Ward & Partners of Belfast

Ward & Partners of Belfast

Company type	Private
Industry	Stained glass
Founded	1894;131 years ago (1894)
Founder	Francis Edward Ward
Defunct	c. 1925-1930
Headquarters	Belfast , Northern Ireland

Ward & Partners of Belfast were a Northern Irish stained glass manufacturer in the late-19th century and early-20th century that predominantly focused on ecclesiastical commissions. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It was founded by Francis Edward Ward, with both him and William J. Douglas being key people in the company. Douglas left in 1918 to start his own business, and the company became defunct some time between 1925 and 1930, when Ward also left to became the head of Clokey's stained glass division. ^{[1] [4]}

They were the principal competitors in Northern Ireland of Clokey Studios,^{[ citation needed ]} founded by Walter Francis Clokey. ^{[5] [6]}

Works

• Robert Johnstone Memorial Stained Glass Window (c.1918) in First Presbyterian Church of Carrickfergus, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland ^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Ward & Partners". Dictionary of Irish Architects . Retrieved 18 November 2025.
2. "Ward and Partners". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851–1951 . University of Glasgow. 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
3. Thom, Alexander (1926). Thom's Irish Almanac and Official Directory with the Post Office Dublin City and County Directory, for the year 1926, Thom's Directory. Thom's Irish Almanac and Official Directory. Vol. 83. Middle Abbey Street, Dublin. p. 2373.
4. "Architectural drawings collections". Department for Communities . Retrieved 18 November 2025. as are a few earlier illustrations originating from the studio of Ward & Partners of Belfast which were added to the archive when Francis Ward, founder of the firm, joined Clokey in 1925.
5. "Clokey, Walter F." Dictionary of Irish Architects . 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
6. "Clokey Collection of Stained Glass Window Designs". RASCAL. Queen's University Belfast. 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2025.