Daniel Bell (artist) explained

Daniel Bell
Birth Date:1840
Birth Place:Silton, Dorset, U.K.
Death Date:1915
Death Place:Willesden, London, U.K.
Known For:Stained glass painter and sculptor
Notable Works:See below

Daniel Bell (1840–1915) was a British church decorative artist and sculptor born in Silton, Dorset and died in Willesden.[1]

Early life

Bell was the younger brother of Alfred Bell (1832–1895) of Clayton and Bell.[2] In 1861 he was living with and assisting his brother Alfred in St Pancras, London.[3]

Career

He went on to start in business on his own, making stained glass and church fittings, forming partnerships with James Redfern and the architect Richard Almond (1841-87).[1] Bell, Redfern and Almond, 'Sculptors and Glass Painters', were located in Charlotte Street, Portland Place.[4] [5] [6] By 1871 Daniel and his family were still living in St Pancras, giving his occupation as 'Glass & Mural Painter & Sculptor';[7] he employed 16 men and 11 boys.[1] The partnership with Redfern ended in 1868[8] [9] and ended with Almond in 1872.[10] By 1878 he was working by himself in Margaret Street[11] and two years later in Bolsover Street.[12] In 1881 the family lived in Hammersmith[13] at St Mary Magdalene's, Munster Square.[18] They had nine children.[1] Bell died 1915 in Willesden.[19]

Works (incomplete)

St Mary Magdalene, Paddington. Nave ceiling.

St Michael and All Angels, Bedford Park. 1880. East window (destroyed) and clerestory windows.

St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge. 1870s. Tiled panels in the nave with scenes from the life of Jesus.

Grove Gardens Chapel, Richmond, London. 1877. Mosaic reredos and stained glass windows.

Bell, Redfern and Almond

St Stephen's Church, Camden Town. 1866.[20]

St Mary Magdalene's, Munster Square. 1867. Frescoes

Bell and Almond

All Saints Church, Bradley, Hampshire. 1869. Three light window showing the crucifixion.[21]

All Saints Church, Shouldham, Norfolk. 1870. Reredos.[22] 1877. East window

St Peter's Church, Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales. 1870. South aisle stained glass of St David[23] [24] [5]

Holy Trinity Church, Wolverton, Buckinghamshire. 1870. Wall paintings and stained glass in nave[25] [26] [6] St John the Baptist, Bathwick, Somerset. 1871. Stained glass[27]

St Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria. 1871. Alabaster and mosaic reredos.[28]

St Bartholomew's Chapel, Sandwich, Kent. 1872. Stained glass of the crucifixion.[29]

St Mary the Virgin, Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire. 1867. Window in chancel, angel wall painting.[6] [30]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Allen . John . 2024 . D Bell . 27 April 2024 . Sussex Parish Churches.
  2. "England and Wales Census, 1841",, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQYH-3SS Entry for Jeramiah Bell and Leah Bell, 1841. Silton, Dorset, England
  3. "England and Wales Census, 1861",, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7RF-8S5 Entry for Alfred Bell and Jane Bell, 1861. Rochester Terrace, St Pancras, Middlesex
  4. 1 July 1867 . The Architectural Exhibition . The Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal . 30 . 187 . Google Books.
  5. Web site: 2024 . Bell & Almond (1868-1875) . University of Wales.
  6. Web site: Hardy . Michael G . 2024 . Windows by Daniel Bell & Richard Almond - Maker . Stained Glass of Buckinghamshire Churches.
  7. "England and Wales Census, 1871",, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB66-B6D Entry for Daniel Bell and Mary Bell, 1871. St Pancras, Middlesex
  8. Web site: Banerjee . Jacqueline . 17 August 2022 . Stained Glass by Bell & Almond or Daniel Bell . 27 April 2024 . Victorian Web.
  9. 1 January 1869 . Take notice . The London Gazette . 23455 . 16 . The Gazette.
  10. 13 December 1872 . Notice is hereby given, that the Partnership . The London Gazette . 23928 . 6321 . The Gazette.
  11. 29 November 1878 . In the London Bankruptcy Court . The London Gazette . 24651 . 6894 . The Gazette.
  12. News: 18 December 1880 . Craven v. Norman . The Times . 4 . The Times Digital Archive.
  13. "England and Wales Census, 1891",, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3PH2-YPZ Entry for Daniel Bell and Mary Bell, 1891.
  14. "United Kingdom, British India Office, Births and Baptisms, 1712-1965",, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6VT1-1QXM : 20 January 2023), Mary Cobbe, 1843.
  15. "England and Wales Census, 1911,", FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW24-LR4 : 17 May 2019), Daniel Bell, Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

    Personal life

    In 1864 he married Mary Cobbe (b 1843, Bengal, India)[14]

  16. "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X943-962 : 20 May 2019), Daniel Bell, Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing St Mary Paddington subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. By 1911 he was retired.[14]
  17. "England and Wales Census, 1881",, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q273-7SS5 Entry for Daniel Bell and Mary Bell, 1881. and in 1891 and 1901 in Paddington, describing himself as 'Decorative Artist'[13] or 'Ecclesiastical Artist'.[14]
  18. News: 30 June 1864 . Marriages . Morning Herald (London) . 8.
  19. News: 17 May 1915 . Deaths . The Times . 1.
  20. 21 December 1866 . Coloured Church Decoration . The Building News and Engineering Journal . 13 . 854.
  21. News: 3 April 1869 . The late Rev. A J Plow . Hampshire/Portsmouth Telegraph . 5.
  22. News: 19 April 1870 . Shouldham. Restoration of the Parish Church . Bury and Norwich Post . 7.
  23. Web site: Crampin . Martin . 2024 . Stained Glass at the Church of St Peter, Lampeter . Sulien Books.
  24. News: 10 June 1870 . OPENING OF A NEW CHURCH AT LAMPETER . Western Mail . British Library Newspapers.
  25. News: 5 November 1870 . Wolverton . Northampton Mercury . 3 . British Library Newspapers.
  26. Web site: 2024 . CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, OLD WOLVERTON ROAD . Historic England.
  27. News: 11 May 1871 . Re-opening of St John's Church, Bathwick . Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette . 3.
  28. News: 9 September 1871 . WINDERMERE PARISH CHURCH . Lancaster Gazetter.
  29. News: 24 May 1872 . Sandwich . Dover Express . 4 . British Library Newspapers.
  30. Web site: 2013 . Church of St Mary the Virgin . Churches Conservation Trust.

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