[136893] St Mary, Staindrop : Margaret Cook Window - Kempe

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[136893] St Mary, Staindrop : Margaret Cook Window - Kempe
[136893] St Mary, Staindrop : Margaret Cook Window - Kempe

St Mary, Staindrop, County Durham.
South Aisle Window, 1902.
By Charles Eamer Kempe.
St Mary of Bethany, St Mary Magdalene & St Martha.
Detail - Kempe's wheatsheaf signature (on the left edge).

This window is erected to the glory of God and in loving memory of Margaret Dale Cook widow of the Reverend TC Cook and daughter of the late Colonel Trotter of Staindrop AD 1902.

Charles Eamer Kempe (1837-1907) was a painter of walls, ceilings and woodwork of churches in the 1860s. The style then in vogue reflected a resurgence of interest to high church practices. Kempe's training served him well, and he started his own stained glass company, CE Kempe & Co in London, in 1868. He was not a trained artist, but was nevertheless artistic, and able to suggest ideas which could be developed by his artists and cartoonists. He insisted that only the firm's name should take the credit for the standard of work produced, and that individual members of the studio remain anonymous.

Kempe perfected the use of silver stain on clear glass, which leaves a yellow tint, which could be delicate or deep depending on the amount of stain. His greatest stylistic influence was the stained glass of Northern Germany and Flanders from the 16th Century. He took many trips to Europe, often taking the Kempe Company artists with him. The insignia of Kempe, from about 1895 until his death in 1907 was a wheatsheaf, from his family's coat of arms. After his death, the firm was run by four of his directors, including his cousin, Walter Tower. The insignia then changed to a wheatsheaf with a black tower.

St Mary, Staindrop, County Durham, C12-C15.
Restored mid C19.
Grade l listed.

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