> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.digest.andymarshall.co/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Stained Glass: A Sense of Place - URL: https://www.digest.andymarshall.co/stained-glass-a-sense-of-place/ - Published: 2026-10-08T14:20:47.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-08T17:08:05.000Z - Description: A resource hub for stained glass - Author: Andy Marshall - Tags: sense of place, stained glass [ **Andy Marshall** The Genius Loci Digest ](https://www.digest.andymarshall.co/) Stained Glass Resource / October 2026 [Join the Digest ↗](#stained-glass-signup) ![Burne-Jones stained glass at Birmingham Cathedral photographed by Andy Marshall](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/2025/08/Janet-Gough-Birmingham-16.jpg) Stained glass / England # Stained Glass.*A sense* *of place.* A resource page full of light, colour, craft and memory. A gathering of deep-seated places Shaped by years of photographing, travelling, looking and listening - these are the journeys, encounters and discoveries that have stayed with me. Andy Marshall / Stained glass in place Why it matters [ ![Divine Light - The Stained Glass of England's Cathedrals](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/size/w2000/2026/10/white-Photoroom-21-1-1-1.jpg) ](https://www.digest.andymarshall.co/divine-light-the-stained-glass-of-englands-cathedrals/) > “English cathedral stained glass - as a single collection - collectively and over 900 years constitutes one of England’s greatest but least considered art collections.”Janet Gough - *Divine Light* 01 / The journey ## An Illuminated Journey. ![Andy Marshall photographing the Herkenrode glass at Lichfield Cathedral](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/2025/08/WhatsApp-Image-2025-04-25-at-09.41.38-1.jpeg) In April 2025 I was tasked with travelling to seven English cathedrals and one Royal Peculiar to photograph stained glass for Janet Gough’s book *Divine Light*. The work took me more than 1,000 miles across the country - sleeping in Woody, rising before dawn and learning the character of each building through its changing light. [ ![Tewkesbury Abbey seen during Andy Marshall's Divine Light journey](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/size/w2000/2025/08/WhatsApp-Image-2025-04-09-at-21.33.29--1--1-1.jpeg) ↗ My road project - a photographer's backstory The road behind the photographs Travel the length and breadth of England with me - through early starts, cold nights in the van, unexpected encounters and the changing light behind the finished images. ](https://www.digest.andymarshall.co/divine-light-an-illuminated-journey/) [ ![Stained glass at Carlisle Cathedral photographed for Divine Light](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/2025/08/Janet-Gough-Carlisle-5-1-1.jpg) ↗ The Digest essay Into the world of glass My personal insight into the singular world of stained glass - and the ideas, colour and atmosphere held within the book. ](https://www.digest.andymarshall.co/andy-marshalls-genius-loci-digest-79/) [ ![Divine Light - The Stained Glass of England's Cathedrals](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/size/w2000/2026/10/white-Photoroom-21-1-1-1.jpg) ↗ The book Divine Light Discover Janet Gough’s pocketable guide to 900 years of stained glass - illustrated with photography from my journey. ](https://www.digest.andymarshall.co/divine-light-the-stained-glass-of-englands-cathedrals/) [ ![Divine Light of England's Cathedrals 2027 calendar](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/size/w2000/2026/10/divine-light-calendar-1.png) ↗ The calendar Twelve months of cathedral light My Carlisle east window photograph is on the cover, with several more images inside. ](https://www.digest.andymarshall.co/divine-light-of-englands-cathedrals-the-calendar/) 02 / My encounters ## Windows that hold a story. ![Andy Marshall standing with his tripod in coloured stained-glass light](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/size/w1600/2023/09/dji_fly_20230705_164110_569_1688571910997_aeb.jpg) My encounters with stained glass have shown me how a pane can carry grief, devotion, politics, memory and hope. Through these visits and photographs, I explore what happens when a window becomes more than decoration and begins to alter our relationship with a place. [ ![Ruth's Window bearing the words Hold on to that which is good](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/2026/05/4228106D-5DF3-4433-B184-87DF51F522E3_1_201_a-1-1.jpeg) ↗ Richmond - Alan Davis Ruth's Window - holding on to what is good I found a modern memorial window in which loss is given form, colour and the possibility of renewal. ](https://www.digest.andymarshall.co/andy-marshalls-genius-loci-digest-22-may-2026/) [ ![The Great East Window glowing within York Minster](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/2026/06/York-Minster-Visit-Two-FInals-10-1.jpg) ↗ York - St William An ecology of memory in glass At York I followed the continuous line connecting pilgrimage, story, architecture and John Thornton's medieval figures. ](https://www.digest.andymarshall.co/andy-marshalls-genius-loci-digest-12-june-2026/) [ ![Andy Marshall photographing the medieval glass in the chancel at Norbury](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/2026/08/norbury-1-9-1-1.jpg) ↗ Norbury - medieval survival The same light, in the same place Photographing glass installed in 1306 brought me within sight of the people who first stood before it. ](https://www.digest.andymarshall.co/treasure-hoard-the-medieval-stained-glass-at-st-mary-and-st-barlok-norbury/) > Stained glass softens the mood, loosens the geometry and provides moments of magic. 03 / The artist at work ## Where light is shaped. ![A silhouetted figure beside Tom Denny's illuminated stained-glass work](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/size/w2000/2026/09/Denny-Temp-51.jpg) I was fortunate to spend time with Tom Denny in his studio, camera in hand, as he worked among pigment, glass and half-light. Later I followed the work to St John at Tisbury. These visits allowed me to witness - rather than explain - how an idea becomes a window, and how the window is changed again by the place that receives it. [ ![Tom Denny examining stained glass in the half-light of his studio](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/2024/06/Denny-Temp-1-2.jpg) ↗ My visit to Tom Denny's studio In the place where light is shaped Photographing Tom at work among pigment, glass and the ideas from which a window slowly emerges. ](https://www.digest.andymarshall.co/andy-marshalls-genius-loci-digest-28-june-2024/) [ ![Tom Denny stained glass at St John, Tisbury](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/2026/04/tis-6-1-1.jpg) ↗ My return to Tisbury When the window meets the building Encountering Tom’s completed work within St John and discovering what it gives to the people who gather there. ](https://www.digest.andymarshall.co/andy-marshalls-genius-loci-digest-97/) [ ![A close view of Tom Denny's stained glass at Tisbury](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/size/w2000/2026/09/Denny-Temp-51.jpg) ↗ A closer look The Tisbury window Spend time with the finished glass - its layers of colour, narrative and emotion opened up in detail. ](https://www.digest.andymarshall.co/treasure-hoard-the-tom-denny-tisbury-window/) ## Pass the light on. Know someone who would enjoy this journey through colour, craft and the memory held by buildings? Share this page with them. Share this sense of place ↗ The Genius Loci Digest ## See the familiar world afresh. If stained glass gives you another way into a place, come with me. The Digest follows the light, craft and human stories held by buildings and landscapes across Britain. It is published weekly - subscribe for free. Your email address Subscribe for freeJoining…→ One thoughtful email each week. Unsubscribe whenever you like. Thank you — check your inbox to complete your subscription. Something went wrong. Please try again. [More about me →](https://www.digest.andymarshall.co/about-2/) Photography and words by Andy Marshall Images © Andy Marshall. *Divine Light: The Stained Glass of England's Cathedrals* is written by Janet Gough. [Back to the top ↑](#stained-glass-place)