Roger Hayman, Two of four floor to ceiling window lights arranged around the walls of the Chapel of Rememberance (c.1970), Coychurch Crematorium, Bridgend.

Photo: Martin Crampin

Roger Hayman, detail of one of four floor to ceiling window lights arranged around the walls of the Chapel of Rememberance (c.1970), Coychurch Crematorium, Bridgend.

Photo: Martin Crampin

Coychurch Crematorium, Bridgend

Address

Coychurch Crematorium, Simonston Rd, Coychurch, Bridgend CF35 6AB

Recommended by

Martin Crampin (10)

Highlight

Four seasons windows in the Chapel of Remembrance

Artist, maker and date

Roger Hayman, c.1970

Reason for highlighting

The crematorium has a series of windows designed and made by staff, students and distinguished visiting artists of the Stained Glass Department of Swansea College of Art. The ‘Four Seasons’ windows by former student Roger Hayman are a set of four tall window with vigorous abstract designs.

Other comments

The cloister windows at the crematorium include a long line of memorial windows designed by Tim Lewis, Alan Figg, John Edwards, Mark Angus, Yanos Boujioucos, Amber Hiscott, David Pearl, Lydia Marouf and Janet Hardy (1970s), opposite windows by four masters of a post-war renaissance in Germany – Ludwig Schaffrath, Joachim Klos, Johannes Schreiter and Jochem Poesgen (1979-82). There are also windows by Christian Ryan and Alexander Beleschenko (1983).

Further information: Stained Glass in Wales – Coychurch Crematorium, Bridgend

Artist/maker notes

Roger Hayman worked in stained glass in the late 1960s and 1970s. He was a student at Swansea College of Art in the late 1960s and worked there in the 1970s. He subsequently worked as a graphic designer.

Source: Stained Glass in Wales – Roger Hayman

Highlighted dates at this location

c.1970 (Go to date search)