Easton, Hugh

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Designed by Hugh Easton and made by Hendra & Harper, The Wright Window, south aisle, right window (1952), Brechin Cathedral

Photo: Brechin Cathedral

Hugh Ray Easton (1906-65) was born in London and trained in Guildford with Ninian Comper’s former pupil, W. H. Randoll Blacking.

In the early 1930’s he established his first studio in Cambridge, with his windows being made until 1935 by the local firm of W.H. Constable & Co. However, he soon discovered that if he found “an artist who could paint and interpret one’s drawings, a far greater technical mastery was achieved.” This ultimately led to all his design’s being realised by Hendra and Harper.

“Stylistically Easton’s work derives from Sir Ninian Comper and his pupil Christopher Webb with whom Easton was on ‘weekly visiting’ terms at Webb’s Orchard House Studio in St Albans.”

Source: Hugh Easton by Caroline Swash – Oxford Dictionary of National Biography