John E. S. Pankhurst, the great great grandson of James Sinclair Beckham of Bell & Beckham, has kindly shared his annotated transcription of the firm's catalogue with readers of the Victorian Web. Spelling and details are as listed in the catalogue and notes and expanded names of buildings in brackets are by the author. Asterisks denote Mr. Pankhurt has relevant correspondence. The material below precedes the list:
Messrs, Bell & Beckham, Artists in Stained Glass and Interior Decorations 98 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, WC
A REPUTATION MAINTAINED
Messrs. Bell & Beckham beg leave to send you a list of STAINED GLASS WINDOWS already executed
Sketches and Estimates furnished.
Alvescot Church [St Peter’s Church, Mill Lane, Alvescot, Oxfordshire, OX18 2PT – Correspondence held]
- Two lights – SS Matthew and Mark
Ardleigh Church, Essex [St Mary the Virgin, The Street, Ardleigh, Essex, CO7 7LD]
- Three lights – The Baptism of our Lord
- Three lights – The Ascension
- Three lights – The Resurrection
- Three lights – The Adoration of the Magi
- Two lights – The Annunciation
- Two lights – The Angel Choir
- Large Crucifixion on Church Arch
Ault Hucknall Church [St John The Baptist, Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire]
- Four lights – The Baptism: Blessing Children; Noah and Moses
see listing below – Correspondence held
All Saints Church, Margaret Street [London, W1W 8JG]
- Melchisedec and Abraham (tile painting)
- The Brazen Serpent (tile painting)
- Sacrifice of Isaac (tile painting)
All Saints Church [All Saints Street, Old Town, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3BP]
- The Four Evangelists - Oil Paintings.
The Church warden advised that there were no (no longer?) oil paintings in the Church/
All Saints Church, Finchley Road]
- Ten two-light windows of Nave – Large figures of Prophets and Apostles
Closed & demolished in 1978
Ault Hucknall Church [St John The Baptist, Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire]*
- Four lights – The Annunciation; St. John Baptist; and St. Stephen
All Hallows Church, Tottenham [Church Lane, Tottenham, London N17 7AA]
- Repairing and Restoring Old Glass
William Butterfield is buried here.
American Church of the Holy Trinity, Paris [American Cathedral, 23 Avenue George V, 75008 Paris, France]
The whole of the windows in the Church. The biggest collection of Bell & Beckham stained glass – see ‘American Cathedral Of The Holy Trinity: Key To Stained Glass Windows’ for description of subject matter. Notes of Church records held which gives details of dealings with Bell & Beckham.
Balliol College, Oxford [Balliol College, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3BJ]
- Two-light Library window – Figures of Scott, Dante, Virgil and Wordsworth.
Correspondence held – the windows are no longer in place.
Bishop’s Palace, Fulham [Probably Fulham Palace, Bishop’s Avenue, London SW6 6E]
- Repairing and Restoring Old Glass
Brighton Oratory
- Two lights – Figures of SS. Mary and Joseph.
Unable to trace this location – Brighton History Centre have no trace.
Blythburgh Church [Probably Holy Trinity, Blythburgh, Suffolk]
- Restoring and Repairing Old Glass
Baverstock Church, Wilts [St Edith, Baverstock, Wiltshire]*
- Tile Painting – Memorial
No trace of Tile Painting.
Broomfield Fixby Church
- Large single light – Mary at the feet of Jesus
Unable to trace Broomfield Fixby.
Blackheath School Chapel [Blackheath Proprietary School]*
- East and West windows and Decoration of Walls
Closed 1907 – Demolished 1936-1937/
Baverstock Church, Wilts [St Edith, Baverstock, Wiltshire]*
- Two lights – Emblems of the Four Evangelists
Baulking Church, Berks [St Nicholas Church, Baulking, Berkshire, SN7 7QE]
- Lancet light – Christ Crowning the Faithful
County Down, Ireland*
- Two lights – Our Lord Walking on the Sea
Unable to trace
Cheddar Church [St Andrew, Church Street, Cheddar, Somerset BS27]*
- Two lights – Ruth and Naomi
Christ Church, St. Stephen's, New Brunswick, Canada 30 Prince William Street, St Stephen, N.B.E3L2W6, Canada]
- Two lights – St. John Baptist and St. Stephen
- Two lights – The Annunciation
Photograph of St. John Baptist and St. Stephen: dedication – TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE REV JAMES SATURLEY OF S AVG COLL CANTERBURY ENGLAND CURATE OF THIS PARISH 1867-69 AGED 29 YEARS.
