{"id":10959,"date":"2023-08-10T05:56:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T04:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wainsgate.co.uk\/?page_id=10959"},"modified":"2023-09-11T19:37:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T18:37:42","slug":"stained-glass-windows","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/stained-glass-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"STAINED GLASS WINDOWS<\/span>THE MITCHELL FAMILY AND WAINSGATE CHAPEL<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Photo: Samantha Gould<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The story of Wainsgate’s stained glass windows<\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite the date of 1859 being shown on the window, it is likely that the window was erected after this date and at least three of the windows in the series were commissioned and installed at a similar time. A possible date for installation of the windows is around 1904 and there are several mentions of the windows in the chapel\u2019s minute book which is currently held in the Birchcliffe archives. The windows were made by the Powell Brothers of Leeds and more of their work can be found in the region. For a further example of their work and a short history, click HERE<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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ABOVE: Mid 20th Century image of Wainsgate Chapel. Courtesy Penine Horizons Archive<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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If you look at Wainsgate Chapel on your approach along Wainsgate lane, it is evident that the relatively simple exterior of the building does little to convey the richness of some of the detail inside.<\/p>

\u2018Stained glass windows were rarely installed in older chapels as they were too reminiscent of a traditional church but as time went by, confidence and money gained, they were sometimes added.\u2019<\/em>
(Extracts taken from \u2018Valley of a Hundred Chapels.\u2019 Amy Binns, 2013)<\/p>

\u2018Baptist chapels traditionally maintained a simple and functional interior yet, by the second half of the 19th century, the interior of non-conformist chapels began to change.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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