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unusual facts about James Powell and Sons


Manor Church Centre, Egremont

In the transept is a window of 1908 designed by William Aikman and made by Powell's depicting The Sower.


Manchester School of Art

When founded, the school promoted the Arts and Crafts movement's philosophy and its collection includes metalwork, jewellery, wallpapers, a tapestry made by Morris & Co. designed by Edward Burne-Jones, Whitefriars glass by James Powell and Sons and George Henry Walton, silverware by Charles Robert Ashbee and ceramics from Pilkington's Art Pottery.

St Bartholomew's Church, Barbon

The stained glass in the west window was made in 1893 by Powell's to a design by Harrington Mann.

St Mary's Church, Derwen

The stained glass in the south chancel window was designed by H. E. Wooldridge and made by James Powell and Sons; it is dated 1869 and depicts the Nativity, the Resurrection and the Ascension.

St Mary's Church, Mellor

The stained glass includes windows in the south aisle by Capronnier dating from the later part of the 19th century, and a window in the north aisle dated 1928 by Whitefriars.


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