Stained Glass of Buckinghamshire Churches

Windows by Charles Eamer Kempe - Maker

Charles Eamer Kempe (1837-1907) lived in Sussex, but studied at Oxford under the influence of the Tractarians. He wished to be ordained, but realized it would be impossible due to his speech impediment. So he then decided his future should be involved with the increasing adornment of churches that surrounded him in Oxford. He admired the work of the architect G F Bodley and joined him to study architecture and decoration, soon being involved with the Gothic decoration of Bodley's churches. Kempe then realized that he wanted to specialize in Stained Glass work, and in 1864 Bodley recommended that Kempe should become a pupil of Clayton and Bell. It was not long before he wanted the freedom to explore his own designs, and set up his own studio in 1866, and was soon joined by his own assistants including William Tate and Alfred Tombleson, who became the long-serving manager of Kempe's glassworks. The business was known by his own name of Charles Eamer Kempe (Eamer having been his mother's maiden name), and flourished having to move twice to larger premises in North London. The style of the work varied over 40 years, with early work sometimes described as too bright, and later work sometimes described as too dark. However, apart from their intricate ornamentation, Kempe windows are known for the technique that the company perfected of using a silver stain on clear glass which leaves a translucent yellow tint. The Kempe Makers Mark was a wheatsheaf (or garb) derived from his family coat of arms. Kempe died suddenly in 1907, but left specific instructions that the business should continue with certain people in control, but to be run as a limited company named C E Kempe & Co Ltd. That company existed until 1934.

