St. Mary's the Virgin, Shrewsbury

Stained glass in St. Mary's the Virgin, St. Mary's Street, Shrewsbury.  David Evans of the Shrewsbury glass firm Betton and Evans did most of the work on the widows in the vestry, which is now the cafe. John Bettor (1765 -1849) started making stained glass in 1806 and David Evans became his apprentice in 1815. After Betton's death Evans continued to work under the name of the firm, assisted by his two sons Charles and William.  Betton and Evans were commissioned in 1822 to restore the Tree of Jesse window in Winchester but they found it impossible and made a copy of the window retain the originals glass.