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A pair of George V stained glass church windows
each lancet-arched leaded window with an ogee header painted with an Angel, one light depicting "Faith", the standing figure holding attributes of the cross and a lily, the other light depicting, "Hope" , the standing figure holding an anchor and a palm frond, both figures set within an abundant landscape within Gothic architectural borders, the original window dedication was given to Sarah Grace in 1928 but was damaged on removal, *Signed "Atkinson Bros. N/C" in the bottom margin*
£12,000 the pair
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The windows were designed and made by the Atkinson Brothers of 135 New Bridge Road Newcastle Upon Tyne. With the produce of the great glass manufacturers such as Hartley Wood of Sunderland at their disposal the workshop produced some of the most notable stained glass windows in the North East of England. And the window is signed.
William, Frederick and Albert Atkinson started their business at New Bridge Street in 1876. William died in 1890, leaving his two brothers to continue producing church windows into Edwardian times. Many of their most notable commissions were for memorial windows to the fallen after World War One. Frederick died in 1927 and Albert sold the business to Reed Millican in the early 1930s. William Atkinson produced the Snape Memorial window in Newcastle Cathedral; the workshop’s windows can also be found in Hexham Abbey and St. George’s Church in Shipmate, Gateshead. St. Cuthburt’s in Allendale and St. Cuthbert’s in Darlington, Stockton Parish Church, Christ Church in Great Ayton, Harrington Church in Cumbria, all have Atkinson Windows as does Holy Trinity Church for its East Window dated 1921. The Beamish Museum has a fabulous Atkinson window on display.
The Thornhill Methodist Church of Burn Park Road, Sunderland was built 1902-1903 by TR Millburn and JE Miller; it later became known as Burn Park Road Methodist Church and has now sold and has been de-consecrated. The Millburns went on to build the Empire Theatre in Sunderland.