John Hayward (stained glass maker)

For other people named John Hayward, see John Hayward (disambiguation).

John Hayward
Born	John David Hayward (1929-07-16)16 July 1929 Tooting, Surrey, UK
Died	19 May 2007(2007-05-19) (aged 77) Dorset, UK
Nationality (legal)	British
Education	Ernest Bevin College (then Bec Grammar School) St Martin’s School of Art
Known for	Ecclesiastical artist, especially stained glass
Spouse	Ros Brown (m. 1952)
Children	2

John David Hayward (1929–2007) was a British stained glass artist who made nearly 200 windows in churches and cathedrals across Britain and abroad.

Early life

John was born in Tooting, London into a Methodist family. His father, David Hayward, was a printer and church organist. He was educated at Tooting Bec Grammar School (nor Ernest Bevin College) and developed a talent for painting and drawing. After school, he enrolled at St Martin’s School of Art.

After leaving St. Martin's, John received an offer from Royal College of Art, but he instead joined Faith Craft, a company that designed ecclesiastical furniture. He remained there for 18 years before setting up his own practice as a stained glass artist. His first major commission was a set of ruined windows of the Christopher Wren church, St Mary-le-Bow, which had been damaged in the Second World War.

Gallery

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  The West Window At Sherborne Abbey, installed in 1997. It was designed and created by John Hayward. The window replaced a Victorian one conceived by Augustus Pugin
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  The great east window was designed by John Hayward in 1964
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  St Matthew, Lilford Road, London SE5 - Window Designed by John Hayward
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  Window in St Richard's Church, Haywards Heath
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  Window in St Richard's Church, Haywards Heath, produced in 1984

External links

• Church Times obituary
• John Hayward designs - gallery