71 Windows, listed in Church Order

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Window	Location	Church	Date	Craftsmen
	West	St Botolph in Bradenham	1887	Charles Eamer Kempe
	East	St Lawrence in Broughton (MK)	†1893	Charles Eamer Kempe
	Chancel S	St Lawrence in Broughton (MK)	1882	Charles Eamer Kempe
	East	St Giles in Chalfont St Giles	1899	Charles Eamer Kempe
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	S Aisle W	St Giles in Chalfont St Giles	16th c. & 1894	Charles Eamer Kempe
	Nave N (C)	St Giles in Chalfont St Giles	1891	Charles Eamer Kempe
	Sanct. S	St Peter in Chalfont St Peter	1888	Charles Eamer Kempe
	Nave N (E2)	St Peter in Chalfont St Peter	1891	Charles Eamer Kempe
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	Chancel S (W)	St Peter in Chalvey (Slough)	1880	Charles Eamer Kempe
	Nave S (E)	St Peter in Chalvey (Slough)	1879	Charles Eamer Kempe
	Nave S (W)	St Peter in Chalvey (Slough)	1879	Charles Eamer Kempe
	West	St Peter in Chalvey (Slough)	1880 & 1911	Charles Eamer Kempe
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	N aisle N (W)	St Peter in Chalvey (Slough)	1877	Charles Eamer Kempe
	N aisle N (2E)	St Peter in Chalvey (Slough)	†1879	Charles Eamer Kempe
	N aisle N (E)	St Peter in Chalvey (Slough)	†1880	Charles Eamer Kempe
	East	St Thomas in Colnbrook	1884	Charles Eamer Kempe
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	Chancel S (E)	St Thomas in Colnbrook	1884	Charles Eamer Kempe
	Chancel S (W)	St Thomas in Colnbrook	1884	Charles Eamer Kempe
	Chancel N	St Thomas in Colnbrook	1885	Charles Eamer Kempe
	East	Cemetery Chapel in Datchet	1902	Charles Eamer Kempe
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	Chancel S (E)	St Mary the Virgin in Edlesborough	1901	Charles Eamer Kempe
	S aisle (C)	St Mary in Farnham Royal	1900	Charles Eamer Kempe
	S aisle S (W)	St John the Evangelist in Frieth	1905	Charles Eamer Kempe
	S aisle W	St John the Evangelist in Frieth	1888	Charles Eamer Kempe
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	Nave N	St John the Evangelist in Frieth	1901	Charles Eamer Kempe
	Chancel N	St John the Evangelist in Frieth	1880	Charles Eamer Kempe
	South Aisle S (E)	St Andrew in Great Linford (MK)	1904	Charles Eamer Kempe
	Lady Chapel East	All Saints in High Wycombe	1902	Charles Eamer Kempe
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	Lady Chapel S	All Saints in High Wycombe	1904	Charles Eamer Kempe
	S aisle S (E2)	All Saints in High Wycombe	1900	Charles Eamer Kempe
	East	St Michael in Horton	1883	Charles Eamer Kempe
	Chancel S	St Michael in Horton	1879	Charles Eamer Kempe
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	S aisle S (E)	St Michael in Horton	1879	Charles Eamer Kempe
	S aisle S (2E)	St Michael in Horton	1882	Charles Eamer Kempe
	S aisle S (W)	St Michael in Horton	1883	Charles Eamer Kempe
	N aisle N (W)	St Michael in Horton	1893	Charles Eamer Kempe
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	Chancel N	St Michael in Horton	1905	Charles Eamer Kempe
	East	St Peter in Iver	1904	Charles Eamer Kempe
	Chancel N (W)	St Peter in Iver	1890	Charles Eamer Kempe
	East	St Nicholas in Kingsey	1901	Charles Eamer Kempe
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	S Transept S	St Mary Magdalene in Latimer	1892	Charles Eamer Kempe
	S aisle S (E2)	St Barnabas in Linslade, New	1882	Charles Eamer Kempe
	S aisle S (E3)	St Barnabas in Linslade, New	1882	Charles Eamer Kempe
	S aisle S (W)	St Barnabas in Linslade, New	1882	Charles Eamer Kempe
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	N aisle N (W)	St Barnabas in Linslade, New	1885	Charles Eamer Kempe
	N aisle N (2W)	St Barnabas in Linslade, New	1885	Charles Eamer Kempe
	N aisle N (4W)	St Barnabas in Linslade, New	1878	Charles Eamer Kempe
	Chancel S	St Mary Magdalene in Little Brickhill	1887	Charles Eamer Kempe
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	Nave N	St Mary Magdalene in Little Brickhill	1891	Charles Eamer Kempe
	S aisle S (C)	All Saints in Marlow	1905	Charles Eamer Kempe
	East	St Mary the Virgin in Mentmore	1905	Charles Eamer Kempe
	east	St Mary in Slough	1889	Charles Eamer Kempe
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	Chancel SE	St Mary in Slough	1892	Charles Eamer Kempe
	Chancel SW	St Mary in Slough	1892	Charles Eamer Kempe
	S aisle E	St Mary in Slough	1882	Charles Eamer Kempe
	S aisle S (E)	St Mary in Slough	1893, 1931	Charles Eamer Kempe
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	Chancel N (W)	St Mary in Slough	1892	Charles Eamer Kempe
	Chancel N (E)	St Mary in Slough	1892	Charles Eamer Kempe
	East	St Peter in Stoke Goldington	1902	Charles Eamer Kempe
	West	St Mary & Giles in Stony Stratford (MK)	1903	Charles Eamer Kempe
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	S aisle E	St Laurence in Upton‑cum‑Chalvey (Slough)	1876	Charles Eamer Kempe
	Nave W	St Laurence in Upton‑cum‑Chalvey (Slough)	1877	Charles Eamer Kempe
	Nave N (W)	St Laurence in Upton‑cum‑Chalvey (Slough)	1893	Charles Eamer Kempe
	Nave N (3W)	St Laurence in Upton‑cum‑Chalvey (Slough)	1882	Charles Eamer Kempe
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	Chancel S	St Augustine in Westbury	1901	Charles Eamer Kempe
	Chancel N (W)	St Augustine in Westbury	1901	Charles Eamer Kempe
	Chancel N (E)	St Augustine in Westbury	1901	Charles Eamer Kempe
	East	St Mary in Whaddon	1889	Charles Eamer Kempe
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	S aisle E	All Saints in Wing	1904	Charles Eamer Kempe
	S aisle S(E)	All Saints in Wing	1902	Charles Eamer Kempe
	East	St Laurence in Winslow	1897	Charles Eamer Kempe

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Stained Glass of Buckinghamshire Churches