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David Evans (1793-1861)

Stained glass artist born at Llanllwchaiarn near Newtown. He was apprenticed to Sir John Betton of Shrewsbury (1765-1849) in 1808, and went into partnership with him from 1815 as Betton & Evans Evans retained the name of the firm following the retirement of Betton in 1825. Examples of Evans' windows in Wales may be found at Penrhyn Castle, Bangor Cathedral and Christ Church, Welshpool. Although work by him at many cathedrals has been replaced, there are several churches in Shrewsbury that boast major works, including the Church of St Julian, where he was churchwarden. His sons Charles and William continued to make stained glass as Evans Brothers.

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	The Presentation of Christ in the Temple artist: David Evans 1833 Church of St Collen, Llangollen, Denbighshire tower
	Decorative Window artist: David Evans 1837 Church of St Peter, Aberdovey, Gwynedd south wall
	Heraldic Panels artist: David Evans 1838 Church of St Tysilio and St Mary, Meifod, Powys north wall of the north aisle
	St Peter and St Paul firm/studio: David Evans about 1839 Church of St Ffraid, Glyn Ceiriog, Wrexham south wall of the sanctuary (window number: sII)
	Aaron, Moses and David artist: David Evans 1840, 1843 Bangor Cathedral, Bangor, Gwynedd west wall of the nave
	St Peter, St John and St Paul artist: David Evans 1840, 1843 Bangor Cathedral, Bangor, Gwynedd north wall of north aisle
	St Luke, St Matthew and St Mark artist: David Evans 1840 Bangor Cathedral, Bangor, Gwynedd south wall of the south aisle
	Arms of William Carey, Bishop of St Asaph artist: David Evans about 1840 Church of St Ffraid, Llansanffraid Glan-Conwy, Conwy south wall of the nave
	Royal Arms of Queen Victoria artist: David Evans about 1840 Church of St Ffraid, Llansanffraid Glan-Conwy, Conwy north wall of the nave
	Scenes from the Life of Christ artist: David Evans 1841 Church of St Giles, Wrexham north wall of the chancel

Martin Crampin, 'Art or Articles of Trade: Appreciating Variety in Nineteenth-Century Ecclesiastical Stained Glass' 19: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century, vol. 30 (2020).

'Glass Painters 1750–1850' Journal of the British Society of Master Glass-Painters, vol. xiii, no. 1 (1959–60), 336–7.

Martin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), pp. 72-4.

Joyce Little, Stained Glass Marks and Monograms (London: National Association of Decorative and Fine Art Societies, 2002), p. 48.

Martin Crampin, 'The Gothic Revival Character of Ecclesiastical Stained Glass in Britain' Folia Historiae Artium, vol. 17 (2019), pp. 26–9.

Martin Harrison, Victorian Stained Glass (London: 1980), pp. 16-17.