Annunciation still in place: very difficult to photograph due to high location of window in Church.
Chilton Church, Hungerford [St Mary’s Church, Chilton Foliat, Berkshire]
- Lancet light – The Virgin and Child
College Chapel, Madagascar
- Eight single lights – Figures of Saints
Unable to identify location – Correspondence sent
Children's Hospital, Scarboro'*
- Three lights – Group Charity
Likely to have been Scarborough Hospital & Dispensary, Friars Entry, Scarborough, Yorkshire – demolished about 40 years ago.
Cheltenham College, Oxford Room [The Cheltenham Ladies College, Bayshill Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 3EP]
- Large two-light windows – Subjects from the Greek, Mediaeval and Modern Poets
The windows are no longer in place – relocated or destroyed? Copy of college guide 1931 held, which has black and white photographs of the windows - Bell & Beckham credited. The windows are actually of three lights – see ‘Bell & Beckham articles‘ for full description of subject matter.
Chapel of All Hallows, Community House, Ditchingham [All Hallows Convent, Belsey Bridge Road, Ditchingham, Bungay, Suffolk NR35 2DT]*
- Three light Transept window – SS. Hannah, Elizabeth and Mary
- Five Aisle windows – Figures of Saints
- Two small lights – Elijah and St. John Baptist
The five aisle windows were installed in 1897 the others in 1898.
Five aisle windows: St Katharine – St Etheldreda – St Theresa – St Elisabeth Of Hungary – St Margaret Of Cartona
See other catalogue listing below.
Christ College, Blackheath [4 St German’s Place, London SE3 ONJ]
- Memorial window in Chapel
Now Blackheath Nursery and Prepatory School,
The Chapel is now the Library and the window is still in place.
Chapel of All Hallows, Community HOuse, Ditchingham [All Hallows Convent, Belsey Bridge Road, Ditchingham, Bungay, Suffolk NR35 2DT]
- Three lights – Our Lord: St. Michael: and St. Gabriel
See other catalogue listing above.
Charfield Church*
- Single light – Figure of Saint
There are two Churches in Charfield – St James’ and St Johns’ – no Bell and Beckham glass.
Dover Church*
- Tile paintings – The Four Evangelists
Unable to trace
Eton College Chapel [Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 6DB]*
- Memorial Brass
Unable to identify.
Farm Street Church [The Jesuit Church Of The Immaculate Conception, 114 Mount Street, Mayfair, London W1K 3AH]*
- Decoration of Church Figure and Ornamental Glass
No information in Church indices, however, boxes full of information available to review.
Graemeshall Chapel, Orkney, N.B. [Graemeshall House, Holm, Orkney, Scotland]*
- Three lights – Figures of SS. Margaret: St. Margaret of Scotland: and Coat of Arms
Huytesbury Church, Wilts [St Peter & St Paul, Heytesbury, Wiltshire]*
- Three lights – The Adoration of the Magi
See also catalogue entry for Huytesbury Church, Wilts below)
Hundleby Church, Lincoln
- Two lights – SS. Mary and John [St Mary’s Church, Church Lane, Hundleby, Lincolnshire, PE23 5NA]
- St Mary light: ‘Woman Behold Thy Son’ (John 19: 2-27)
- St John light: ‘Behold Thy Mother’ (John 19: 2-27)
Holy Trinity Church, Portsea
- Three lights – Figures of Saints
The Church was destroyed by bombs in 1941.
Horsington Church, Parkstone, Somerset
- Single light – St. James the Great
There is an error in the catalogue listing. Should be St John The Baptist, Horsington, Somerset, BA8 OEG. (see listing for Horsington Church below)
Huytesbury Church, Wilts [St Peter & St Paul, Heytesbury, Wiltshire]*
- Three lights – Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes
(See also catalogue entry for Haylesbury Church, Wilts above)
Horsington Church, Bath [St John The Baptist, Horsington, Somerset, BA8 OEG]
- One light – Figure of St. Peter
(see listing for Horsington Church above)
Holy Trinity Church, Barnes [162 Castlenau, Barnes, London, SW13 9ET]
- One light – Our Lord at the Tomb of Lazarus
Window destroyed by bomb blast in WWII. ‘1893 Tracery only – Firm Bell & Beckham – HIS & ornament. (Window was Jesus at the tomb of Lazarus, destroyed 1940)’ Church Stained Glass Windows recorded by Robert Eberhard Oct 2006.
