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Abbreviations used for studios/artists
docDocumentedPrimary source to support the attribution.
litLiteratureSecondary source to support the attribution.
sgnSignedThe window is signed with name, initials or mark.
attribAttributedA likely attribution.
defDefinitelyThe attribution is made with confidence.
Abbreviations used for dates
docDocumentedPrimary source to support the given date.
litLiteratureSecondary source to support the given date.
sgnSignedDate appearing on the glass along with the signature or mark.
inscInscribedA date formally painted as part of the inscription.
plaqPlaqueA date appearing on a plaque nearby.
memMemorialA date of death appearing either on the glass or on a plaque nearby; note that the date of installation of a window could vary greatly from the memorial date.
circaCircaA likely date.
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Castlerock
Christ Church
Reference: 012210

W02
chancel; apse; east
Two lancets, 1960mm x 510mm and one tracery-light.

Patronage: Given by Lady Bruce in memory of General Sir Arthur Benjamin Clifton.

Inscription seems to read 'Finton' rather than 'Clifton'.

studio William Wailes; Newcastle-upon-Tyne (def)

date 1870 (lit)
Builder, 1870, vol.28, p.572

date 1870 (lit)
Irish Builder, vol 12, 1 July 1870, pp145-6

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Castlerock
Christ Church
Reference: 012210

W04
south transept; south
Three separate lancets, 2400mm x 590mm; 3160mm x 590mm; 2400mm x 590mm.

Patronage: In memory of Colonel Robert Bruce, 1825-1899.

studio O'Connor & Taylor; London (attrib)

date 1900 (lit)
Building News, 1900, vol.78, p.389

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Castlerock
Christ Church
Reference: 012210

W05
nave; south; east-most
One lancet, 2390mm x 590mm.

Patronage: In memory of Frances Armstrong, 1803-1883.

Much altered, so provenance obscured.

studio Hardman & Co.; Birmingham (attrib)
date 1883 (mem)

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Castlerock
Christ Church
Reference: 012210

W06
nave; south; 2nd from east
One lancet, 2390mm x 590mm.

Patronage: In memory of William Armstrong (d. 1860, aged 61).

Much altered, so provenance obscured.

studio Hardman & Co.; Birmingham (attrib)
date 1883 (circa)

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Castlerock
Christ Church
Reference: 012210

W07
nave; south; west-most
One lancet, 2390mm x 590mm.

Patronage: To mark the 50th year of the happy incumbency fo the Revd James Armstrong, b.1840 and first vicar of Castlerock, 1868.

studio An Tur Gloine; Dublin (lit)
artist Healy, Michael (1873-1941) (lit)
date 1918 (lit)
Nicola Gordon Bowe, David Caron, Michael Wynne: Gazetteer of Irish Stained Glass, Dublin, Irish Academic Press, 1988

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Castlerock
Christ Church
Reference: 012210

W08
nave; west
Three separate lancets, 3590mm x 590mm; 4750mm x 740mm; 3590mm x 590mm.

Patronage: In memory of Lady Bruce, wife of Sir Hervey Bruce of Downhill, 1842-1891.

studio William Wailes; Newcastle-upon-Tyne (lit)
date 1891 (lit)
Building News, 1892, vol.62, p.5

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Castlerock
Christ Church
Reference: 012210

W09
nave; north; west-most
One lancet, 2390mm x 590mm.

Patronage: In memory of Andrew Mitchell.

studio Caldermac Studios; Belfast (attrib)
date 1974 (mem)

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Castlerock
Christ Church
Reference: 012210

W10
nave; north; east-most
One lancet, 2390mm x 590mm.

Patronage: In memory of Robert Stanage, his wife and son.

studio An Tur Gloine; Dublin (doc)
artist Healy, Michael (1873-1941) (doc)
An Tur Gloine, List of Principal Windows, 1903-1928, National Gallery of Ireland, Centre for Study of Irish Art

artist Healy, Michael (1873-1941) (doc)
date 1932 (doc)
National Gallery of Ireland, Illustrated Summary Catalogue of Drawings, etc., 1983, p.269, no.18376

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Castlerock
Christ Church
Reference: 012210

W11
north transept; north
Three separate lancets, 2400mm x 590mm; 3160mm x 590mm; 2400mm x 590mm.

Patronage: In memory of Sir H. Hervey Bruce of Downhill, 1820-1907.

studio O'Connor & Taylor; London (attrib)
date 1907 (mem)

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