Church of St Mary, Kintbury, Berkshire
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Church of St Mary, 18 Church St, Kintbury, Hungerford, Berkshire RG17 9TRRecommended by
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South wall of the nave - Jesus Walks on WaterArtist, maker and date
Heaton, Butler and Bayne, 1862Reason for highlighting
In the church are three windows by Heaton, Butler & Bayne, this one to the right of the entrance door is my favourite. The colour is luminous even through the extensive paintwork, with lovely detail in the sky, water and clothes – there are even drops and stains from the water on St Peter’s robes.
Artist/maker notes
Heaton, Butler & Bayne
Clement Heaton (1824-82) and James Butler (1830-1913) went into partnership in London in 1855. A close relationship with the firm of Clayton & Bell led to Clayton’s outstanding pupil, Robert Turnill Bayne (1837-1915), joining the firm in 1862. Bayne, along with his younger colleague, Alfred Hassam (1843-69) drove the firm’s development, and their windows from 1862 – c.1868 placed them in the top rank for that most creative period.
One of the largest and most prolific studios of the nineteenth century, the business survived until the death of RT Bayne’s grandson Basil Richard Bayne in 1953.
Further reading:
Angels & Icons: Pre-Raphaelite Stained Glass 1850-1870 by William Waters (Seraphim Press Ltd 2012)
Nineteenth century Norfolk stained glass by Haward, Birkin (University of East Anglia / Centre of East Anglian Studies, 1984)
Victorian Stained Glass by Martin Harrison (Barrie & Jenkins Ltd, 1980)
Other comments
Also worth a visit is the church of St Mary, Hamstead Marshall, 3 miles to the east, which has a striking Millennium window by Mark Angus in the east window of the north aisle.