Herbert Hendrie (Manchester, 1887–1946) was an English

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artist. He is known for his strong simple designs with scintillating jewel-like effects. Among his best-known works are the fifteen windows for

Kippen Kippen is a village in west Stirlingshire, Scotland. It lies between the Gargunnock Hills and the Fintry Hills and overlooks the River Forth, Carse of Forth to the north. The village is west of Stirling and north of Glasgow. It is south-east ...

church and the tall stained glass windows for

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Biography

Hendrie was born in Manchester. He trained at the

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, London and the

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, and as a pupil of Christopher Whitworth Whall. He taught at the

Edinburgh College of Art Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) is one of eleven schools in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. Tracing its history back to 1760, it provides higher education in art and design, architecture, histor ...

for 20 years. He made use of the facilities of

Lowndes and Drury The Glass House building was a "purpose-built stained-glass studio and workshop" for stained glass artists in Fulham, London. Having gone into partnership in 1897, Mary Lowndes and Alfred Drury had The Glass House built in 1906 for use by indepen ...

(stained glass workers). Among his students were Sax Shaw and Willie Wilson, both of whom went on to become leading stained glass artists.

Reception

He has been called "the most notable Scottish stain dglass designer of the first half of the 20th Century.Friends of Kippen Kirk Trust: The Windows
/ref> Archie Milne of Brechin Cathedral described Hendrie as "Noted in particular for small scintillating panes producing a jewel-like effect", and that "His brightly coloured works were regarded by William Wilson to be more successful than those of

Douglas Strachan Douglas Strachan (26 May 1875, Aberdeen, Scotland – 20 November 1950) is considered the most significant Scottish designer of stained glass windows in the 20th century. He is best known for his windows at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherl ...

who tended to be extremely detailed while Hendrie kept his designs simple".The Stained Glass Windows of Brechin Cathedral

Works

Hendrie made the fifteen "superb" windows for Kippen church in the early 1930s. He also made the stained glass windows for the Chapel of St Salvator at the University of St Andrews. He made two windows for

Glasgow Cathedral Glasgow Cathedral ( gd, Cathair-eaglais Ghlaschu) is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in Glasgow, Scotland. It is the oldest cathedral in mainland Scotland and the oldest building in Glasgow. The cathedral was the seat of the Archbishop ...

, installed in 1946, and "probably the largest set of windows ever made in Scotland", the 58 feet (17.8m) high windows of

.The Glasgow Herald
Obituary: Mr Herbert Hendrie, A.R.C.A.
25 May 1946. Among his other works are windows in Scottish churches including St Leonards in St Andrews; St. John's, Perth;

Brechin Cathedral Brechin Cathedral dates from the 13th century. As a congregation of the Church of Scotland, which is Presbyterian, the church is not technically a cathedral, in spite of its name. It is in the Pointed style, but suffered maltreatment in 1806 at ...

;

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; and St. Michael's,

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. Hendrie is also responsible for a memorial window for

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in Martyr's Kirk, St. Andrews. In England, Hendrie made stained glass windows for St Matthew, Blackmoor; St John the Baptist, Aldenham; Haileybury College, Hertfordshire; St Margaret, Westminster; St Nicholas, Peper Harow, Surrey; St Paul, Woldingham, Surrey; and St Andrew, Edburton.Stained Glass Records: Stained Glass Windows by Herbert Hendrie
Retrieved 30 October 2012.

References

External links

University of St Andrews: The stained glass of Herbert Hendrie

The Stained Glass Windows of Brechin Cathedral

Photograph in Glasgow Cathedral: "This Glass Designed & Made by Herbert Hendrie"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hendrie, Herbert 1887 births 1946 deaths British stained glass artists and manufacturers Edinburgh College of Art Artists from Manchester British designers