Read about the Trinity loggerheads

Though there are a number of loggerheads in stained-glass across Shropshire, we only know a couple where the name of the maker of the glass can be identified.  The most well-known of these is the loggerheads depiction in the 19th-century window in the corner of Trinity Chapel in St Mary’s Church in Shrewsbury, which is by the prolific stained-glass artist, David Evans.  

So it’s nice to see that St Mary’s has now recognised the historic importance of the panel in question by giving it its own guide – which is one of the five guides which can be picked up at the entrance to the chapel.

Incidentally, it is a peculiar mystery as to why Evans put the loggerheads into the chapel glass. But that is another story… - which is told in this post, 'Glass loggerheads in Shrewsbury' 

 A book has been published to celebrate 600 years of the loggerheads - click here to find out more.

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Design in stained-glass

 
It’s a shame that Shrewsbury's St Julian’s Church is now ‘redundant’ and so is closed nearly all of the time. It has a lot of lovely heraldic and decorative stained-glass among its features.
Fortunately, it was acquired by a man who has decided to keep the building as it is; and so it is still used at least a little, by a group that gathers for prayer and by the Greek Orthodox community.

In the mid-nineteenth century, David Evans was the go-to craftsman for stained-glass in Shrewsbury (and Shropshire).  His bright colours and design are actually quite special; and it’s believed that these loggerheads, in a window of the north side of the nave, are probably by him. Wh they are there... is anybod's guess.

If you want to know more about David Evans, one authority is Robert Walker and it’s worth checking to find out if he has any talks coming up.

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