Stained glass window moved to Bangor University without listed consent

Stained glass windows from a historic chapel on Anglesey, North Wales, were fitted into Bangor University without listed building consent.

Bangor had been gifted the J. Dudley Forsyth-designed windows by the custodians of the Grade II listed Ebeneser Chapel at Newborough. The windows had originally been on the southwest side of the chapel.

The university has confirmed the windows are only temporary displays, awaiting the approval of their application. The application was made by Wayne Jones of Bangor University, and their refurbishment is said to have cost them £27,837.

The application refers to both the removal and installation of the windows being carried out without listed consent, this being any work occurring on a building that would alter or affect its character or appearance.

The windows were installed on a first-floor corridor adjacent to the Prichard-Jones Hall of Bangor University’s Main Arts Building. The plans for the removal of the windows had begun in December 2021, North Wales Live reports, ahead of the chapel’s sale so they would be safeguarded for future generations.

They were originally commissioned by Sir John Prichard-Jones (1841-1917), who had pursued a successful career in North Wales and London. The windows depict religious elements as well as commemorating members of his family, with the iconic red dragon at the bottom.

Feature image credit via Isle of Anglesey County Council