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and daughter Caroline Margaret Benyon began working at The Glass House in 1972 or 1973. Artists at the studio at that time included Carl Edwards, Caroline Benyon, Moira Forsyth and Karl Parsons. By the mid-1980s, just a portion of the Glass House was used for stained glass works. After Carl Edwards
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Lowndes designed, coloured and created Art Nouveau stained glass works. She trained and encouraged many women stained glass designers and artists, such as Wilhelmina Geddes. The artists could leverage the skills of other artists at the studio and yet obtain their own commissions. Drury particularly
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in September 1953 following Lowndes and Drury's deaths, Alfred's son Victor continued the operations of the company until his retirement in July 1973. Working at the Glass House during Victor's time were Emily Ford, Charles Knight,
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Caroline Benyon reports that her father's studio moved to the Glass House in 1972, while the Sussex Parish Church reference state that Victor Drury had The Glass House until 1973.
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The stained glass studio closed in March 1993. The building now houses Power Yoga, Icon Architects, Icon Property Solutions and a fashion company, Sweaty Betty Holdings.
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Sussex Parish Churches – Architects and Artists. Retrieved 11 September 2012. Note: She worked with Lowndes and Drury / Glass House.
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Sussex Parish Churches – Architects and Artists. Retrieved 11 September 2012. Note: He worked with Lowndes and Drury / Glass House.
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After 1945 Margaret Grace (Peggy) Thompson was Lowndes and Drury's chief designer. Born in London in 1909, she attended the
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designed the building, built in 1906, that became a centre for prominent stained glass artists. The official architect was
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death, his daughter, Caroline Benyon, continued the business at The Glass House until 1992 when she moved the business to
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Cherry, Bridget and Nikolaus Pevsner "The Buildings of England. London 3: North West." Yale University Press. p. 249.
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studio in 1906. It is a two-storey building, with paired windows on the ground floor and tall, segmental
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main bays are found in the building. The exterior is faced with stock brick, the porch is a
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studio windows on the first floor; the lighting was good for stained glass work. Four
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Independent artists who had studios there, or who were otherwise connected, included
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The Glass House was established at 9, 10, 11 and 12 Lettice Street in Fulham by
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had The Glass House built in 1906 for use by independent stained-glass artists.
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pieces. Together they commissioned for design, painting and creation projects.
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Benyon Stained Glass. Information about the Glass House and works made there.
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Sussex Parish Churches – Architects and Artists. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
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Sussex Parish Churches – Architects and Artists. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
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Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
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Caroline and Tony Benyon Stained Glass Designers, Makers and Restorers.
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building was a "purpose-built stained-glass studio and workshop" for
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Historical walk through the Fulham, passing by "The Glass House"
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Regional characteristics of European cathedral architecture
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Benyon Stained Glass: Artists, Craftsmen, and Conservators.
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Benyon Stained Glass: Artists, Craftsmen, and Conservators.
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History of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
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British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
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Purpose-built stained-glass studios in Fulham, London
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Lowndes & Drury, stained glass workers: records.
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Sussex Parish Churches. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
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Gerald Valerian Wilson memorial stained glass window
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The Glass House, Fulham is located in Greater London
Fulham
Coordinates
51°28′27″N 0°12′16″W / 51.4742°N 0.2044°W / 51.4742; -0.2044
Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
Christopher Whall
Alfred J. Drury
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