C.E. Kempe & Co Ltd (1866-1934)

Studio established in 1866 by Charles Eamer Kempe (1837-1907) in London to make windows under his direction. Kempe insisted that the members of the studio should remain anonymous, and that only the firm's name should be credited. The firm perfected the use of silver stain on clear glass which leaves a yellow tint. Kempe left the firm to his nephew Walter Tower, after which the firm was known as C.E. Kempe & Co. Ltd. The emblem used by the firm, the wheatsheaf, had a tower added to it. The firm’s designers also worked on other church furnishings, including reredoses, screens and war memorials, which were often executed by the Sussex firm of Norman & Burt.

Kempe Society webpage.

Further reading

Margaret Stavridi, Master of Glass: Charles Eamer Kempe 1837-1907 (Hatfield: John Taylor Books, 1988).

Philip Collins, The Corpus of Kempe Stained Glass in the UK and Ireland (Kempe Trust, 2000).

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	St Paul and St John the Baptist firm/studio: C.E. Kempe 1877 Church of St Tyrnog, Llandyrnog, Denbighshire west wall of the north nave (window number: nV)
	The Annunciation firm/studio: C.E. Kempe 1877 Church of St Tyrnog, Llandyrnog, Denbighshire north wall of the chancel (window number: nII)
	Choir of Angels firm/studio: C.E. Kempe 1879 Church of St Cadoc, Llangattock-Vibon-Avel, Monmouthshire west wall of the nave (window number: wI)
	St Michael and St Gabriel firm/studio: C.E. Kempe 1882 Church of St Mary the Virgin, Monmouth, Monmouthshire south wall of the south aisle
	Figures from the Bible and Saints firm/studio: C.E. Kempe 1883 Church of All Saints, Newbridge-on-Wye sanctuary apse (window number: I)
	Musical Angels firm/studio: C.E. Kempe 1883 Church of All Saints, Newbridge-on-Wye south wall of the nave (window number: sVIII)
	The Four Rivers of Paradise firm/studio: C.E. Kempe 1883 Church of St Mary the Virgin, Monmouth, Monmouthshire baptistry
	Saints firm/studio: C.E. Kempe 1884 Church of St Cadoc, Llangattock-Vibon-Avel, Monmouthshire south wall of the south transept (window number: sIII)
	Christ with the Twelve Apostles firm/studio: C.E. Kempe 1884 Church of St Mary the Virgin, Monmouth, Monmouthshire east wall of the chancel
	The Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and St John and Scenes from the Death of Christ firm/studio: C.E. Kempe 1885 Church of St Mary the Virgin, Monmouth, Monmouthshire east wall of south aisle chapel

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