Ward and Hughes

Ward and Hughes was preceded by the company Ward and Nixon, whose studio was at 67 Frith Street, Soho.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dG0uAAAAMAAJ&dq=ward+and+nixon+westminster+abbey&pg=PA199|title=Two Centuries of Soho: Its Institutions, Firms, and Amusements|first=John Henry|last=Cardwell|date=Aug 19, 1898|publisher=Truslove and Hanson}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.victorianweb.org/art/stainedglass/ward&hughes/index.html|title=Ward and Hughes|website=Victorian Web |access-date=Aug 19, 2020}} They created a large window for St Stephen Coleman Street, London. James Henry Nixon worked on the restoration of the famous medieval stained glass at St. Neots in Cornwall as early as 1829.{{Cite book |last=Cheshire |first=Jim |title=Stained glass and the Victorian gothic revival |date=2004 |isbn=0-7190-6346-9 |publisher=Manchester University Press |oclc=56468049}} The firm became a favourite of Charles Winston, which helped them gain prestigious commissions like the east window of Lincoln Cathedral.{{Cite book |title=Stained glass of Lincoln Cathedral |date=2012 |publisher=Scala |author=Carol Bennett |isbn=978-1-85759-774-5 |location=London |oclc=795182395}} In 1857 Nixon died and his pupil, Henry Hughes, became the partner of Thomas Ward, and the business was renamed Ward and Hughes.{{Cite web|url=http://stainedglass.llgc.org.uk/person/219|title=Ward & Hughes. (about 1836 - 1920s): Stained Glass in Wales|website=stainedglass.llgc.org.uk|access-date=Aug 19, 2020}} Henry Hughes died on the 17th February 1883 and was buried in a family vault (no.14843) on the western side of Highgate Cemetery.

T. F. Curtis took over the firm and continued production as T. F. Curtis, Ward and Hughes until the late 1920s.{{Cite web|url=https://vidimus.org/issues/issue-34/news/|title=News |website=Vidimus|access-date=Aug 19, 2020}}

In England:

• St. Michael's Church, Sowton, Devon
• Church of the Good Shepherd, Brighton, East Sussex
• St. Mary's Church, Kingsclere, Hampshire
• Church of St. Peter & St. Andrew, Blofield, Norfolk{{Cite web |title=St Andrew, Blofield |url=http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/blofield/blofield.htm |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Norfolk Churches}}
• St. Peter's Church, Bramerton, Norfolk{{Cite web |title=St Peter, Bramerton |url=http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/bramerton/bramerton.htm |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Norfolk Churches}}
• St. Andrew's Church, Buxton, Norfolk{{Cite web |title=St Andrew, Buxton |url=http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/buxton/buxton.htm |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=Norfolk Churches}}
• St. Mary's Church, Colkirk, Norfolk{{Cite web |title=St Mary, Colkirk |url=http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/colkirk/colkirk.htm |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=Norfolk Churches}}
• St. Margaret's Church, Drayton, Norfolk{{Cite web |title=St Margaret, Drayton |url=http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/drayton/drayton.htm |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Norfolk Churches}}
• St. Peter's Church, Dunton, Norfolk{{Cite web |title=St Peter, Dunton |url=http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/dunton/dunton.htm |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Norfolk Churches}}
• All Saints' Church, East Winch, Norfolk{{Cite web |title=All Saints, East Winch |url=http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/eastwinch/eastwinch.htm |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=Norfolk Churches}}
• St. Peter's Church, Ellingham, Norfolk (Naomi and Ruth){{Cite web |title=St Mary, Ellingham |url=http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/ellingham/ellingham.htm |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=Norfolk Churches}}
• St. Margaret's Church, Felthorpe, Norfolk{{Cite web |title=St Margaret, Felthorpe |url=http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/felthorpe/felthorpe.htm |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=Norfolk Churches}}
• All Saints' Church, Filby, Norfolk
• St. Martin's Church, Hindringham, Norfolk (martyrdom of St. Martin){{Cite web |title=St Martin, Hindringham |url=http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/hindringham/hindringham.htm |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=Norfolk Churches}}
• St. Mary the Virgin Church, Staverton, Northamptonshire
• St. John the Evangelist's Church, Essington, South Staffordshire
• St. Mary's Church, Billingshurst, West Sussex
• St. James' Church, Draycot Cerne, Wiltshire
• Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire

In Scotland:

• St Peter's Scottish Episcopal Church, Musselburgh, East Lothian{{Cite web |title=St Peter's Episcopal, Musselburgh |website=Scotland's Churches Trust |url=https://www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/st-peters-episcopal-musselburgh |access-date=2025-05-22}}

• Stained glass - British glass, 1811-1918
• Victorian Era
• Gothic Revival

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