Alfred J. Drury (1868–1940) was an English stained glass artist, most notable for his partnership with

Mary Lowndes Mary Lowndes (1857–1929) was a British stained-glass artist who co-founded the stained glass studio and workshop Lowndes and Drury in 1897. She was an influential leader in the Arts and Crafts movement, not only for her stained glass work a ...

of Lowndes and Drury.

Work

Drury worked as a foreman at Britten & Gilson's, a firm which developed Norman Glass, a slab glass that was used by

Christopher Whall Christopher Whitworth Whall (1849 – 23 December 1924) was a British stained-glass artist who worked from the 1880s and on into the 20th century. He is widely recognised as a leader in the Arts and Crafts Movement and a key figure in t ...

and his followers.Emmanuel Cooper. (1986). “The sexual perspective: homosexuality and art in the last 100 years in the West.” London: Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd.

Lowndes and Drury

Another Britten & Gilson employee was Mary Lowndes whom he met in 1893. Together they founded the firm Lowndes and Drury in 1897 and were located at 35 Park Walk,

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. In 1906 they built and opened the Glass House in Lettice Street, Fulham, London, which "provided a purpose-built stained-glass studio and workshop for independent artists."''Mary Lowndes''.
Sussex Parish Churches. Retrieved 10 September 2012.''Lowndes & Drury, stained glass workers: records.''
Archives hub. Retrieved 12 September 2012.

and Drury designed the building that became a centre for prominent stained glass artists.Cherry, Bridget and Nikolaus Pevsner "The Buildings of England. London 3: North West." Yale University Press. p. 249. . At The Glass House, Drury particularly focused on the creation of stained glass pieces. Together, Lowndes and Drury commissioned for design, painting and creation stained glass projects. Whall,

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and Wilhelmina Geddes all produced work there.

Instructor

On or before 1901 Drury was a teacher's assistant for Whall at the

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. Then, in the 1900s Drury taught at the

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(LCC)

Central School of Arts and Crafts The Central School of Art and Design was a public art school, school of fine arts, fine and applied arts in London, England. It offered foundation and degree level courses. It was established in 1896 by the London County Council as the Central ...

and

.Great Britain. Ministry of Education. (1901).
Education: being the report of the Ministry of Education and the statistics of public education for England and Wales
'. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 293. ited 12 September 2012 By 1916, Drury taught at the LCC Central School of Arts and Crafts with

Karl Parsons Karl Bergemann Parsons (23 January 1884 – 30 September 1934) was a British stained glass artist associated with the Arts and Crafts movement. Early life, 1884 – 1898 Parsons was born in Peckham in south London on 23 January 1884, the 12th a ...

, where:Holme, Charles (1916)
''Arts and Crafts; a review of the work executed by students in the leading art school of Great Britain and Ireland.''
London: The Studio. p. 10.

Gallery

File:She hath done what she could.jpg, Lowndes & Drury, ''She hath done what she could'', 1901, in St Peter's Church, Henfield, West Sussex. File:Stained glass Aesthetic.jpg, Lowndes & Drury, ''English stained glass'', 1912, in Taplow, Buckinghamshire

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Lowndes and Drury

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