A FRIENDLY TALK
Divine Light - The Stained Glass of England’s Cathedrals
Wednesday 22 April 2026, 14:30-15:30 in the Clagett Auditorium
Stained glass windows combine light and colour with imagery and sophisticated design to illuminate interior spaces, communicate religious and other messages, and perhaps offer us a glimpse of heaven.
Visitors are often captivated by the stained glass of England’s cathedrals, but few realise that it represents a significant national art collection.
From one of the earliest stained glass schemes in Canterbury to mark the murder of Thomas Becket and Portsmouth’s Dunkirk and D-Day windows commemorating a crucial wartime rescue, to Liverpool’s Great West Window featuring its Liver Building and the Mersey Ferry and Coventry’s Baptistery Window with its 198 individual coloured light bursts, the stained glass of England’s cathedrals represents a significant national art collection and spans 900 years.
Inspired by the book she has compiled entitled Divine Light, Dr Janet Gough OBE will speak to Friends about this stunning and enlightening subject.
£10 Friends of Canterbury Cathedral; £15 non-members. Includes tea and coffee on arrival.
This event is organised by and in support of The Friends of Canterbury Cathedral (Registered Charity No 1210093).
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