Gabriel Loire
Gabriel Loire (1904 - 1996) wis a French stained gless airtist o the twentieth century wha haes extensive warks shawin various fowk or historical scenes. Thay are in mony places aroond the warld. He foondit the Loire Studio in Chartres, France whilk continues tae mak stained gless windaes. Loire wis a leader in the modren uise o "slab glass" (French: dalle de verre), whilk is mair thicker an stranger than the stained gless technique o the middle ages.
Warks in Scotland
[eedit | edit soorce]The Holy Name Church, Oakley, Fife, designt by Charles W Gray (1958), notable features include the stained gless windaes, an the carvt Stations o the Cross ur by Gabriel Loire as weel.[1]
His greatest post-war wark is in St Paul's Church, Whiteinch, Glesga (1960). It consists o 162 square metres o curved windae set in cement an embedded wi chipped gless. The main panels depict the lee o St Paul an in the side altar, panels o the Virgin on the top o the baptismal font. The church building is Category B listed.[2]
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, in Onthank, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire (1963), biggit bi airchitect Charles W Gray. [3] Lairge windae aboon the main entrance, an designed the windaes in the octagonal baptistry.[4]
St John's Catholic Church, Stevenston, Ayrshire, windaes depicting biblical scenes, (1963).[5]
He haes ither warks in the Church o Our Lady o Perpetual Succour, Broomhill, Glesca (1965).[6]
References
[eedit | edit soorce]- ↑ "Church of the Holy Name, Oakley". scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk. Retrieved 15 Julie 2025.
- ↑ "Whiteinch, Dumbarton Road, St Paul's Church". canmore.org.uk via internet archive. Archived frae the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 15 Julie 2025.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- ↑ "The Catholic Church in Kilmarnock". www.rckilmarnoch.org.uk via internet archive. Archived frae the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 15 Julie 2025.
- ↑ "Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Kilmarnoch". scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk. Retrieved 15 Julie 2025.
- ↑ "St John's, Stevenston". scotlandstrust.org.uk. Retrieved 15 Julie 2025.
- ↑ "Our Lady of Perpetual Succour". c20society.org.uk. Retrieved 15 Julie 2025.