Edward Liddall Armitage or E. Liddall Armitage (1887–1967) was an English stained-glass designer.Architects and Artists A: E L Armitage. Sussex Parish Churches Architects and Artists. Retrieved 12 September 2012. He studied and worked with Karl Parsons and Henry Holiday before going into partnership with Victor Drury. In the 1940s to the early 1960s, Armitage was the chief stained glass designer for James Powell and Sons. During his career he designed and made stained glass works for churches and cathedrals. He also published a book on making stained glass.
Education and career Armitage studied under Karl Parsons and from 1920 to 1924 was his assistant stained glass painter.E. Liddall Armitage. Stained Glass of Wales, University of Wales. Retrieved 12 September 2012. He also studied under Henry Holiday. After Holiday died in 1927, Armitage finished some of Holiday's work that was in progress.Other Stained Glass. St George, Headstone, Harrow. Retrieved 12 September 2012. Like Holiday and Parsons, Armitage worked at The Glass House (Fulham).Glass House, Fulham. Artist Biographies. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
He was a partner to Victor Drury of Lowndes and Drury of The Glass House (Fulham) studio in the 1920s. Starting in 1930, Armitage worked as a stained glass artist at 43-45 Blenheim Crescent in North Kensington in London. He joined James Powell and Sons, Whitefriars Ltd in 1950.
He published a book title Stained glass: history, technology and practice.Edward Liddall Armitage. (1959). Stained glass: history, technology and practice. C. T. Branford Company.
Works The partial list of Armitage's works are sorted by church name:
England St. Peter's Church, Chailey, East Sussex St. Mark's Church, Bromley, Greater London (showing the spreading of the gospel) St. George's Headstone, Harrow, Greater London Church of St. Peter, Bittering, Norfolk St. Peter's Church, Slinfold, West Sussex St. Andrew's Church, West Dean, West Sussex St. Nicholas' Church, West Itchenor, West Sussex St. Bartholomew's Church, Marsden, West YorkshireA Brief History of the Church. St Bartholomew's Church. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
New Zealand
St. Paul's Cathedral, Wellington, Wellington Region (Air Force windows)
United States
Saint Thomas Church, Manhattan, New York State
Wales
Church of St. Mary, Swansea, Glamorgan (depiction of Moses and King David, Christ with the Four Evangelists and Scenes from the Life of Saint Mary, c.1958-59) St. Brynach's Church, Nevern, Pembrokeshire (depiction of Virgin and Child, c.1940)
Publications Edward Liddall Armitage. (1959). Stained glass: history, technology and practice. C. T. Branford Company.
References
Further reading Joyce Little. (2002). Stained Glass Marks and Monograms.. London: National Association of Decorative and Fine Art Societies. p. 4. ASIN: B0035XD4TS (spiral bound book)
External links Images Saint George and Saint Andrew by Edward Liddall Armitage at St Mary the Virgin, Leake, Yorkshire Images of Armitage's works Image of Armitage himself Video Stained Glass Windows (1955) Armitage in the beginning of the video Overview Overview of Stained Glass Plating, based upon Armitage's approach