19th century
Bryans, Herbert

Herbert William Bryans 1855-1925. A student of, and designer for CE Kempe before starting his own business in 1897.
Burlison & Grylls

Apprentices to Clayton & Bell, with the help of the architect George Bodley, John Burlison (1843–91) and Thomas Grylls (1845–1913) started their own company in 1868.
Burne-Jones, Edward

Born at 11 Bennetts Hill on August 28 1833. Edward Coley Jones was raised by his father a frame maker and gilder, and lived for the first 20 years of his life in Birmingham.
Byfield - Holy Cross c1897
Memorial window, by CE Kempe, dedicated to Reverend Thomas Farebrother (d1896), Mary Anne Farebrother (d1884), and George Farebrother (d1892).
Clayton & Bell

The company was found in 1855 by John Clayton (1827-1913) and Alfred Bell (1832-95) and continued making stained glass until 1993.
Clayton and Bell’s designs were initially manufactured by Heaton and Butler, with whom they shared a studio between 1859 and 1862. Robert Turnill Bayne, a Pre-Raphaelite artist, was originally employed as a designer with Clayton and Bell. Then in 1862, Baynes joined the firm of Heaton, and Butler, and Clayton and Bell began to manufacturer their own glass.




