The Arts and Crafts Movement was one of the most important design movements in British history. The Cotswolds has many links with the movement, with many designers settling and working in the area. One place you can see lots of Arts and Crafts work is in our churches, and by far the most common item you’ll see is beautiful, glowing stained glass.

Starting with early work by William Morris and his friends, we’ll move on to examine the ground-breaking scheme at Gloucester Cathedral’s Lady Chapel by Christopher Whall, and then explore the works of local designers such as Henry Payne and Paul Woodroffe, and look, too, at some of the female artists of the Movement who excelled in glass, such as Theodora Salusbury, Caroline Townshend and Veronica Whall.

Kirsty Hartsiotis copyright Anthony Nanson

Expect a glittering array of wonderful glass! Kirsty was for many years the curator of the Designated Arts and Crafts Movement collection in the Art Gallery and Museum, Cheltenham, and is now a curator for Swindon’s museums.