Caroline Townshend

Caroline Charlotte Townshend (1878–1944) was a British stained glass artist of the Arts and Crafts Movement. She trained at Slade School of Fine Art and Central School of Arts and Crafts before becoming a pupil of Christopher Whall. She designed and made many stained glass windows, particularly for churches and cathedrals and set up the stained glass firm of Townshend and Howson in 1920 with her student and apprentice, Joan Howson. They used a dual signature for their completed works.

For the British peeress, see Caroline Townshend, 1st Baroness Greenwich. For the American designer and embroiderer, see Caroline Townsend.

Caroline Townshend
Part of a stained glass window by Townshend at St. Chad's church in Bensham, Gateshead.
Born4 September 1878
St Pancras, London, England
Died10 June 1944
Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire, Wales
EducationSlade School of Fine Art, Central School of Arts and Crafts, Christopher Whall.
Known forStained Glass

Like her mother, she was a suffragette and member of the Fabian Society.

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