Shrigley and Hunt

The business began in the 1750s when Shrigley's was a painting, carving and gilding firm in Lancaster, Lancashire.

In 1868, control of Shrigley's was passed to Arthur Hunt, a Londoner, who ran a stained glass and decorating business in the south of England. Hunt had worked under designer Henry Holiday at the firm of Heaton, Butler & Bayne. Holiday influenced Hunt to create brighter, more realistic and more understandable figures and stories from the bible. Hunt's chief designers were Carl Almquist who had also studied under Holiday, and E. H. Jewitt.[http://stainedglass.llgc.org.uk/person/141 Stained Glass in Wales: Shrigley & Hunt (1874–1982)]

From 1878, the firm became known as Shrigley and Hunt, with premises on Castle Hill, Lancaster opposite the main gate of Lancaster Castle. The new company also had a showroom in London.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/cnwrs/shig_02.html|title=Lancaster University Centre for North West Regional Studies}}

Hunt died in 1917 and leadership passed to Joseph Fisher. After World War II the company moved to West Road, Lancaster; fire destroyed much of those premises in 1973. The firm closed with Fisher's death in 1982.

Shrigley and Hunt made windows for many churches, including the Priory Church of St Mary in Lancaster and St Paul's Church in Scotforth. Their work can also be found throughout the UK and in Europe.

As well as stained glass, Shrigley and Hunt made ceramic tiles; in the late 19th century these formed an important part of the income of the company. Some of the tiles can be seen still in situ outside their former workshop on Castle Hill. The firm also produced craft decoration including stencilled wall and ceiling decoration.

Lancaster City Museum has a significant holding of Shrigley and Hunt material. This includes two panels by E. L. Eaton, a stained-glass window and its cartoon in the design of John O'Gaunt, several negatives showing posed figures for stained glass artists to copy, and two painted vases by William Lambert.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/nostalgia/Grand-designs-from-the-finest.3802083.jp|title=Lancaster Guardian article on Shrigley & Hunt exhibition}} Most other records of Shrigley & Hunt were lost in a fire.{{Citation | last = Saunders | first = M. | title = Appreciating Victorian and Arts and Crafts Stained Glass: A Battle Half Won | work = Ecclesiology Today | volume = 40 | date = July 2008 | page = 88}}

File:Lancaster Priory glass 19.jpg depicting Saint Oswald. Designed by E. H. Jewitt.]]

The company published a comprehensive list of their works to be seen in churches as well as in municipal and public buildings in the late 1930s.{{cite book |last= Shrigley & Hunt |year= 1936 |title= Notes on Stained Glass |location= Lancaster |publisher= Shrigley & Hunt }}

England

• St. Paul's Church, Bedford, Bedfordshire (Faith, Fortitude and Charity, 1885)
• St. Mary's Church, Amersham, Buckinghamshire (Annunciation, 1905)
• St. James' Church, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire (Three Marys, 1894)
• St. Andrew's Church, Dent, Cumbria (1912)
• St. Clement's Church, Urmston, Greater Manchester (Martha and Mary)
• St. Boniface's Church, Bonchurch, Isle of Wight (St. Faith and St. John the Baptist)
• Holy Trinity Church, Blackpool, Lancashire
• St. Thomas' Church, Garstang, Lancashire (Ascension of Christ, 1877)
• St. Oswald's Church, Preesall, Lancashire (Annunciation and Gift of Tongues, 1971)
• St. Michael's Church, St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire (1936)
• St. Mary's Church, East Bilney, Norfolk (St. Michael and St. Alban){{Cite web |title=Norfolk Churches |url=http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/eastbilney/eastbilney.htm |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=www.norfolkchurches.co.uk}}
• St. Mary's Church, Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire (Last Supper, 1897)
• St. Oswald's Church, Askrigg, North Yorkshire (Memorial to Metcalfe Thwaite, 1932)
• Bradford Cathedral, Bradford, West Yorkshire (Memorial to Cecil Rhodes and Parkinson, 1898)
• Old Christ Church, Waterloo, Merseyside

Scotland

• Govan Old Parish Church, Govan, Glasgow

Northern Ireland

• Mountjoy Parish Church, Cappagh, County Tyrone (Memorial to the fallen 1939–1945, 1950)Art Glass Stained Glass Studio, restoration and conservation. Mr P Coyle.

Spain

• All Saints' Church, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (East Window, 1893)

• British and Irish stained glass (1811–1918)
• Victorian Era
• Gothic Revival

Footnotes

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;Bibliography

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• {{Cite book | last = Waters | first = William | title = Stained Glass from Shrigley & Hunt of Lancaster and London | publisher = University of Lancaster | location = Lancaster | year = 2003 | isbn = 1-86220-140-4 | ref = Waters}}
• {{cite book | title=The Arts and Crafts Movement in the North West of England: A Handbook | publisher=Oblong | location=Wetherby | author=Armstrong, Barrie and Wendy | year=2005 | pages=262–263}}
• {{cite book | title=Victorian Stained Glass | author=Harrison, Martin | year=1980 | location=London | pages=55}}

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• [https://vimeo.com/album/3066221/video/107803203 Silent footage of window manufacturing at Shrigley & Hunt c.1948] Produced by Sam Hanna, Burnley (Vimeo – North West Film Archive)
• [http://stainedglass.llgc.org.uk/person/141 Stained Glass in Wales: Shrigley & Hunt] (23 images)

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