Ward and Hughes explained

Ward and Hughes (formerly Ward and Nixon) was the name of an English company producing stained-glass windows.^[1]

History

Ward and Hughes was proceeded by the company Ward and Nixon, whose studio was at 67 Frith Street, Soho.^{[2] [3]} They created large window for St Stephen Coleman Street, London.^[2] James Henry Nixon worked on the restoration of the fa amous medieval stained glass at St. Neots in Cornwall as early as 1829.^[4] The firm became a favourite of Charles Winston, which helped them gain prestigious commissions like the east window of Lincoln Cathedral.^[5] In 1857 Nixon died and his pupil, Henry Hughes, became the partner of Thomas Ward, and the business was renamed Ward and Hughes.^[6] Henry Hughes died on the 17th February 1883 and was buried in a family vault (no.14843) on the western side of Highgate Cemetery.

T. F. Curtis took over the firm and continued production as T. F. Curtis, Ward and Hughes until the late 1920s.^[7]

Works by Ward and Hughes

• St. Michael's Church, Sowton, Devon
• Church of the Good Shepherd, Brighton, East Sussex
• St. Mary's Church, Kingsclere, Hampshire
• St. Andrew's Church, Buxton, Norfolk
• St. Peter's Church, Dunton, Norfolk
• All Saints' Church, East Winch, Norfolk
• St. Peter's Church, Ellingham, Norfolk
• St. Margaret's Church, Felthorpe, Norfolk
• All Saints' Church, Filby, Norfolk
• St. Mary the Virgin Church, Staverton, Northamptonshire
• St. John the Evangelist's Church, Essington, South Staffordshire
• St. Mary's Church, Billingshurst, West Sussex
• St. James' Church, Draycot Cerne, Wiltshire

See also

• Stained glass - British glass, 1811-1918
• Victorian Era
• Gothic Revival

Notes and References

1. Web site: Architects & Artists WXYZ – Sussex Parish Churches. Aug 19, 2020.
2. Web site: Two Centuries of Soho: Its Institutions, Firms, and Amusements. John Henry. Cardwell. Aug 19, 1898. Truslove and Hanson. Aug 19, 2020. Google Books.
3. Web site: Ward and Hughes. www.victorianweb.org. Aug 19, 2020.
4. Book: Cheshire, Jim . Stained glass and the Victorian gothic revival . 2004 . 0-7190-6346-9 . Manchester . 56468049.
5. Book: Stained glass of Lincoln Cathedral . 2012 . Scala . Carol Bennett . 978-1-85759-774-5 . London . 795182395.
6. Web site: Ward & Hughes. (about 1836 - 1920s) : Stained Glass in Wales. stainedglass.llgc.org.uk. Aug 19, 2020.
7. Web site: News | Vidimus. Aug 19, 2020.