Negative Feedback?! Fixing broken Ebay purchases
Negative Feedback?! Fixing broken Ebay purchases. Recently we had an enquiry from an ebay user who had successfully bid on these doors without actually seeing them. Whilst negative feedback warns others what our customer needed to do was find a way of fixing the broken purchase seemlessly. They were located in a private house in Hampstead which was being refurbished and due to be stripped out. The listing was short and simply stated: Beautiful internal doors in silver chrome look frame with coloured glass panels and with one additional comment: Odd mark on frame as shown in...
Read MoreLeaded glass windows rebuild – St Denys, Bury St Edmunds
Leaded glass windows rebuild – St Denys, Bury St Edmunds. Recently I have been working at St Denys repairing some broken panes and rebuilding two window units which were collapsing. This image shows the new units back in place – I carefully removed them and salvaged all the original glass before rebuilding the windows with each pane identically placed – these should be good for another hundred years. As you can see using matching lead it is impossible to discern new from old – the rebuilt ones are in the lower line either side of the central window. On the first...
Read MoreSt Nicholas Church, Little Chishill – Stained glass restoration
St Nicholas Church, Little Chishill - a kick around with a football during a church barbeque had rather unfortunate results for this early window. Bringing everything back into shape required not just replacing the glass but also straightening and shortening the distorted lead cames. This task requires a good deal of patience as all the elements of the window are very delicate. Using matching handmade glass ensured that the result matches perfectly. ‘You have done an exceptional job, no one would ever know we had an accident’ – Peter Lyster - Little Chishill Manor You can read...
Read MoreSt Swithun’s Church, Great Chishill stained glass restoration
Water dripping onto the front pew at St Swithun’s Church in Great Chishill made it was clear there was a problem with the high level windows . Clambering up onto the roof allowed an inspection which soon revealed a series of cracked and holed panes directly above the wet pew probably as a result of a bird strike. Once back on the ground I was able to point out to the Churchwardens the missing glass which of course lined up with the damp area. Another company had inspected the same windows and declared all eight on the northern aspect were in need of full replacement at a cost of...
Read MoreStained glass restoration – Glisson Road Cambridge
Stained glass restoration – Glisson Road Cambridge. A minor stained glass repair to several panes in the right hand door panel prompted the discovery of the original centre stained glass section of the door folded up in the cellar. Barely a minute later the discovery is offered up to the aperture (below) to see how it looks. The lower third of the panel is in need of re-leading and a good number of panes have cracks or are missing. The panel in this area will be stripped and all new lead came added to form a new section to the leaded panel and then soldered...
Read MoreDamaged stained glass door panels restored
Following an attempted break in at a house in Cambridge we were asked to rebuild three of the panels within this door. Two of the panels had weak lead joints and were moving within the frames. Stripped out of the old lead the glass is cleaned and then laid into fresh 3/16″ lead came which is cut to size whilst the unit is held square on a board support. Flat horseshoe nails are used to hold the lead and glass in place whilst the panel size is checked. As originally wider 3/8″ lead is used to frame the panel. All the joints are prepared for...
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