# Trena Cox

Trena Mary Cox (1895–1980) was an English stained glass artist.
She was born Emma Trina Cox on 3 March 1895, in the Lower Bebington Urban District (i.e. not Bebbington), on the Wirral Peninsula and grew up around Birkenhead. She trained at the Laird School of Art. In 1924 she moved to Chester and set up her studio in Victoria Road Chester, Cheshire, either adjacent to, or within, the Kaleyard works of Williams, Gamon & Co., with whom she remained associated until the Second World War. In about 1945, Trena Cox moved to 96 Watergate Street, Chester, which remained her home and, at least later, her studio, until she retired in 1972 (at the age of 77) and died, on 11 February 1980 (not in 1977, as frequently quoted). Most of her works are in churches in the old counties of Cheshire and Lancashire. She was a fellow of the British Society of Master Glass Painters. The authors of the Buildings of England series comment that "her windows are usually small, her figures modest, often with small-scale detail in the quarries" (small pieces of square or diamond-shaped glass set diagonally).
Until the publication of Jones (2012), there was very little coherent information available about the life of Trena Cox and errors in some earlier references, concerning, for example, the year of her death, have unfortunately been perpetuated by later authors.

## Selected works

| Building | Location | Date | Subject, notes and references |
| Chester College Chapel | Chester, Cheshire 53°11′56″N 2°53′48″W﻿ / ﻿53.1989°N 2.8966°W﻿ / 53.1989; -2.8966﻿ (Chester College Chapel) | 1923, 1933, 1962 | A number of windows in the chapel and in its corridor. |
| Cloister, Chester Cathedral | Chester, Cheshire 53°11′31″N 2°53′26″W﻿ / ﻿53.1919°N 2.8905°W﻿ / 53.1919; -2.8905﻿ (Chester Cathedral) | 1925–27 | Eight figures in the southwest corner of the cloister. |
| Slype, Chester Cathedral | Chester, Cheshire 53°11′31″N 2°53′26″W﻿ / ﻿53.1919°N 2.8905°W﻿ / 53.1919; -2.8905﻿ (Chester Cathedral) | 1927 | Saint Christopher. |
| Church of St Mary and All Saints | Whalley, Lancashire 53°49′27″N 2°24′15″W﻿ / ﻿53.8241°N 2.4041°W﻿ / 53.8241; -2.4041﻿ (Church of St Mary and All Saints, Whalley) | 1928 | East window in the north chapel, depicting Saint George, Saint Nicholas, and King Arthur. |
| Trevor Church | Trevor, Wrexham, Wales 52°58′20″N 3°06′23″W﻿ / ﻿52.9723°N 3.1065°W﻿ / 52.9723; -3.1065﻿ (Trevor Church) | 1930 | Crucifixion. |
| St Stephen's Church | Prenton, Birkenhead, Merseyside 53°22′09″N 3°02′29″W﻿ / ﻿53.3691°N 3.0415°W﻿ / 53.3691; -3.0415﻿ (St Stephen's Church, Prenton) | 1932 | Several small windows. |
| St Michael's Church | Blundellsands, Merseyside 53°29′41″N 3°02′36″W﻿ / ﻿53.4946°N 3.0433°W﻿ / 53.4946; -3.0433﻿ (St Michael's Church, Blundellsands) | 1932; 1933 | Annunciation; Saint Christopher. |
| Church of the Resurrection and All Saints | Caldy, Wirral, Merseyside 53°21′30″N 3°09′51″W﻿ / ﻿53.3584°N 3.1641°W﻿ / 53.3584; -3.1641﻿ (Church of the Resurrection and All Saints, Caldy) | 1933; 1946 | Saint George, Saint Werburgh, Saint Bridget, and Saint Martin. |
