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Thomas Freeth (1912–1994) was an English stained glass artist and art teacher active in the mid-twentieth-century in Kent. He was a local of Beckenham, Kent, and taught art there.

During World War Two, Freeth served as a Sapper in the Royal Engineers. Throughout the conflict, Freeth continued to paint and four of his war-time paintings were purchased by the War Artists' Advisory Committee.

Among Freeth's glass designs were the complete set of nave and tower windows for St. George's Church, Beckenham, which replaced windows destroyed in the war.

References

1. 10 Good Reasons To Visit Beckinham Kent Life (Accessed 25 April 2010)
2. Brain Foss (2007). War paint: Art, War, State and Identity in Britain, 1939-1945. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-10890-3.
3. Imperial War Museum. "War artists archive". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
4. John Newman. West Kent and the Weald. The “Buildings of England” Series, First Edition, Sir Nikolaus Pevsner and Judy Nairn, eds. (London: Penguin, 1969), p.142
5. St George's Parish Church. "Historic stained glass". St George's Parish Church, Beckinham. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

External links

• 5 artworks by or after Thomas Freeth at the Art UK site

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