Church of St Mary, Old Hunstanton, Norfolk
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East windowArtist, maker and date
Frederick Preedy, c.1867Reason for highlighting
Believed by many to be Frederick Preedy’s greatest work the window was designed c.1867 to commemorate the death of Preedy’s cousin, Henry Styleman le Strange of Hunstanton Hall. Following a restoration in 2005 the glass was replaced in pristine condition allowing Preedy’s work to be admired in all of its glory.
Artist/maker notes
Frederick Preedy (1820-98) trained as an architect and was of the same generation of High Victorian Gothicists as Butterfield, Street & Burges. In the 1840s & 50s opinion was divided as to whether stained glass design should be left to the best artists, or, as Street & Burges advocated, be decided by architects. As a result Street and his contemporaries often produced their own designs, but used others to undertake manufacture. Preedy was unique in both designing and painting stained glass himself, producing some windows of high quality and amongst the finest of the High Victorian period.
Source: The Stained Glass of Frederick Preedy (1820-1898) A Catalogue of Designs by Michael Kerney (The Ecclesiological Society, 2001)
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Further information: Norfolk Stained Glass – Old Hunstanton