDOW DESIGNS
Note: Unless otherwise stated, all are pen and ink design with colour wash, laid down on card. In all cases the dimensions of the inner edge
of the mount rather than outer mount size is given. The horizontal measurement is given first. In some cases the material is attributed to
particular designers and the location is given. When this is the case, these have been noted in the catalogue description.
1. Attributed to W G Edwards. Four panel Gothic window with tracery lights above. Depicts Jesus
and the Virgin Mother with female saints on either side. Image size 410x295mm, scale 1 inch to
the foot. Inscribed on verso with the number 4537. Mounted in acid free mount and framed behind
glass. Undated.
2. Location given as Scunthorpe. Single light showing the Virgin Mary. Framed and mounted behind
glass. Inscribed on verso with the number 5146 Undated.
3. Two light window with small tracery light above, depicting St John the Evangelist and Mary
Magdalene. Image size 190x290mm, scale 1¼ inch to the foot. With paper stamp of the firm pasted
over lower right hand corner of image. Numbered 42-23 on verso. Undated.
4. Two light window with small tracery light above, depicting Christ before a kneeling female saint in a
nun’s habit. Image size 190x290mm, scale 7/8 inch to the foot. With paper stamp of the firm pasted
over lower right hand corner of image. Numbered 40-23 on verso. Undated.
5. Location given as St Peter’s Church, Walsall. One light rectangular window, depicting the adoration
of the Magi. Image size 80x220mm, scale 1 inch to the foot. With paper stamp of the firm pasted
over lower right hand corner of image. Numbered 5-21 on verso. Undated.
(item 3)
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6. Location given illegibly in pencil. Three gothic lights with tracery windows above. Central panel
depicts Jesus giving a blessing. Image size 230x360mm. With paper stamp of the firm pasted to left
corner. Numbered 24-24 on verso.
7. Three light gothic arched window, depicting Christ enthroned, with the Virgin before him and
censing angels to either side. A lower register of images depicts soldiers with a Union Jack covered
coffin and a priest performing mass, suggesting that the window had a memorial function. Image size
240x315mm, scale 1 inch to the foot. With paper stamp of the firm pasted over right hand corner
of image. Numbered 39-23 on verso. Undated, early 20 th century.
8. Window design presumed for St Giles’ Church, Rowley Regis. Large five panel window with tracery
lights above. Christ in centre flanked by scenes of the adoration of the Magi and the presentation of
the infant Christ at the temple. Undated. The church was built by A S Dixon and H W Hobbis 1923.
Red brick with a square tower. Image size 340 x 475mm Scale 1 inch to the foot. With paper stamp
of the firm pasted to left corner of image. Numbered 39-22 on verso. Mount damaged. Image a
little dusty.
9. Location given on verso as Rainthorpe or [Scunthorpe?] Artist unattributed. Three light rectangular
window depicting St Thomas the Apostle, St Edward the Confessor and St Jude the Apostle. Central
light has a heraldic shield above head of figure. Dated 1945 on verso. Image size 175x220mm, scale
1 inch to the foot. With paper stamp of the firm pasted on the back. The location and style suggests
that this may have been part of the same scheme as item no 13.
10. Window design for a church in Bethnal Green, intended for the second window from the east in
the south aisle. A three light gothic arched window incorporating St Peter, St John the Evangelist
and St Paul. Image size 215 x 495mm, scale ¾ inch to the foot. Mount damaged, image a little dusty.
Undated. Numbered on verso125-il.
(detail from item 7)

11. Attributed to W.G. Edwards. A sexfoil window depicting
Christ against a background of vines. Image size 220x205mm,
scale 1 inch to the foot. Undated. Glue residue surrounding
the image, itself unaffected, suggests that it was once
mounted differently.
12. Location given on verso as Darlington, with the name ‘Mr
Jameson’ written above. Consists of three round-headed
lights with no tracery. Central panel depicts St John
Fisher, bishop of Rochester, flanked by scenes of his
defiance towards Henry VIII and his execution. Image size
195x255mm, scale 1 inch to the foot. Undated. With paper
stamp of the firm pasted to lower right hand corner of
image. Numbered 5437 on verso.
