Hugh Ray Easton
Hugh Ray Easton (26 November 1906 – 15 August 1965) was a British stained-glass artist.[1] His workshop was in Cambridge.[2]
Biography
Hugh Easton was born in London, son of Frank (a doctor) and Alice (
Many of his windows contain his 'weathervane' signature, e.g. East window, South Aisle, St Mary the Virgin church, Burwell, Cambridgeshire.[1]
Easton died on 15 August 1965 at the
Notable works
- Durham Cathedral, County Durham
- All Saints' Church, Hockerill, Bishop's Stortford
- St Andrew's Church, Ham, London
- St Elphin's Church, Warrington
- Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
- Church of St Paul's in King Cross, West Yorkshire
- The Barn Church, Kew, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
- St Peter upon Cornhill, City of London
- St Edward the Confessor Church in Sutton Place, Guildford
- St Mary The Virgin, Burwell, Cambridgeshire
- Westcliff High School for Girls, Essex
- Rolls-Royce Battle of Britain Memorial Window, Derby[5]
- Dutch Church, Austin Friars, London
- St John the Divine's Church, Morecambe, a large west window featuring the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
See also
References
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/32960. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "Hugh Easton. (1906-1965) : Stained Glass in Wales". stainedglass.llgc.org.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ pixeltocode.uk, PixelToCode. "Hugh Easton". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "The Royal Air Force Chapel". Official website. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ "Rolls-Royce Battle of Britain window is rededicated". BBC News. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
External links
Media related to Hugh Easton at Wikimedia Commons