Homburg, Germany
- Three lights – St. George and Angels
Correspondence held with Bad Homburg Town archivist – unable to identify the location (Church?) in question.
I have the original Bell & Beckham ‘cartoon’ for this window.
Hemyock Church, Collompton, Devon [St Mary, Hemyock, Collompton, Devon, EX15]*
- Three lights – Virgin and Child: The Nativity: Adoration of Shepherds: Flight into Egypt: Presentation in the Temple
Holy Trinity Chruch, Paddington
- Two two-light transomed windows in Chancel – Four large subjects:
- Maries at Tomb: The Resurrection: Martha and Mary at the Tomb of Lazarus: and the Raising of the Widow’s Son.
“Paddington, Holy Trinity, Bishop’s Road (1846) (now Bishop’s Bridge Road) closed 1971. Spire demolished in 1972, rest 1984. Redundant and demolished 1980’s.”
Holy Trinity Chruch, Harrow [Holy Trinity Wealdstone, 1a Headstone Lane, Wealdstone, Harrow, HA3 5QX]
- Three Lancet lights – The Crucifixion and Emblems of the Four Evangelists
- Decoration of Chancel wall
The church warden advised that the windows were installed in 1881 – the decoration of the Chancel is no longer visible and painted over several times. “It Is Finished”
Heath Church, Chesterfield [All Saints Church, Heath, Derbyshire]
- Two lights – Figures of David and Solomon
- Belfry window – Restoration of Old Glass
“In my trouble I have prepared for the house of The Lord and thou mayest add thereto arise and be doing and the Lord be with them In loving memory of Septimus Naylor who departed this life July 8th 1868 aged 74 years”
“I have chosen and sanctified this house that my name may be there for ever and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually In loving memory of Mary Naylor who departed this life August 11th 1889 aged 88 years”
Lyme Regis Church [St Michael The Archangel, Church Road, Lyme Regis, Dorset]*
- Four lights – Our Lord’s Charge to St. Peter
“Jesus saith unto him Feed my sheep”
Lawhitton Church, Cornwall
- Two three-light windows – subjects, The Nativity: Calling of SS. Peter and Andrew
- Three lights – Faith, Hope and Charity
St Michael, Lawhitton, Cornwall, PL15 9NQ*
Church guide – Adoration of Shepherds: Fisher of men: Faith, Hope, Charity
There are two other windows in the Church not listed in the firm’s catalogue: The Ascension & St Michael : Gabriel
Leslie Church, Fife*
- Two large lights – Our Lord Blessing Children: Our Lord Feeding the Multitude
These windows have been relocated to Christ’s Kirk, Pitcoudie Avenue, Glenrothes, Scotland KY7 6SU
Lapworth Church [St Mary The Virgin, Lapworth, Warwickshire, B94 5NX ]*
- Two lights – Figures of Saints
Correspondence with Church – ‘the only Victorian stained glass is in the North aisle.’ There is only one two light window in the North aisle – male and female subjects – possible Saints, but does not look like the work of Bell and Beckham.
Little Dunham, Swaffam [St Margaret’s Church, Sporle Road, Little Dunham, PE32 2DQ]*
- One light Figure of Saint
Unable to identify window
Letcombe Bassett Church [Probably St Michael & All Angels, Gramps Hill, Letcombe Bassett, Oxfordshire, OX12 9NB]*
- Two lights – Figures of Saints
Unable to identify windows
Long Ditton Church [St Mary’s Church, Church Road, Long Ditton, Surrey, KT6]*
- East window glass
The East window was replaced in 1950 after the original window was damaged during WW2.
