The Annunciation and the Entombment

Photo © Martin Crampin

1923

Three-light window. Above, Gabriel (right) greets Mary, a vase of lilies between them and the dove of the Holy Spirit with seraphim above. Below, the body of Christ is laid in the tomb with a group of mourners. Further figures at the top of the window.

firm/studio: Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd
designer: Ernest Penwarden
designer: Read

Cathedral Church of St John Evangelist, Brecon, Powys
east wall of the north transept chapel (Harvard Chapel)

Record added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 12-05-2023

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References

Richard Haslam, The Buildings of Wales: Powys (Harmondsworth/Cardiff: 1979), p. 290.

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Martin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2023.
https://stainedglass.delweddau.cymru/object/3965 (accessed 6 September 2025)

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