| St Michael's Church | Huyton, Merseyside 53°24′50″N 2°50′24″W﻿ / ﻿53.4140°N 2.8400°W﻿ / 53.4140; -2.8400﻿ (St Michael's Church, Huyton) | 1933 | Simeon with Jesus; Mary sitting at Jesus' feet. |
| St Bartholomew's Church | Thurstaston, Wirral. Merseyside 53°20′55″N 3°07′56″W﻿ / ﻿53.3485°N 3.1321°W﻿ / 53.3485; -3.1321﻿ (St Bartholomew's Church, Thurstaston) | 1934; 1951 | Two windows. |
| St Werburgh's Church | Chester, Cheshire 53°11′28″N 2°52′57″W﻿ / ﻿53.1911°N 2.8824°W﻿ / 53.1911; -2.8824﻿ (St Werburgh's Church, Chester) | 1936 | A set of eight small windows in the narthex. |
| Holy Trinity Church | Lower Beeding, West Sussex 51°02′00″N 0°15′40″W﻿ / ﻿51.0332°N 0.2610°W﻿ / 51.0332; -0.2610﻿ (Holy Trinity Church, Lower Beeding) | 1936 | Good Shepherd. |
| St Michael's Church | Shotwick, Cheshire 53°14′20″N 2°59′42″W﻿ / ﻿53.2388°N 2.9951°W﻿ / 53.2388; -2.9951﻿ (St Michael's Church, Shotwick) | 1938 | Saint Michael. |
| Chapel of St Mary de Castro, Chester Castle | Chester, Cheshire 53°11′07″N 2°53′30″W﻿ / ﻿53.1854°N 2.8918°W﻿ / 53.1854; -2.8918﻿ (Chapel of St Mary de Castro, Chester Castle) | 1939 | A small version of the Mother and Child. |
| St Matthew's Church | Stretton, Cheshire 53°20′25″N 2°34′18″W﻿ / ﻿53.3404°N 2.5717°W﻿ / 53.3404; -2.5717﻿ (St Matthew's Church, Stretton) | 1939 | West window. |
| Holy Trinity Church | Bickerton, Cheshire 53°04′37″N 2°43′58″W﻿ / ﻿53.0769°N 2.7327°W﻿ / 53.0769; -2.7327﻿ (Holy Trinity Church, Bickerton) | c. 1940 | |
| Christ Church | Crowton, Cheshire 53°15′59″N 2°37′52″W﻿ / ﻿53.2664°N 2.6312°W﻿ / 53.2664; -2.6312﻿ (Christ Church, Crowton) | 1946 | Mother and Child. |
| St Oswald's Church | Bidston, Birkenhead, Merseyside 53°24′09″N 3°04′02″W﻿ / ﻿53.4024°N 3.0671°W﻿ / 53.4024; -3.0671﻿ (St Oswald's Church, Bidston) | 1947 | Epiphany. |
| St Ambrose Church | Widnes, Cheshire 53°22′21″N 2°42′44″W﻿ / ﻿53.3725°N 2.7123°W﻿ / 53.3725; -2.7123﻿ (St Ambrose Church, Widnes) | 1947 | A window given by German prisoners of war, depicting Saint Boniface. |
| St Matthew's Church | Buckley, Flintshire, Wales 53°10′28″N 3°04′21″W﻿ / ﻿53.1745°N 3.0726°W﻿ / 53.1745; -3.0726﻿ (St Matthew's Church, Buckley) | 1948 | Christ in Glory as a Child in the south wall of the south aisle. |
| St Lawrence's Church | Stoak, Cheshire 53°15′12″N 2°51′55″W﻿ / ﻿53.2534°N 2.8654°W﻿ / 53.2534; -2.8654﻿ (St Lawrence's Church, Stoak) | 1948 | Saint Christopher and Saint George moved here from Christ Church, Chester, in 1997. |
| St James' Church | Leyland, Lancashire 53°41′24″N 2°43′57″W﻿ / ﻿53.6900°N 2.7325°W﻿ / 53.6900; -2.7325﻿ (St James' Church, Leyland) | 1949 | Saint Michael; Saint George. |
| St John the Evangelist's Church | Norley, Cheshire 53°14′59″N 2°39′28″W﻿ / ﻿53.2496°N 2.6579°W﻿ / 53.2496; -2.6579﻿ (St John the Evangelist's Church, Norley) | 1949 | The west window of the north aisle. |
| Emmanuel Church | Buckley, Flintshire, Wales 53°10′04″N 3°05′18″W﻿ / ﻿53.1678°N 3.0882°W﻿ / 53.1678; -3.0882﻿ (Emmanuel Church, Buckley) | 1950; 1962 | Scenes from the birth and early life of Christ on the south wall. |
| All Saints Church | Bubwith, East Yorkshire 53°49′01″N 0°55′14″W﻿ / ﻿53.8170°N 0.9206°W﻿ / 53.8170; -0.9206﻿ (All Saints Church, Bubwith) | 1951 | Te Deum. |
| Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham | Walsingham, Norfolk 52°53′41″N 0°52′33″E﻿ / ﻿52.8947°N 0.8758°E﻿ / 52.8947; 0.8758﻿ (Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham) | 1955 | Annunciation. |
| St Aiden's Church | Wheatley Hills, Doncaster, South Yorkshire 53°32′11″N 1°05′56″W﻿ / ﻿53.5364°N 1.0990°W﻿ / 53.5364; -1.0990﻿ (St Aiden's Church, Wheatley Hills) | 1957 | Vision of St. John on Patmos. |
| Shrewsbury Cathedral | Shrewsbury, Shropshire 52°42′19″N 2°45′14″W﻿ / ﻿52.7053°N 2.7540°W﻿ / 52.7053; -2.7540﻿ (St John the Evangelist's Church, Norley) | 1960 | A window with armorial items in the porch. |
| All Saints' Church | Daresbury, Cheshire 53°20′26″N 2°37′52″W﻿ / ﻿53.3406°N 2.6312°W﻿ / 53.3406; -2.6312﻿ (All Saints' Church, Daresbury) | c. 1960 | Two windows. |
| St John the Baptist's Church | Chester, Cheshire 53°11′20″N 2°53′08″W﻿ / ﻿53.1890°N 2.8856°W﻿ / 53.1890; -2.8856﻿ (St John the Baptist's Church, Chester) | 1969 | Aethelred and the Hind, in the narthex. |
| St Mary Magdalen's Church | Tallern Green, Wrexham, Wales 52°59′31″N 2°49′38″W﻿ / ﻿52.9920°N 2.8273°W﻿ / 52.9920; -2.8273﻿ (St Mary Magdalen's Church, Tallern Green) | 1970 | An Angel Greets the Three Women at the Empty Tomb in the south wall of the nave. |
| Wrexham Cathedral | Wrexham, Wales 53°02′50″N 2°59′56″W﻿ / ﻿53.0473°N 2.9989°W﻿ / 53.0473; -2.9989﻿ (Wrexham Cathedral) | 1970 | Saint Michael and angels on the east wall of the south transept. |
| The Priory and Parish Church of Saint Mary (Beddgelert) | Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales 53°00′40″N 4°06′06″W﻿ / ﻿53.0111°N 4.1017°W﻿ / 53.0111; -4.1017﻿ (Priory Church of St Mary, Beddgelert) | Undated | Virgin and Child and David on the north wall of the nave. |
| St Peter's Church | Chester, Cheshire 53°11′25″N 2°53′30″W﻿ / ﻿53.1904°N 2.8918°W﻿ / 53.1904; -2.8918﻿ (St Peter's Church, Chester) | Undated | On the west side of the church. |
| St Chad's Church | Farndon, Cheshire 53°05′02″N 2°52′39″W﻿ / ﻿53.0840°N 2.8774°W﻿ / 53.0840; -2.8774﻿ (St Chad's Church, Farndon) | Undated | Three windows. |
| St James' Church | Ince, Cheshire 53°16′53″N 2°49′36″W﻿ / ﻿53.2813°N 2.8266°W﻿ / 53.2813; -2.8266﻿ (St James' Church, Ince) | Undated | Saint Francis and Saint Werburgh. |
| St Michael and All Angels Church | Little Leigh, Cheshire 53°16′44″N 2°34′42″W﻿ / ﻿53.2790°N 2.5783°W﻿ / 53.2790; -2.5783﻿ (St Michael and All Angels Church, Little Leigh) | Undated | |
| St Stephen's Church | Moulton, Cheshire 53°13′22″N 2°31′00″W﻿ / ﻿53.2227°N 2.5168°W﻿ / 53.2227; -2.5168﻿ (St Stephen's Church, Moulton) | Undated | Two west windows and two in the north aisle. |
| Holy Trinity Church | Northwich, Cheshire 53°15′28″N 2°31′08″W﻿ / ﻿53.2577°N 2.5188°W﻿ / 53.2577; -2.5188﻿ (Holy Trinity Church, Northwich) | Undated | Christmas scenes. |
| St Trillo's Chapel | Rhos-on-Sea, Conwy, Wales 53°18′52″N 3°44′26″W﻿ / ﻿53.3144°N 3.7406°W﻿ / 53.3144; -3.7406﻿ (St Trillo's Chapel, Rhos-on-Sea) | Undated | Saint Elian in the south wall. |
| Holy Cross Church | Woodchurch, Birkenhead, Merseyside 53°22′21″N 3°05′21″W﻿ / ﻿53.3725°N 3.0892°W﻿ / 53.3725; -3.0892﻿ (Holy Cross Church, Woodchurch) | Undated | A window in the north aisle. |