Glasgow: Hyndland Parish Church of Scotland, Vestry

The Faith and Work Window, 3 and 4

Two windows of rounded trefoil headed lancet lights.

Three of the four windows located in the Vestry of Hyndland Parish Church were originally designed and installed in St. Brides’s Church of Rosevale Street in Partick circa 1897. St. Bride’s Church of Rosevale Street was demolished in 1975. The three panels were saved by Rev. John A. Macnaughton, the Minster at St. Bride’s Church of Rosevale Street and later the Minister at Hyndland Parish Church.

Left Window:
The upper and lower portion of the window features a typical Victorian inspired design. The centre portion contains a man working at a desk with tools of an Architect, surrounded by drawings of building plans.

Inscription:
The latin inscription in the lower panel states: Labor et Constantia -(translation- Work and constancy)

Artist:
Oscar Paterson (1863-1934) - was born in the Gorbals in Glasgow. He trained in London at City and Guilds Institute in London and apprenticed as a Stained Glass technician and artist. After a successful time in London, Paterson returned to Glasgow in 1913 and continued creating work for very many notable interiors. At his peak it is said that Oscar Paterson was the most significant glass artist in Britain after Edward Burne Jones, and received more acclaim then any other Glaswegian glass artist of the period.

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Right Window:
The upper and lower portion of the window features a typical Victorian design. The centre portion contains a glazier installing a square quarry window panel. A sawhorse and a bucket of tools lie at his feet.

Inscription:
The latin inscription in the lower panel states: Laborare est Orare -(translation-To work is to pray.)

Artist:
Oscar Paterson (1863-1934) - was born in the Gorbals in Glasgow. He trained in London at City and Guilds Institute in London and apprenticed as a Stained Glass technician and artist. After a successful time in London, Paterson returned to Glasgow in 1913 and continued creating work for very many notable interiors. At his peak it is said that Oscar Paterson was the most significant glass artist in Britain after Edward Burne Jones, and received more acclaim then any other Glaswegian glass artist of the period.