EVANS, DAVID (1793 - 1861), glass stainer

Chr. 21 April 1793 at Llanllwchaiarn, Montgomeryshire, the son of David and Mary Evans. He was apprenticed to (Sir) J. Betton of Shrewsbury, with whom he entered into partnership in 1815. The windows of Hawkstone Park, Salop, which were done in elaborate design, were the work of Evans. During the years 1822-28 extensive restorations to the windows of Winchester College chapel were carried out by the firm of Evans and Betton. Their work, particularly on the great east window, the gift of William of Wykeham, was considered a notable achievement as a specimen of close imitation of the ancient painted glass. Other work by Evans includes the restoration of the east window (dating from c. 1445) in Ludlow church and windows in Lincoln cathedral and in the Abbey church, Shrewsbury. Evans died at Shrewsbury on 17 November 1861.

Author

• Mary Gwyneth Lewis, (1912 - 1999)

Sources

• H. Blackwell, NLW MSS 9257A: A Dictionary of Welsh Biography
• The Records of the Diocese of Saint Asaph in the National Library of Wales in N.L.W.
• Notable Welshmen (1700–1900) (1908), 271
• H. Pidgeon, Memorials of Shrewsbury, being a concise description of the town and its environs. Adapted as a general guide... (Shrewsbury 1837), 204
• J. D. le Couteur, Ancient glass in Winchester (Winchester 1920), 69-71
• Hugh Owen and John Blakeway, A History of Shrewsbury (London 1825), v, 2, 81
• S. Redgrave, A Dictionary of Artists of the English School (London 1878), 145

Additional Links

• Wikidata: Q20732811

Published date: 1959

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