Comments on: Margaret Rope’s East End Saints

By: Alan Robinson

Alan Robinson — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 21:06:27 +0000

The Rope family is very complicated and there is a special Rope Family website maintained by Mr Arthur Rope. Tor had a cousin (I am terrified of mixing it up) who was also a stained glass artist and like several of the family became a Roman Catholic and later a Nun at Quidenham in Norfolk where many of her Arts and Crafts windows can be seen. There was also Fr Henry Rope who wrote poetry and fine essays. He was a friend of Hilaire Belloc, a keen Distributist and a great critic of modern life and modernism in all its forms. He refused to accept the modern changes in the Catholic church and died in his late 90s.

By: Sue P

Sue P — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 12:02:15 +0000

Love stain glass and the selection pictured are jems. Always amazed at the extensive rich collection to be seen in London.

By: Cherub

Cherub — Sun, 09 Jan 2022 13:46:21 +0000

These windows are absolutely stunning to look at, the detail is incredible.

By: Pence

Pence — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 20:08:52 +0000

Those windows are beautiful. Thank you for sharing them with those of us who are to far away to see them in person.
What a gifted woman

By: Lynne Perrella

Lynne Perrella — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 11:35:39 +0000

“Neglected yet enduring” — This phrase describes many of the wonders that you have brought to our attention over the years. And your radar is always spot-on — There are legions of people who will take such enjoyment in peering at the details of these wonderfully-descriptive panels and be uplifted by the work of this insightful artist. I loved spotting the heartfelt motifs — the passing bus, the volatile sky above a smoking chimney, the boy and girl scampering away from us, a patch of patterned wallpaper, and the soap advertisement; among others.
Most appreciated!

By: Linda Granfield

Linda Granfield — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 11:25:48 +0000

These are absolutely wonderful paintings in glass. I particularly like the photograph of Margaret working. Her balance on the bar and the intensity on her face lure us into a very private moment. (Love the smock and her slicked-back hair, too.)
Thanks for this display of colour on this wintery morn.

By: Sigrid

Sigrid — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 10:59:30 +0000

Love her work, esp such details as the advertising panel for pears soap and the London bus. This places those great works of art so well into the time of their creation. Like one of the stained glass windows at Cologne cathedral , which has a VW Beetle on it. ( from the 1960‘s)

By: Achim

Achim — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 09:30:38 +0000

Truely incredible what the artist Margaret Rope has created. Putting everyday scenes (a teddy bear!) in stained glass windows is something very special and not very usual. A wonderful story!

Love & Peace
ACHIM

By: Sue Redmond

Sue Redmond — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 08:28:06 +0000

I have a stained glass panel that I bought on portobello road years ago, depicting a lady ironing, with a baby in front of her, clothes on a wash line behind her and two angels looking at the baby. Its been a complete mystery to me! my interpretation of it is that its the Virgin Mary ironing! which was kind of odd….. but this article has sort of put it in context for me! It is so like Margarets work, is there anyway I could find out if it is! Thank you!

By: Marcia Howard

Marcia Howard — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 08:27:39 +0000

I’m always mesmerised by old stained glass windows, and can stand for ages just gazing at their details. I’ve not always been so enamoured with more modern ones, but these by Margaret Rope are fabulous. Thank you for introducing me to her work.