Thomas Willement

Thomas Willement
Thomas Willement, 1845
Born(1786-07-18)July 18, 1786
Marylebone
Died10 March 1871(1871-03-10) (aged 84)
Davington Priory
Notable work
  • Regal heraldry: the armorial insignia of the kings and queens of England, from coeval authorities (1821)
  • Heraldic Notices of Canterbury Cathedral; with Genealogical and Topographical Notes (1827)
  • Facsimile of a contemporary roll with the names and the arms of the sovereign and of the spiritual and temporal peers who sat in parliament held at Westminster AD1515 (1829)
  • A Roll of Arms of the Reign of Richard the Second (1834)
  • Historical Sketch of the Parish of Davington, in the County of Kent and of the Priory there (1862)
SpouseKatherine Griffith (1796–1852)
ChildrenArthur Thomas Willement (1833–1854)

Thomas Willement (18 July 1786 – 10 March 1871) was an English stained glass artist and writer, called "the father of Victorian stained glass",[1] active from 1811 to 1865.[2]

East window chancel of Church of St Mary, Westwell Kent c1220 restored by Thomas Willement
East window, Church of St Mary Westwell c1220, restored by Willement
  1. ^ Treasures from the National Trust. London: National Trust Books. 2007. p. 319. ISBN 9781905400454.
  2. ^ Thompson Cooper (1900). "Willement, Thomas". In Dictionary of National Biography. 61. London. pp. 285–286.