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Stained glass windows in St Luke's church, Sheen.

The memorial windows in the church are by Michael O’Connor (1801-1867). Born in Dublin, he was a heraldic artist before studying glassmaking in London with Thomas Willement.

"Stained-glass artist, of Dublin, Bristol and London. Michael O'Connor, a Dubliner, began his career as a heraldic painter in Dublin but in 1823 wnt to London, where he became apprenticed to THOMAS WILLEMENT . He had set up his own business in Dublin by 1835, when he exhibited a design for the east window of Tuam Catholic cathedral at the Royal Hibernian Academy; between 1835 and 1841 he exhibited a total of ten stained-glass pieces and designs at the Academy. The Post Office Annual Directory for 1839 describes him as 'professor of heraldry, stained glass enameller, and ornamental painter, print & bookseller, and fancy stationer'. In 1842 he moved to England, living first in Bristol and then, from 1845 onwards, in London. He had a successful career in England, working with some of the leading architects of the day, including AUGUSTUS WELBY PUGIN and WILLIAM BUTTERFIELD . He exhibited stained glass designs at the Royal Academy from an address at 4 Berners Street in 1846 and 1849 and at the Great Exhibition in 1851. At about this time his son Arthur O'Connor (d.1873) became his partner. In 1852 'M. & A. O'Connor' of London exhibited nine stained glass designs or items at the National Exhibition of the Arts, Manufactures & Products in Cork.

Michael O'Connor may have retired in the 1850s, for from 1859 until 1871 Arthur alone continued to exhibit designs for various windows in English churches from the same address at 4 Berners Street. A second son, WILLIAM HENRY O'CONNOR , joined the family business in the 1860s. Michael O'Connor died in 1867. In 1873 WILLIAM GEORGE TAYLOR became a partner in the firm, which he took over in 1877, operating under the name of O'CONNOR & TAYLOR."

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Type of building where window is located: Church Address: St Luke Sheen , Staffordshire England SK17 0ES Days of Operation: Daytime hours Hours of Operation: From: 12:00 AM To: 12:00 AM Admission Charge: Not Listed

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