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
	The Annunciation firm/studio: C.E. Kempe 1877 Church of St Tyrnog, Llandyrnog, Denbighshire north wall of the north nave
	St Michael and St Gabriel firm/studio: C.E. Kempe 1882 Church of St Mary, Monmouth, Monmouthshire south wall of the south aisle
	The Four Rivers of Paradise firm/studio: C.E. Kempe 1883 Church of St Mary, Monmouth, Monmouthshire baptistry
	Christ with the Twelve Apostles firm/studio: C.E. Kempe 1884 Church of St Mary, 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, Monmouth, Monmouthshire east wall of south aisle chapel
	Scenes from the Passion of Christ firm/studio: C.E. Kempe 1885 Church of St Mary, Monmouth, Monmouthshire south wall of the south aisle chapel
	An Angel Greets the Three Women at the Empty Tomb and Christ Appearing to St Mary Magdalene firm/studio: C.E. Kempe 1888 Church of St Mary, Monmouth, Monmouthshire sanctuary
	The Supper at Emmaus and Peter's Commission firm/studio: C.E. Kempe 1888 Church of St Mary, Monmouth, Monmouthshire sanctuary
	Virgin and Child with St James, St John and St Winefride firm/studio: C.E. Kempe 1890 Church of St Cynfarch and St Mary, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, Denbighshire south wall

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