In addition to the Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Window and the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Window, several other noteworthy examples of stained glass and glass art are visible throughout the stairwells and hallways of the Parliament Buildings. The most significant of these works are the windows made by Powell Brothers Limited of Leeds, U.K., who are attributed with creating not only the Diamond Jubilee Window, but also:
- The stairwell series displaying quotations from 17th and 18th century English writers and thinkers (supposedly, the intention of this series was to inspire legislators and spectators as they near the Legislative Chamber)
- The Latin arts and sciences series in the Members' Lobby
- The glass artwork on the doors into the Chamber
- Four of the windows lining the lower hallways of the Parliament Buildings
- Four of the windows lining the Speaker's Corridor​
- Six light fixtures spread across several Cabinet minister's offices
- And the numerous pieces featuring the names of renowned ancient philosophers and politicians lining the staircases leading to the third floor and the Public galleries
One supplier of glass was Henry Bloomfield and Sons of New Westminster. This company was responsible for making the glass art used in minor locations, like above doors or as skylights. Another supplier was Joseph McCausland Limited of Toronto. Like Bloomfield and Sons, McCausland created stained glass for minor locations in the Buildings that featured both geometrical symmetry and heraldic symbols.
It's unknown as to why the Powell Brothers chose such philosophers and politicians to line the stairwells of the third floor. However, Robert D. Watt, in the book The British Columbia Parliament Buildings, suggests that these figures were reflective of the classical education that was common at the time, which focused on the ideas and politics of ancient Greece and Rome. He also noted that the Greek and Roman architectural influences on the Parliament Buildings were similarly compatible with the references to the figures' names. The names depicted in the glass are Socrates, Aristides, Plato, Solon, Zaleucus in the east stairwell and Zoroaster, Pericles, Minos, Lycurgus, and Cicero in the west stairwell.
