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 ^s. ix. DEC. si, i92L] NOTES AND QUERIES. 523 GLASS-PAINTERS OF YORK. (See ante, 12 S. viii. 127, 323, 364, 406, 442, 485 ; ix. 21, 61, 103, 163, 204, 245, 268, 323, 363, 404, 442, 483.) THE BARNETT FAMILY (continued f romp ASS). FRANCIS BARNETT and Mr. Maycock re- moved to Leith. Maycock formulated a ' project to establish a school of ecclesiastical j art -workers, but this scheme proving a ' failure he went to Birmingham and worked I as a draughtsman with the well-known firm of glass -painters, John Hardman and Son, intimately connected with the Gothic ; revival under Pugin. He ultimately took up his residence at Bristol, where he esta- blished himself as an architect and draughts- man for glass and died soon after. Francis Barnett remained at Leith and met with much success as a glass-painter, in 1894 the firm being known as Barnett and Son, and the address 101, Constitution Street, Leith. Mark Barnett and his son Henry, born 1832, went to Newcastle and entered the studio of Wailes, the glass -painter, who also was much patronized by Pugin. He, however, did not stay long in Newcastle, but returned to York and joined Messrs. T. and W. Hodgson, plumbers and glaziers, who had formed a plan to establish them- selves as glass -painters. This project not meeting with the success anticipated, Mark Barnett went to London and afterwards to Manchester, where he died. His son Henry, before his father's removal to New- castle, had been apprenticed to Mr. Bell, silversmith, of York, but not liking the business he was released and became a student at the York School of Design. He worked with his father for a short time at Messrs. Wailes's, and afterwards started a portrait club at 2 per head. He gave this up, however, and started in business for himself as a glass -painter in Newcastle, where he was fairly successful, having ob- tained the patronage of the Duke of New- castle, but having extravagant tastes and as the result of taking a seaside residence at Tynemouth he became insolvent and died. His son, the Rev. Canon Edmund Barnett, who kindly supplied the above particulars, was for many years priest in charge at Felton, Northumberland. Several members of the Barnett family were highly gifted as musicians. John Joseph was one of the first members of the York Philharmonic Society, previous to the formation of which he and other enthusiasts met at each other's houses. He was also one of the waits at Christmas -time. His son Alfred, who died under age, was a skilful 'cello player, and died as the result of a chill caught whilst returning from a musical evening at Whit well, near York. WORKS. Barnett and Sons. Hessle, near Hull. 1845. East window of Chapter House. 1846. Nave, York Minster. St. Stephen and St. Lawrence. 1850. Bradford. St. Matthew's Church, Banktop. Three-light window. Crucifixion, St. Matthew and St. Thomas. 1850-51. St. George's Church, York. Three windows. 1851. Holy Trinity Church, Micklegate, York. East window, now re- moved to north side of chancel. Francis Barnett. 1844. Exhibition of window at the meeting of the British Associa- tion in York. 1850. Drighlington. Window in the style of the "Five Sisters" window in York Minster. 1851. Window exhibited at the Great Exhibition. 1854. Burneston Church. All but East window. Burley Church, near Leeds. East window. Brighouse. St. Martin's Church. Four Evangelists and SS. Peter and Paul. 1856. Grosmont Church, near Whitby. 1857. Leeds. St. Luke's Church. Figure of St. Luke and medallions. Leeds. Trinity Church. St. John. 1861. Bradford. Low Moor. 1866. Chapel Allerton. Three windows. Kirk Deighton Church. East window. Henry Mark Barnett. 1863. Boroughbridge Church. Clerestory. Te Deum. Whitcham Church, Cumberland. Patrick Brompton. East end of south aisle. 1866. Blaydon-on-Tyne. JOHN A. KNOWLES.