Left: Whole window. Right: Central figures of both lights.
Baptistry Window in Holy Trinity, Llandudno, N. Wales, by the firm of A. L. Moore. This shows Jesus being baptised by John the Baptist on the left, and Jesus blessing the little children on the right. Above are the Holy Ghost in the form of a dove, and two angels bearing scrolls, each giving chapter and verse of the relevant passage in St. Matthew. The window is an exceptionally pretty one, and very suitable for the context: it harmonises so well with the font, with its decorative lid, which stands in front of it.
Left: A.L. Moore's signature and address. Right: The window in its setting.
The window is inscribed, "The gift of the Sunday School Children 1887," and is signed by Moore in the lower right-hand corner, next to the inscription. Moore also gives the address of his workshop in Bloomsbury. It seems fortunate indeed that this window has now been joined by part of another very attractive one designed by the same firm, brought from another church and installed as the west window in 2012 (the remaining part of what was originally a very large window is expected to be installed elsewhere in the church, so that eventually there will be three windows here with stained glass by A. L. Moore).
Top two photographs by Colin Price, two at lower right, text and formatting by Jacqueline Banerjee. Photographs reproduced here by kind permission of the Rector & Churchwardens of the Parish of Llandudno. They may be used without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and parish as here, and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one. Click on the images to enlarge them.
Material related to Holy Trinity and its stained glass
- Holy Trinity, Llandudno, N. Wales
- West Window, also by A. L. Moore
- The Nativity by Hardman & Co.
- The Coming of the Magi by Hardman & Co.
- Christ in Majesty
- Geometric and floral window
Sources
"Holy Trinity Church" (former website). Plwf Llandudno Parish (The Parish of Llandudno). Web. 9 November 2015.
Pevsner, Nikolaus, and Edward Hubbard. Cheshire
"Stained Glass Windows." Plwf Llandudno Parish (The Parish of LLandudno) (new addition to the Church's own website). Web. 28 July 2016. Last modified 27 July 2017