Marston Church
- Repairing and Restoring Old Glass
Unable to identify this Church
Ringsfield Church, Beccles [All Saints Church, Ringsfield, (near Beccles), Suffolk]
- Two lights – Elijah and St. John Baptist
St Mary's, Upper Edmonton
- Two lights – Joseph and Samuel: Abel and Enoch
‘St Mary's Church was an Anglican church in Fore Street, Upper Edmonton, Middlesex, England. It was designed by William Butterfield, consecrated in 1884 and demolished in 1957.’
St Mary Magdalene Church, Enfield [Windmill Hill, Enfield, Middlesex EN2 7AJ]*
- Two lights – Blessing Children: Baptism: Noah and Abraham
See Bell & Beckham articles
St Mary Rotherhithe, Rotherhithe [St Marychurch Street, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 4JE]
- East Window – St. Mary and Cherubin
The East Window in place is The Assumption of the Virgin Mary – Bell & Beckham window in place before?
1876 – William Butterfield involved with interior of Church
St Mary’s Church, Emmorton, U.S.A. [St Mary’s Episcopal Church, One Saint Mary’s Church Road, Abingdon, MD, 21009-165, U S A]
- Two lights – The Visitation
St Mary’s Church, Warwick [possibly: Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick, Church Street, Warwick CV34]*
- Decoration of Reredos
St Mary’s Church, Chartham [The Green, Chartham, Kent, CT4 7JW]
- East window – Figures of Saints etc
The East window in place (2007) is of four lights depicting scenes from Jesus’ life: The Annunciation – The Nativity – Adoration of the Shepherds – Adoration of the Magi: installed in the late 1890’s the window does not look like the work of Bell & Beckham.
St Margaret’s Church, Oxford [19 St Margaret’s Road, 19 St Margaret’s Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX2 6RX]*
Single light – The Good Shepherd
St Margaret’s Convent, East Grinstead [St Michael’s Road, off Moat Road, East Grinstead, Sussex ]*
- The whole of the large windows in Chapel and Sanctuary
The Convent has now been converted into private housing. There are eight large windows in the Chapel – four in the North wall and four in the South wall. The window in the sanctuary is three lights: St Margaret – B V Mary – Jesus.
ST. MARGARET’S, KINGSLAND, PLYMOUTH Two lights – The Annunciation and Nativity Correspondence held – unable to identify the Church or Kingsland ST. MICHAEL’S CHURCH, PORTSMOUTH Two lights – The Annunciation Two sixfoils – SS. Peter and John The Church was destroyed by bombs in World War II. ST. MICHAEL’S CHURCH, PORTSMOUTH – continued- Large west window – Figures of Saints
- Decoration of Chancel Arch – The Crucifixion
- East window – The Ascension
- Eight panels of Painted Tiles
- Large panel of Tiles – The Transfiguration
St Peter’s Church Bushey Heath [High Road, Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire WD23 1EA]*
St. Paul's, Hempstead
- Decoration of Chancel and Arch
Closed June 1962
St Cross, Winchester [St Cross Hospital, St Cross Road, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9SD]*
- East window of North Transept – Figures of Saints
- South Aisle window – Figures of Saints
South aisle windows no longer in place.
St Paul’s Church, Kensington [Onslow Square, London SW7]
- Four-light Baptistry window – Figures of Saints
St Paul’s Church, Worcester [St Paul’s Street, Worcester, WR1 2BH]*
- Decoration of Pulpit
St John The Evangelist, Sidcup [Church Road, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 6BX]*
- Single light – The Nativity
The window is in the Lady Chapel – The Church guide describes it as ‘Jesus in the manger’. Three other windows in the Lady Chapel are probably the work of Bell & Beckham. Robert Eberhard (Church Stained Glass Windows) ‘….it was obvious all the Sch windows were by the same firm…….the catalogue did not have a page 13, on which I am sure the other windows would be listed….Nativity – Flight into Egypt – Holy Family – Christ and Doctors.
St. Barnabas Church, Rotherhithe
- East window – Figures of Our Lord: SS. Barnabas, Paul, Peter, Andrew etc
The church was declared redundant. It was then used as boys' club. It was subject to a demolition order in 1966 but the marriage register continued to 1975, so the actual demolition date is unknown although correspondence on file suggests it had gone by 1969.
