J. Wippell & Co. Ltd (founded 1789)


Family firm supplying church furnishings as well as vestments and robes based in Exeter. Established by Joseph Wippell, the firm have made stained glass windows using a number of designers and continue to do so today.

The history of the firm is detailed on the Company website.



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  Saints Saints
firm/studio: J. Wippell & Co. Ltd
about 1918
Church of All Saints, St Thomas, Swansea
east wall of the sanctuary apse (window number: sII, nII)
  St Anne and the Virgin Mary St Anne and the Virgin Mary
firm/studio: probably J. Wippell & Co. Ltd
about 1919
Church of St Mary, Briton Ferry, Neath Port Talbot
south wall of the south aisle (window number: sV)
  The Virgin Mary and St Elizabeth The Virgin Mary and St Elizabeth
firm/studio: J. Wippell & Co. Ltd
about 1933
Christ Church, Prestatyn, Flintshire
south wall of the south aisle
  Christ with the Virgin and Child and St Michael Christ with the Virgin and Child and St Michael
firm/studio: J. Wippell & Co. Ltd
about 1946
Church of St Mary, Cardigan, Ceredigion
north wall of the sanctuary (window number: nII)
  St Luke St Luke
firm/studio: J. Wippell & Co. Ltd
1967
Christ Church, Aberbeeg, Caerphilly
south wall of the sanctuary
  St Illtud St Illtud
firm/studio: J. Wippell & Co. Ltd
1967
Christ Church, Aberbeeg, Caerphilly
west wall of the north aisle
  Christ with St Mael and St Sulien Christ with St Mael and St Sulien
designer: Francis Stephens
firm/studio: J. Wippell & Co. Ltd
1970
Church of St Mael and St Sulien, Corwen, Denbighshire
south wall
  St Francis St Francis
firm/studio: J. Wippell & Co. Ltd
1980
Church of St John the Baptist, Newton, Swansea
south wall of the nave
  St Catherine St Catherine
firm/studio: J. Wippell & Co. Ltd
about 1988
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Rhossili, Swansea
north wall of the nave (window number: nIV)


Further reading

Joyce Little, Stained Glass Marks and Monograms (London: National Association of Decorative and Fine Art Societies, 2002), p. 133.





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