Ballantine and Gardiner was a Scottish manufacturer of

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s, one of several names the company worked under.James Ballantine and Son (about 1828 - about 1925)
– Stained Glass in Wales The business was founded in

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James Ballantine James Ballantine (11 June 1806 – 18 December 1877) was a Scottish artist and author, known for his stained-glass windows and poetry. Early life and education James Ballantine was born on 11 June 1806 in West Port, Edinburgh. His father wa ...

(1806–1877) and George Allan as Ballantine and Allan. They began making stained glass in the 1830s. In 1843, they won a competition to design windows for the new

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, although it was subsequently changed to that of the

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. James' son, Alexander (1841–1906), joined the business, which thence became known as Ballantine and Son until 1905. Herbert Gardiner joined in 1905. Alexander's son, James Ballantine III, also joined in 1905, a year before his father's death. Some of the firm's work was signed with the alternative spelling of ''Ballantyne''.

Selected notable works

The company installed the windows of the following buildings: * Glenormiston House,

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, 1851 * Sandyford Henderson Church,

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, 1857 * St Serf's Church, Dunning, c. 1900 *

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Dunoon Burgh Hall ''Chronicles'', issue 1
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- a window representing Jesus, Martha and Mary that was fitted in 1876 *Main hall of

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(the subject possibly being the building's architect

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)Stained Glass
– Dunoon Burgh Hall *

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''Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland''

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(1901) *

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* St Michael's Church, Edinburgh

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