Frederick Charles Eden

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Window in the north transept of St Peter's Church, Henfield, designed by Eden

Frederick Charles Eden (8 March 1864 – 15 July 1944) was an English church architect and designer.

Frederick Eden was born in Brighton, Sussex, England.[1] He was the son of Frederick Morton Eden and Louisa Ann Parker.[2]

Eden was a pupil and later assistant of George Frederick Bodley and Thomas Garner. Subsequently he started his own architectural practice. He increasingly concentrated on designing church fittings and stained glass.[3] In 1908, he remodelled the interior of St Paul's Church in Oxford.[4] In 1910, he established a studio in Red Lion Square, London.

In 1919, Eden designed a Jesse window for the Chapel of Our Lady and St George (Lady Chapel) in St Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, replacing a similar one which was there in pre-Reformation times, showing the genealogy of Jesus from Jesse, father of King David. It is a memorial to the worshippers of St Peter's who gave their lives in the First World War.[5][better source needed]

Eden was a member of the Art Workers Guild.[1] There are drawings by Eden in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Architects and Artists D-E: F C Eden". Sussex Parish Churches. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Person Page — 7325: Frederick Charles Eden". The Peerage. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  3. ^ "The Church: St Margaret's Lady Chapel". Oxford, UK: St Margaret's Church. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  4. ^ Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire. Penguin Books. p. 295. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
  5. ^ "World War 1 memorial window, St Peter's, Wolverhampton". War Memorials Online. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Eden, F". Collections. London, UK: Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 3 March 2013.

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