Brief description: Design for a single light stained glass window depicting St Alban
Proposed design for the window depicting St Alban, dedicated to a soldier who died in Fort Dufferin, Mandalay in 1934. The window is set against a quarry background. St. Alban lived in the Romano-British town of Verulamium in the 3rd century AD, and was tried and executed for protecting a Christian priest. The town of Verulamium is now named 'St Albans'. Here, St. Alban is dressed as a Roman soldier, and stands atop a river, a reference to the story in which he orders a river to stop flowing in order to reach his martyrdom faster. This design was created by Christopher Webb (1886–1966), an English stained glass designer based (appropriately) in St Albans, Hertfordshire. He studied at the Slade School of Art and was then articled to Sir Ninian Comper. During his active career from 1920 to 1964 he produced over 400 windows with a distinctive character and style.
Object type: preparatory artwork design
Number of objects: 1
Production date: 1
Production period: 20th century
Designer: Christopher Webb (1886 - 1966)
Dimensions: Height: 153 mm, Width: 243 mm
Inscription: base REMEMBER BEFORE GOD CAPT. KENNETH GODDARD 8TH RAJPUT REGIMENT, DIED AT FORT DUFFERIN, MANDALAY 31.8.1934
Original location: Felpham Parish Church, Felpham, Sussex
Acquisition: gift 13.3.2024
Acquisition source: Edwards, J
This item is not currently on display and can only be viewed by prior arrangement
Accession number: ELYGM:2024.14.52
