19th century

Bryans, Herbert

Active: 1890–1925
Bryans, Herbert

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

 

 

 

Burlison & Grylls

Active: 1868–1953
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

Active: 1856–1898
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.

Chantrey, Sir Francis

Active: 1805–1841
Chantrey, Sir Francis

Sir Francis Chantrey (1781–1841) was one of the leading British sculptors of the late Georgian and early Victorian periods, renowned for his portrait sculpture, funerary monuments, and public memorials. Trained initially as a woodcarver before studying sculpture in London, Chantrey developed a distinctive style that combined classical restraint with a direct and naturalistic observation of character.

Clayton & Bell

Active: 1855–1993
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.

 

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