13. Two small separately mounted images. Location given on
verso of both as Rainthorpe [or Scunthorpe?]. Each image
consists of one light, one depicting St Lawrence, the other an
armoured saint bearing a sword and white flag. Each image
45x160mm, no scale given. Each numbered ‘5147 part’ on
verso, one marked ‘not done’. The location and style suggests
that these may have been part of the same scheme as item
no. 10. Undated. Mount slightly bumped.
14. Attributed to W.G. Edwards. Three light arched window
depicting Christ and the four patron saints of the UK:
George, Andrew, Patrick and David. Dedicated to those
who lost their lives in the Great War, 1914-1919. Image size
185x355mm, scale 1 inch to the foot. Undated c. 1920-1935.
Mount slightly dusty.
(item 12)
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15. Attributed to W.G. Edwards. Three light gothic arched window depicting St George and St
David, with the figure of Justice in the centre. Below her, George slays the dragon. Intended as a
memorial window. Image size 165x210mm, scale 1 inch to the foot. Undated.
16. Pen and ink on card with colour wash and black ink border. Two light window depicting an
angel appearing to the three Marys at Cavalry. With an inscription reading: ‘He is not here/
He has risen’ (Matthew 28:6). Image size 125x200mm, scale not given. Undated. The style and
presentation of this image suggests that it may be part of the same scheme as items 17 and 18.
17. Pen and ink on card with colour wash and black ink border. Rectangular window consisting
of a single light, depicting a queen kneeling with gifts before the throne of a king who appears
to bless her. Possibly the Queen of Sheba before Solomon. Image size 125x200mm, scale not
given. Undated. The style and presentation of this image suggests that it may be part of the same
scheme as items 16 and 18.
18. Pen and ink on card with colour wash and black ink border. Rectangular window consisting of a
single light, depicting St George. Image size 125x200mm, scale not given. Undated. The style and
presentation of this image suggests that it may be part of the same scheme as items 16 and 17.
(item 15)
19. Pair of designs for two two-light windows, one labelled ‘Gospel side’, featuring St Patrick and St George, the other ‘epistle side’,
featuring an Evangelist and an uncompleted sketch of St Cuthbert. Image size 155x255, scale 1 inch to the foot. Both undated. The
former is numbered 5746 on verso and appears to have been singed, particularly top left. The latter is numbered 5646 on verso and,
although slightly scuffed, is in better condition. It has been suggested that this is part of the same scheme as items 20 and 21.
20. Pair of designs for two four-light windows with identical tracery. One labelled ‘B’, the other ‘D’, each featuring four saints. Image size
220x370mm, scale not given. The former numbered 228 on verso, the latter 428. Both images have paper stamp of the firm pasted over
lower right corner of image. Both rather dusty, with mounts bumped at corners. Undated. It has been suggested that this is part of the
same scheme as items 19 and 21.
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21. Pencil with colour wash on paper, mounted on card. Sketch for a five light gothic arched window with elaborate tracery. Featuring
the Virgin and Child flanked by two saints, one of which is St John the Evangelist. Image size 270x430mm, scale ¾ inch to the foot.
Numbered 3838 on verso. Undated. Some foxing along top edge of image and discolouration to mount, which is bumped at corners. It
has been suggested that this is part of the same scheme as items 19 and 20.
JOHN HARDMAN STUDIOS PART 2: CONTEMPORARY GLASS DESIGNS
A Collection of original designs for stained glass windows, dating mainly from the
sixties and seventies. 48 items of varying sizes
Designed by various artists for John Hardman Studios, Birmingham,
including Patrick A. Feeny. Some designs unattributed. The designs in
this collection, executed in a variety of media, range from original
presentation drawings in pen and ink mounted on card to rough
sketches and tracings. They are generally modern and abstract
in style, although there are some examples of more traditional
forms. Image size varies widely, from approximately 100x80mm to
560x300mm. A significant number are annotated in pencil or ink with
their proposed locations, including: St Thomas More Catholic Church
in Sheffield; The Church of Our Lady of the Angels in Erith, Kent;
The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Yardley Wood; The RAF Chapel,
Stanford. There are also a number of drawings of a proposed screen
for the ATV centre in Birmingham: one of the earliest commercial
television studios, which opened in 1970. As a whole, the collection
is a fascinating record of stained glass design in concentrating on two
decades of the twentieth century. (See cover design.)
