Margaret Rope: The 'genius' stained glass artist who became a nun

Noah's Ark window, by Margaret Rope

Who wouldn't love an ancestor who rode around England on a motorbike in 1918, smoking cigars and getting herself arrested; who was one of the first women to make her living from art; who left all to become a Carmelite nun? Margaret Rope's cousin has been finding out about her, and features in this short programme which introduces an exhibition of her work in Shrewsbury. Available for 28 days.

Video of Margaret Rope's work: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0493hfy

'Heavenly Lights'

'The Untold Story of Shrewsbury Stained Glass Artist Margaret Agnes Rope'

At Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery, The Square, Shrewsbury SY1 1LH

12th September - 15th January 2017

Poster can be found at: www.shrewsburycathedral.org/What's%20On/MargaretRopePoster.pdf