Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire

Like so many churches and cathedrals, Winchester has suffered grievously by the destruction of its medieval glass. Reset fragments are found around the cathedral, but most notably in the west window, which was glazed with fragments from throughout the cathedral in the late 1660s. On the north side of the nave there is an unusual and innovative window of medieval fragments, including the figure of St Genevieve of Paris (c.1405), which have been reset on a background of modern coloured glass by Alfred Fisher of Chapel Studio (1992).

The early 19th century revival in stained glass is present in two windows in the north and south nave aisles by Betton & Evans. Although dated 1851 & 1853, they are based on cartoons created in 1813 before the archaeological Gothic Revival, and are notable for the lack of lead and characteristically less than subtle colouring.

The subsequent evolution of stained glass design and technique in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, can be seen in the work of various well-known studios throughout the cathedral and in particular in two contrasting transept chapels. The Epiphany Chapel in the north transept has four windows of 1910 in the immediately recognisable style of Morris & Co. Three are to cartoons by Edward Burne-Jones, while the Visitation or Salutation window is in complimentary style by John Henry Dearle. A different approach to design is shown in the east window of the Chapel of St John the Evangelist and the Fishermen Apostles in the south transept.  A design of 1914 by James Hogan for James Powell & Sons in memory of Izaak Walton (1593-1683), it uses more white glass and more conventional figures. (Detail here.)

Further information: Winchester Cathedral Stained Glass by Mary Callé (Friends of Winchester Cathedral, 2008)