Blackburn Cathedral, Lancashire

Address

Cathedral Church of St Mary, Cathedral Close, Blackburn BB1 5AA

Theme

Anglican Cathedrals in England (43)

Overview

Blackburn Cathedral includes work by John Hayward. His windows, whether from new glass or reused nineteenth-century glass, are but a part of this passionate artist’s enormous contribution to the cathedral, which includes his iconic sculpture of Christ the Worker set high above the west entrance.

Highlight

Cathedral lantern

Artist, maker and date

Linda Hadfield, 1999

Reason for highlighting

The cathedral’s distinctive lantern originally had glass by John Hayward. However, problems with the mid-1960s concrete structure of the lantern tower caused it to be rebuilt in stone in 1999, with complementary new glass by Linda Hadfield. Inspired by the Water of Baptism and the Fire of the Holy Spirit she has created a stunning design.

Artist/maker notes

Linda Hadfield (formerly Walton) attended Bolton College of Art followed by a BA Hons degree in Graphic Art from the University of Leeds. Afterwards she took on an apprenticeship with Goddard & Gibbs in London. Following a brief period with another firm she established herself as an independent artist. Her work is to be found in across the country including the Anglican cathedrals of Manchester, Bradford and Salford.

Source: Linda Glass Art

Highlighted dates at this location

1999 (Go to date search)