Frederick Settle Barff

Frederick Settle Barff was an English chemist, ecclesiastical decorator, and stained glass manufacturer, much interested in theology. He is best known as a chemist, having invented several important preservation methods for a range of materials, including iron, stone, wood and foodstuffs. Several of his stained glass windows still survive throughout Ireland and the north of England. A portrait photograph of Barff appears in The History of St Stanislaus College, Beaumont, published in 1911.