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 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...
Read MoreStained 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...
Read MoreHolme 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...
Read MoreCracks 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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