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...
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 MoreNumber is up for Eltham stained glass
Eltham has all the right numbers with new stained glass – built to match the exisiting leaded lights in the door and use the same English muffle glass sourced from the team at Kansa Craft The build process is here from central panel and then the outer areas of the half moon: The existing door is in the same style: Just around the corner is Eltham Palace and Gardens and is a unique marriage between a medieval and Tudor palace and a 1930s millionaire’s mansion. From the 14th to the 16th century it was an important royal palace, where monarchs often stayed and hunted in...
Read MoreStained Glass refresh for Hughes Hall Cambridge
The long hot summer of 2018 featured a stained glass refresh for Hughes Hall Cambridge working for main contractor Coulson Building Group The work focused on the Margaret Wileman Building named after (19 July 1908 – 12 August 2014) was a British academic administrator, lecturer in education, and teacher. From 1953 to 1973, she was Principal of Hughes Hall, Cambridge, and a lecturer in education at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. This is the building in colder times The leaded lights feature fluted glass in lightweight cames requiring very careful...
Read MoreStained Glass in Saffron Walden
The Cross Keys needed stained glass repairs in Saffron Walden A challenging repair because I did not want to change the whole leaded light as the top portion was entirely sound. The bottom had been pushed out by diners in the restaurant leaning on the glass – the above picture has the bottom two rows of glass quarries inserted into the existing window. The Cross Keys has recently been crownd the overall winner of the Channel 4 programme Four in a Bed The show involves four B&B owners taking turns staying at each other’s hotels, requiring them to inspect the rooms and sample the...
Read MoreThrough the round window a hole!
This round door window had the unwelcome attention of a drunken reveller in Great Shelford near Cambridge This was an opportunity to create something very special to turn a disaster in to a triumph This is from the inside to give an idea of colours Another happy customer : ‘Claire is thrilled with the window and keeps showing it to all who...
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