Stained glass windows considered of importance by Victoria and Albert Museum curators are on display in Nonsuch Mansion.
When the Friends of Nonsuch began restoration work on the Service Wing of the mansion in 1991 eight individual panels of stained glass were recovered.
Two of these panels indicated a connection between the original Nonsuch Palace of Henry VIII which used to be on the site and one showed the Coat of Arms used by the Farmer family who owned the mansion.
The Friends of Nonsuch soon found out that Samuel Farmer had commissioned various stained glass panels relevant to the family’s history.
Nonsuch Mansion
After consultation with the Victoria and Albert Museum, whose curators declared the glass to be "a most interesting collection of considerable antiquarian importance", an appeal to restore the glass was launched by the Friends.
The photograph shows the Coat of Arms commemorating the marriage of Jane Seymour to Henry VIII - only 11 days after the execution of Anne Boleyn.
These are just part of the treasures on display in the Nonsuch Mansion Service Wing Museum.
The museum will be open on bank holiday Sunday and Monday, May 26 - 27, 2-5pm, for £3, visit friendsofnonsuch.co.uk.
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