John David Hayward (1929–2007) was a British stained glass artist who made nearly 200 windows in churches and cathedrals across Britain and abroad.

Early life

Hayward was born in

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, London into a

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family. His father, David Hayward, was a printer and church

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. He was educated at Tooting Bec Grammar School (now Ernest Bevin College) and developed a talent for painting and drawing. After school, he enrolled at St Martin's School of Art. After leaving St. Martin's, Hayward received an offer from

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, but he instead joined Faith Craft, a company that designed ecclesiastical furniture. He remained there for 18 years before setting up his own practice as a stained glass artist. His first major commission was a set of ruined windows of the

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church,

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, which had been damaged in the Second World War.

List of Works (incomplete)

* Sherborne Abbey, Sherborne,

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* St. Matthew's Church, Camberwell,

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, Greater London * Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Edgefield,

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* Shrine of Our Lady,

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, Norfolk * St. Richard's Church,

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Gallery

File:The West Window At Sherborne Abbey - geograph.org.uk - 1275514.jpg, The West Window At Sherborne Abbey, installed in 1997. It was designed and created by John Hayward. The window replaced a Victorian one conceived by Augustus Pugin File:St.Mary and All Saints' chancel - geograph.org.uk - 575043.jpg, The great east window was designed by John Hayward in 1964 File:St Matthew, Lilford Road, London SE5 - Window - geograph.org.uk - 1721362.jpg, St Matthew, Lilford Road, London SE5 - Window Designed by John Hayward File:Interior of Chapel in the grounds of Our Lady of Walsingham, Little Walsingham, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 339146.jpg File:St Richard's, Haywards Heath glass 1.jpg, Window in St Richard's Church, Haywards Heath File:St Richard's, Haywards Heath glass 2.jpg, Window in St Richard's Church, Haywards Heath, produced in 1984

References

External links

* '' Church Times'
obituary

John Hayward designs - gallery
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hayward, John British stained glass artists and manufacturers People from Tooting 2007 deaths 1929 births Alumni of Saint Martin's School of Art