32 CONTEXT 177 : SEPTEMBER 2023 Acknowledgement Thanks to Marion McClintock for her support and advice. Alexandra Fairclough is conservation officer for Cheshire East, a lecturer and member of the IHBC legal panel. She regularly leads architectural tours of Manchester Cathedral. and red coloured glass. When the window was damaged again in 1996 by the blast of the IRA bomb, Traherne supervised the repairs. The Hope window (2016), in the northeast quire aisle, is the latest. Designed by Alan Davis, it is dedicated to Manchester, the vibrant and colourful city. According to the order of service at the window’s dedication in 2016, the design incorporates “growth and regeneration, including tree and flower forms which move upwards through the central lancet. There is a pattern of woven fabric, relating to the textile industries and the concept of God as the weaver of the universe. The tilted cross in the centre of the window symbolises Christ’s final journey, while the angles add dynamism and a sense of forward movement”. The inclusion of a bee refers to the emblem on the Manchester Coat of Arms, representing the city’s hardworking people. The Healing window (2004), above the east door, was designed by Linda Walton. The abstract design reflects the importance of Manchester as a city of medicine. It was intended to thank the hardworking medical profession and anyone involved in healing. The Fraser Chapel window (2001), entitled ‘Flight’ and designed by Mark Cazalet, depicts the dove with an olive branch in its beak returning to Noah’s Ark. Manchester Cathedral is one of many buildings that exhibits its glorious stained glass with pride. It has had the foresight and finances to allow British designers and craftspeople to continue to make a distinctive contribution to its evolution as a relevant place of worship and stained glass art in the twenty-first century. This comes at a time when Heritage Crafts, the national charity, has warned that stained glass window making is an endangered craft in the UK. Glashütte Lamberts Waldsassen GmbH Schützenstraße 1 • D-95652 Waldsassen Tel: +49 (0)9632 /9251 -0 Fax: +49 (0)9632 /9251 -100 info@lamberts.de•www.lamberts.de IT´S COLOURED LIGHT LambertsGlas® Flat glass manufactured using traditional methods (mouth-blown/hand-casted) for the restoration of pre-20th century historic glazing schemes: • Goethe Glass/Heritage Glass "restauro®" (also with UV or IR protection) • Genuine Antique Glass & New Antique Glass • Crackled Glass & Reamy Glass • Flashed Glass, Opal Glass & Opaque Glass • Plate Discs, Genuine Rondels & Crown Glass • Table Cathedral Glass • Dalle Glass & Thick Glass Plates Unknown Pleasures, a painted and stained-glass panel by Min Edmonds, was part of an exhibition to celebrate the centenary of the British Society of Master Glass Painters, which finished its tour at Manchester Cathedral. The panel’s theme is the song Isolation by Joy Division.
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