Lunchtime Talk: Divine Light

Join Janet Gough, author of Divine Light, in St Margaret’s Church to explore the history and legacy of stained-glass windows. From the Middle Ages to the present day, the artistic beauty and enduring power of this art form has been used to spread sacred stories across the centuries. Janet will use examples from Westminster Abbey and St Margaret’s Church to reflect on how these windows have shaped sacred spaces across England.

Copies of Divine Light will be available for purchase at the end of this event.

This event is part of our monthly Lunchtime Talk series. On the second Wednesday of every month, join us at St Margaret’s Church for an in-depth exploration of part of the Abbey’s history.

Janet Gough OBE was Director of Cathedrals and Church Buildings for the Church of England for eight years. A Cambridge graduate in History and History of Art, she previously worked at Sotheby’s and is now a leading advocate for the appreciation of church heritage. She is the author of four illustrated paperbacks, most recently published in October Divine Light: The Stained Glass of England’s Cathedrals (2025). Janet received an OBE in 2017 for services to heritage and advised Royal Mail on its Cathedral Christmas stamps for Christmas 2024.

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