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SEVENTEEN STAINED AND PAINTED GLASS DESIGNS ASSOCIATED WITH WILLIAM H COTTON AND
REUBEN BENNETT OF MANCHESTER £2,600
Surviving archive of seventeen designs for stained glass windows, associated with William H. Cotten and Reuben Bennett of Manchester.
Dating from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, their subject matter is primarily devotional and commemorative. Some of the
designs, which are beautifully executed in ink and watercolour, are signed by the artists.
Notes: All these images are mounted in cream mounts and one is framed under glass. In all cases the dimensions of the inner edge of the
mount rather than outer mount size is given. The horizontal measurement is given first. We are advised by the original purchaser that all the
images were purchased from the same collection and would appear to originate from the same firm. An envelope with the collection c1920 is
addressed to W H Cotton at 454 Chester Road Manchester. This was at one time the address of W H and Harrington Limited, Stained Glass
Manufacturers.
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(item 3)
1. Window design signed by W H Cotten, Manchester 1944. Depicting St Oswald of Northumbria
below the legend ‘C.E.M.S. All in One’. Note on the paper in faint ink ‘N J Approved Jan 31/44’.
130x310mm. Sepia ink with colour wash.
2. Three designs for memorial windows in a triple part mount, including one dedicated to soldiers of
WWI. Image sizes are 45x80mm, 50x95mm and 85x100mm. All ink and colour wash. Unsigned.
3. Circular window design to illustrate Amos Chapter iii Verse II. Signed ‘George C.’ with price as
£25.00 in pencil on drawing. 130x190mm. scale 1 inch to the foot. Lovely colour roundel in ink
and colour wash.
4. Church window design with two main lights depicting three saints and four tracery lights above.
Pen and colour wash. Signed by William H Cotten M/c Undated. 110x150mm
5. Single light design illustrating Handel. Unsigned. Pencil and colour wash. 60c180mm.
6. Church window design with two main lights depicting the annunciation, and four tracery lights
above. Pen and colour wash. Unsigned and undated. 110x150mm.

7. Single light design illustrating a pastoral figure, possibly from a series of labours of the
months. Undated. Pen and colour wash. 80x160mm.
8. Large ecclesiastical window design with three main lights and tracery lights above.
Depicting the Virgin and child flanked by the evangelists. Signed by William H Cotten,
Whitmore House Studios. Pen and colour wash. 180x240mm. Undated.
9. Ecclesiastical window with main light, depicting Christ and ‘little children’, and three
tracery lights. Signed by W H Cotten, Manchester. Pen and colour wash. 130x300mm
Undated.
10. Design for a memorial window with a single light depicting the Virgin and child. Unsigned.
Pen and colour wash. 105x220. Inscription below image: “To the glory of God and the
Memory of Thomas Robert and Elizabeth M […?]”.
11. Ecclesiastical window with two main lights and tracery window above. Unsigned. Pen and
colour wash 130x210mm. Attractive design with lily and foliage design surrounding two
female saints.
12. Memorial window for John Robert Hardy with two main lights and tracery light above.
Depicting Jubal (Genesis 4:21) and King David (Psalm 66:2). Signed by Reuben Bennett,
Manchester. 165x275mm.
13. Domestic design based around the inscription “Once more I bid you right good
welcome. Welcome all”. Signed by William H Cotten M/c. Undated. Square format. Pen
and colour wash 165x195mm.
14. Ecclesiastical window, unsigned and undated. Inscription reads “Inasmuch” and image
depicts African setting. Pen and colour wash 130x210mm.
(item 10)
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15. Design for five part church window, pencil and colour wash. More impressionistic and less detailed than the other images. Undated
and unsigned. Bears a good resemblance to the East Window in the Chancel of the Parish Church of St Martin, Norris Bank, Stockport,
designed by Rueben Bennett to commemorate the 1914-1918 War.
16. Framed and mounted design for two rectangular lights, 150x190mm Pen and ink and colour wash. Featuring Christ and an angel
presenting John of Patmos with the crown of life (Revelation 2:10). Unsigned and undated.
17. Design for a large three light window depicting Christ flanked by John Wycliffe and John Bunyan. With the inscription “Let your light so
shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your father which is in heaven”. Signed by W H Cotten, M/c. Pen and
colour wash. 240x330mm.
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(item 8) (item 13)

(Contemporary design by
John Hardman Studios)
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