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Joseph Bell & Son (1840-1996)

Stained glass firm based in Bristol. The firm was initially established by Joseph Bell (1810-1895), and continued to be run by his son (Frederick Henry Bell 1847-1899) and grandson (Frederick George 1878-1967) until 1923. Each generation was involved in the design and painting of the glass, with additional artists brought in to design and make commissions.

Joseph Bell & Son was sold to Arnold Robinson, who had already undertaken commissions for the firm. After his death in 1955, Basil Barber, who had previously worked as chief cartoonist for Ninian Comper and joined the studio in 1953, ran the firm until Geoffrey Robinson, son of Arnold Robinson, took over the firm in 1959. The studio closed after Geoffrey Robinson's retirement in 1996.

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	St Catherine, St James the Great, St Lawrence and a Bishop restorer: Joseph Bell early sixteenth century, restored in 1877 Church of St Asaph and St Cyndeyrn, Llanasa, Flintshire east wall of the north nave (window number: nI)
	The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Child and the Risen Christ artist: Joseph Bell 1848 Church of St Tewdric, Mathern, Monmouthshire north wall of the chancel
	St Peter with the Four Evangelists firm/studio: Joseph Bell 1864 Church of St Peter, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire east end of the south aisle (window number: sIII)
	Christ the Good Shepherd with St Peter and St Paul firm/studio: Joseph Bell & Son Church of St Mary, Blaengwrach, Neath Port Talbot east wall of the chancel
	The Crucifixion firm/studio: Joseph Bell & Son 1869 Church of St David, Resolven, Neath Port Talbot east wall of the chancel
	Scenes from the Gospels firm/studio: Joseph Bell & Son 1875 Church of the Holy Trinity, Aberaeron, Ceredigion north wall of the chancel
	The Ascension with the Virgin Mary and St Mary Magdalene firm/studio: Joseph Bell & Son 1886 Church of St Mary, Usk, Monmouthshire west wall of the nave
	St Cecilia and St Margaret firm/studio: Joseph Bell & Son 1906 Church of St Gwrthwl, Llanwrthwl, Powys south wall of the nave
	St David and St George firm/studio: Joseph Bell & Son 1919 Church of St Michael, Caerwys, Flintshire south wall of the chancel (window number: sIII)
	St Michael and Faith firm/studio: Joseph Bell & Son about 1924 Church of St Seiriol, Penmaenmawr, Conwy north wall of the nave

Alan Bambury, 'Joseph Bell & Son: Stained Glass Artists of Bristol' Journal of the Bristol & Avon Family History Society, vol. 183 (2021), 36–42.

Jim Cheshire, Stained Glass and the Victorian Gothic Revival (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2004), pp. 107-141.

Joyce Little, Stained Glass Marks and Monograms (London: National Association of Decorative and Fine Art Societies, 2002), p. 13.