List
of works by
Margaret Agnes Rope ("Marga")
Arranged alphabetically by UK county, then by country internationally.
Listings
for Cheshire, Dyfed, Gwent,
Lanarkshire, Lancashire, London,
Norfolk, Oxfordshire, Shropshire,
Suffolk, Surrey, Yorkshire
and
Australia, Canada, Italy,
South Africa
Click on links to view windows; links in bold italics lead to higher quality images on external sites, especially www.flickr.com
Green
italics show locations I have not visited or got colour photos
from: help, please, with information and photos!
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Cheshire
Birkenhead:
Catholic church of the Holy Name, Oxton
Really important Marga windows here: English
martyrs of the Shrewsbury diocese, St
John the Baptist, St
Mary, St
Elizabeth, St
Winefride &
St
Therèse of Lisieux whose face may well be the artist's
self-portrait (1930s).
Hoylake:
St Hildeburgh's:
Memorial window to James H Getty (photo copyright ©
and courtesy of Jan Rance - and thanks for finding a "new" window
to Barrie and Wendy Armstrong's book "The Arts and Crafts Movement in
the North West of England", pub. Oblong Creative of Wetherby,2005)
Latchford,
Warrington: Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church
2 windows (2 lights each) English Martyrs (B.John
Finch, B.James Bell, 1932; SS
John Fisher and Thomas More, 1939)
Stockport:
Our Lady and the Apostles Catholic Church
One 3-light window behind the altar: The
Holy Family (1930s).Centre
detail
Llandovery:
Our Lady's Catholic church
Charming memorial window to Marga's nephew
and niece, who died in childhood. The adjoining window, also in the Arts and
Crafts style, is also delightful - a memorial to their parents, but not by
Marga or Tor.
Llanarth:
St
Mary & St Michael's Catholic church, Llanarth
2 windows- St
Francis & St
Bernard
Lanark:
St Mary's
Parable of the Prodigal Son, 1915
Follow the story from details in the window: 1:The
Prodigal sets out from the farm for the bright lights of the city, 2:"..
wasted his substance with riotous living", 3:"..the
husks that the swine did eat", 4:"
.. kill the fatted calf", 5:" ..
one sinner that repenteth", 6: Father
and Prodigal Son dine but look who isn't happy. Also: Noah's
Ark
Christ in Gethsemane and the Crucifixion,
including details: 1: The Last Supper: Judas
(left) with his money in hand, 2: The
disciples sleep during... 3: The Agony in
Gethsemane as the soldiers arrive with Judas. 4: The
Crucifixion. Also: 5: Mary Magdalene
dries Christ's feet with her hair and 6: The
pelican, symbolic of Christ's sacrifice
Lanark:
Hospital (perhaps St Mary's Hospital, now council offices)
One window: Our Lady. Does anyone have any information on where this
might be? Can anyone provide a photo?
Upholland:
St Joseph's College (now deconsecrated, may be inaccessible)
Multiple window in complex tracery portraying
the Church in sacrament and teaching.
Clapham:
St Mary's Redemptorist Church
One 3 light-window (west end) The
Holy Family;[for details click on St
Joseph and browse in flickr]; 3 lancets in a locked room, once
a chapel: Crucifixion,
Virgin
and Child, Blessed
Sacrament. Or browse in flickr from
here backwards
Marble
Arch: Tyburn Convent
Ten panels incorporating 20 roundels commemorating the Tyburn martyrs, with
themes of the Beatitudes
and the Corporal Works of Mercy.
[Click on a link and browse in flickr]
Quidenham:
Carmelite Monastery
The general public cannot see her five fine panels on the history of the Carmelites
that are in the enclosure St
Teresa, St
Joseph,
the Holy Trinity but her designs (executed by her cousin, Tor)
can be seen in many
windows in the chapel.[click on link then browse in flickr]
Clifton
Hampden:
Lancet: St
George and the Dragon: good. (Photo
courtesy
of and copyright © John Ward)
Newport:
SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church
Five large and important early windows here (1912-16) - Our Lady, Help of
Christians and SS Peter, Paul, Nicholas & Winefride.
Much of interest in the background detail and the
lower panels.
Shrewsbury:
Cathedral Church of Our Lady and St Peter of Alcantara
A great concentration of important windows from the 1910s,20s and 30s: the
Great West window, 6 large lights and much tracery; The
Visitation and St
Cecilia (3 lights, s), Life
of St Laurence (3 lights & tracery, sanc.s), The
Congress Window (opposite St Laurence, matching), The
Soldier window (Sacred Heart chapel), Baptistry
window(w) and, out of sight in
the sacristy, Unus Deus / St Ambrose.
Blaxhall:
St Peter's
The
east window, 1913, the Nativity with Saints, is a memorial to
her paternal grandparents, who lived in the parish, and other family members.
As usual, there is much of interest in the background detail as well as the
main figures. As is typical of Marga, these have characterful faces, drawn
from models. St
Michael, for example, is modelled by her brother, as elsewhere
(see next entry). (Photo courtesy
of and copyright © Simon Knott - browse
in his photostream for many details of this window, for example: Blessed
Virgin & child,
SS Peter & Michael, St
Joseph, St
Luke, )
Kesgrave:
Holy Family and St Michael
Catholic Church
Founded as a memorial to her brother Michael, killed in the crash of the airship
R101 and containing many interesting and impressive works by Marga and her
cousin, Tor. David
and Isaiah,(2
lights,e), St
Margaret window (porch) and detail
1: Theresa of Avila, detail
2: The Trinity with Christchild and St
Catherine window (porch) and detail:
Sister of Charity, the
Holy Family & St Michael (3-light above the original altar);
St Dominic
(w), detail,
SS John
Fisher and Thomas More (w); Processional
(in the "Galilee") shows members of Marga's family; Our
Lady and the Christchild (n), originally by Marga, revised as
her memorial by Tor. The church also contains cartoons and other
works by Marga.
Oxted:
All Saints
Lancet window of St Hedwig: excellent.
Yorkshire,
West Riding
Heckmondwike: Church
of the Holy Spirit
Three circular windows in East end
(photo
copyright ©
and courtesy of Julia Smith, with thanks for finding "new" windows)
Geraldton,
Western Australia: St Francis Xavier Cathedral.
Eight windows by the two cousins: Marga's include Janua
Coeli (war memorial window) detail one,
two,
and Rosa
Mystica details one,
two,
News
of the Resurrection (detail: sleeping
guards) and Bishop
Kelly memorial window. (Photos
courtesy
of and copyright © Peter Ledger)
see also this
Mullewa, Western Australia: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and SS Peter & Paul One light: Gloria in excelsis.
Vancouver, British Columbia: "Goblin Market". A sister window to this one, a student piece. Its location has been traced thanks to this website and I am still hopeful that the owner will supply a photo.
Rome:
Venerable English College
One window (single light): St Ralph Sherwin:
colour photo, please!
Balgowan,
near Pietermaritzburg: Michaelhouse School chapel
Seven fine lancet windows, early 1920s, mostly war memorials- Samuel
as a boy in the temple, David
as a shepherd boy, St
Michael, Virgin
and Christchild, Angel
Gabriel, John
the Baptist as a boy, a
lad carrying loaves and fishes: excellent. (Photo
courtesy
of and copyright © Anthony
Nicholson)
Randfontein:
St John the Divine
"This do and thou shalt live" memorial window. Can anyone
provide a photo, please?
If you have any comments, corrections or additions or if you can help provide a colour photo of locations in green, please e-mail me at the address on here.
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