Kensal Green stained glass refurb

Posted on Apr 26, 2021 in Conservation, Current projects, Gallery, Maintenance, Restoration

Kensal Green stained glass refurb

Back working in Kensal Green on a stained glass refurbishment for relatives of a previous client in Queens Park . These fabulous leaded lights were barely hanging on and ready to collapse at any moment Great layout of house just off the hub of Kensal Rise Chamberlayne Road in Mostyn Gardens. The trio of lights feature large birds and are surrounded by coloured glass of an unusual type made from at least 1896 by Chance Brothers Kensal Green is a fast-developing area in north-west London, in the London boroughs of Brent and Kensington and Chelsea. The surrounding areas...

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Filkins leaded lights rebuilt

Posted on Nov 25, 2020 in Conservation, Current projects, Gallery, Maintenance, Restoration, Uncategorized

Filkins leaded lights rebuilt

Filkins leaded lights rebuilt in a one day ‘on site’ project. Filkins Hall front door leaded light was in danger of collapse: The door light was stripped out and then the old oxidised  lead removed and replaced with new lead came then soft soldered using tallow flux just as original and then sealed and reinstalled. Filkins Hall The house acquired by Thomas Edwards in the early 18th century was evidently a predecessor of Filkins Hall, which was largely rebuilt after the fire of 1876. An iron fire-back with Edwards’s initials and the date 1716 was found in the Hall after...

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Out of the Wimbledon fire into a door

Posted on Nov 25, 2020 in Conservation, Current projects, Gallery, Maintenance, New stained glass, Restoration, Uncategorized

Out of the Wimbledon fire into a door

Out of the Wimbledon fire as an original Victorian fireplace gives the design for the new front door The schemes picked up on the flower head and the flower bud In the process I also built a numbered top light Some more fabulous work from Period House...

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Bury St Edmunds – stained glass

Posted on Jun 7, 2020 in Conservation, Current projects, Gallery, Maintenance, Portfolio of our stained glass, Restoration, Uncategorized

Bury St Edmunds – stained glass

Bury St Edmunds – stained glass and I am back again working in Bury St Edmunds and this  time for a simple door window refurbishment I have worked in BSE before see here The finished article which is top right is undistinguishable from the rest of the original leaded lights: Bury St Edmunds began as an Anglo Saxon settlement called Bedric’s worth. Worth was a Saxon word meaning an enclosure such as a farm or hamlet surrounded by a stockade. In 630 Sigebert the king of East Anglia founded a monastery there. Bury St Edmunds is “The nicest town in the world” according to...

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New Glass – Holy Trinity Cambridge

Posted on Apr 11, 2020 in Conservation, Current projects, Gallery, Maintenance, New stained glass

New Glass – Holy Trinity Cambridge

Another glass project this time at Holy Trinity church situated in the centre of Cambridge which is a Grade II* medieval church. This was another project working in conjunction with Coulson Building Group and Purcell Architects who are also based in the centre of Cambridge in an office in which I was based in a previous life. The brief to Purcell was to provide a warmer and more vibrant welcome and to give greater flexibility in both worship and hospitality. The key part of the project was this trio of leaded lights: which had looked like this prior to demolition of the Victorian...

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Spaldwick – restoration leaded glass

Posted on Apr 11, 2020 in Conservation, Current projects, Gallery, Maintenance

Spaldwick – restoration leaded glass

Spaldwick – restoration leaded glass New leaded lights as well as over 25 square metres of P1 restoration glass cut onsite and fitted     Some excellent Mark Heath Photography pictures shown here                     Early work on the site was stalled while listed building issues were resolved – See here and here   The project has been very well received by the local community...

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Queens Park London – Stained glass

Posted on Apr 5, 2020 in Current projects, Gallery, Maintenance, New stained glass, Portfolio of our stained glass, Uncategorized

Queens Park London – Stained glass

Queens Park in London has new stained glass – working in partnership with Queens Park Design and Build The bespoke front door was built in  hardwood by Stratton Period Joinery in Attleborough   Stairway leaded lights encased in double gazed units for security Bordered by a selection of English Muffle glass and then alternate fluted and reamy glass produces a striking effect Queen’s Park is an area in West London located 3.9 miles (6.3 km) north-west of Charing Cross. The northern half lies in the London Borough of Brent while the southern half lies in the City of...

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Stained Glass renewable resourcing

Posted on Apr 5, 2020 in Conservation, Current projects, Gallery, Maintenance

Stained Glass renewable resourcing

A front door always works hard and this one finally needed some  renewable resourcing in the form of stripping and re-leading. All the original glass was salvaged and returned to exactly the same position after a clean and a polish – new internal steels along with new lead came added for core support and externally the copper ties for the re-bars were refitted. This door should now be ready for another 100 years of service. The door is tucked away on a lovely remote farm in Stanton near Bury St Edmunds The Parish of Stanton straddles the A143 road roughly midway between Diss and...

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Holme for Christmas

Posted on Dec 11, 2019 in Conservation, Current projects, Maintenance, Restoration, Uncategorized

Holme for Christmas

Holme for Christmas Sadly St Giles Church in Holme has been targeted again: Update – a fourth break in reported here I have worked here before on the adjacent two windows – see here  Now the pressure is on to have a new leaded light built and installed before Christmas and add extra...

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Cracks appear in Much Hadham

Posted on Dec 11, 2019 in Conservation, Current projects, Maintenance, Restoration, Uncategorized

Cracks appear in Much Hadham

Cracks appear in Much Hadham leaded glass and these are simple to fix with the correct cylinder glass For these type of repairs we exclusively use P1 restoration glass from Tatra Glass Their  P1 clear cylinder glass is the default restoration glass and is suitable for sashes and Georgian leaded lights, Their glass is imported from Poland and is manufactured using the traditional method The actual technique varies from country to country. It is still manufactured in three factories in Europe – Jaslo in Poland, Lamberts in Germany and St Just in France. A small amount of cylinder glass is...

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