Christopher Webb

{{Short description|English stained glass designer}}

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Christopher Rahere Webb (1886–1966) was an English stained glass designer.

His unusual second name was derived from that of the founder of St Bartholomew's Priory in London where his father, Edward Alfred Webb and his uncle, Sir Aston Webb carried out restoration work. Webb was educated at Rugby School and at the Slade School of Art and then articled to Sir Ninian Comper.

His glass work is among the finest of the first half of the 20th century. Sixteen examples of his mature work dating from 1935 to 1948 are at Sheffield Cathedral; among these are the unique series on the history of Sheffield in the Chapter House.

Webb's signature is a Saint Christopher with his initials, usually placed in the bottom right hand corner of the window. Characteristics of his style are accuracy of historical detail, his ability to convey basic theological ideas with clarity, the prominence of clear glass and his use of scrolls and foliage.

Webb's last window design was installed in 1967,{{cite web |title=CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, Non Civil Parish - 1208704 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1208704?section=official-list-entry |website=historicengland.org.uk |access-date=28 January 2024 |language=en}} the year after he died, in the narthex of the Church of All Saints, Clifton.{{cite web |title=Church of All Saints, Clifton, Bristol |url=https://www.visitstainedglass.uk/location/church-of-all-saints-clifton-bristol |website=Visit Stained Glass |publisher=British Society of Master Glass Painters and the Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass |access-date=28 January 2024 |language=en}}