St. Christopher's School, Eastbourne*
- Decoration of Chapel
Demolished in 1964
St. Andrew's Church, Aberdeen*
- Decoration of Chancel and Roof
Unable to identify Church
St Michael & All Angels Church, Wigan [Duke Street Wigan, Lancashire, WN1 2BJ]*
- Decoration of Reredos
Unable to identify & may be painted over
St Augustine's Chruch, Dudley [St Augustine of Hippo, Holly Hall, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 0TD]
- Three lights – The Crucifixion
Church records: window installed 1886. ‘I am the Good shepherd’ - ‘I lay down my life for the sheep’ – ‘Feed my sheep’
St. Kitts, West Indies
- Three lights – The Adoration of the Magi
St Peter’s Church, Lutterworth [Claybrooke Parva, Lecicestershire, LE17 5AE]*
- Three lights – SS. Peter, Paul, and Dorcas
St Peter’s Church, Parkstone [Church Road, Parkstone, Dorset]
- Three lights – East window – Figures of Saints
The Church guide: East window subject ‘Gloria in Excelsis.’ This window does not look like the work of Bell and Beckham.
St. Andrew's Church, Whitchurch
- Two light window – Figures of Saints
Unable to identify the Church
Saint Faith’s Church, Parkstone
- Two light window – Figures of Saints
Correspondence – unable to trace the Church – there was a Saint Faith’s children home, St Peter’s Road, Parkstone
Ledberg Vicarage, Yorks
- Panel of Arms and Crests
Unable to trace – Correspondence sent.
Stapleford Church [Church of St Mary, Berwick Road, Stapleford, Wiltshire, SP3 4LN]
- Single light – The Good Shepherd
See ‘Bell & Beckham articles’
See listing below
School Chapel, Eastbourne [Eastbourne College, Old Wish Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4JX]
- Two single light windows in Sanctuary
- One light in Nave
- Decoration of Chapel
Copy held of ‘Stained Glass Windows In Eastbourne College Chapel 1990’. The two single light windows are probably St. Stephen & St. Paul. The college website has a picture showing decoration of the Chapel walls – visit needed
Stapleford Church [Church of St Mary, Berwick Road, Stapleford, Wiltshire, SP3 4LN]
- East window – Figures of Saints
See ‘Bell & Beckham articles’ and listing above.
Salisbury Cathedral [6 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EJ]
- Restoring and Repairing Old Glass in Transept
Not listed in the firm’s catalogue: “While most of the glass in S19 appears to be of 19th Century date (the work of Bell & Beckham for G. E. Street)’ - see ‘Bell & Beckham articles’
Stockport Church
- Three lights – The Calling of SS. Peter and Andrew
Unable to identify Church etc – Correspondence sent
Tisbury Church, Wilts [St John the Baptist, Tisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 6AZ]
- Three lights – Christ Blessing Children
- Two lights – Choir Boys Singing – Memorial
Toowoomba Church, Queensland, Australia [St James’ Church, Corner of Mort Street and Russell Street, Toowoomba, Queensland 4350, Australia]
AUSTRALIA- Three lights – The Crucifixion
Unitarian Church, Brighton [Brighton Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton, Sussex, BN1 1UP]
- Large window – Christ Blessing Children
Wimborbe Minster [High Street, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 IHT]*
- Two lights – SS. Luke and Cuthberga
Wakefield Chapel [Possibly Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin, Wakefield Bridge]*
- Ornamental East window
Osborne House, Isle of Wight*
- Window in Prayer Room for Her Majesty Queen Victoria
The Royal Collection St James’ Palace – Stained glass windows destroyed by fire in 1922
The Hostel of God, Clapham [Trinity Hospice, 30 Clapham Common North Side, London SW4 0RN]*
- Sanctuary window – Emblem of the Passion
- Leaded glass of Chapel windows
Aveling Church
- Two lights – Figures of Saints
Unable to trace Aveling
Altrinchm Church*
- One light – St. Peter
Unable to trace
Aberich Church
- West window three lights – Figures of Saints
Unable to trace
Queen Anne’s Mansions
- Large Ornamental windows in Ball Room
Probably Queen Anne’s Mansions, Petty France, Westminster, London – demolished in 1973.
Queens Tower, Sheffield [East Bank Road, Central Sheffield, S2]
- Two large Hall windows – Figures and Ornaments
Queens Tower was converted to flats in 2004 & no stained glass in place.
Trosley Towers
- Three large Figure windows
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Last modified 11 December 2013