The T-shape front door and two side panels were badly damaged and bowed. These were de-glazed and fully re-leaded. The door panel was re-installed with the addition of toughened glass internally to give the leaded-light increased security and increase its thermal...
RECENT PROJECTS - Leaded Lights
Lyndhurst Road, Didsbury
These original landing leaded-lights were carefully de-glazed. They were fully re-made before being encapsulated into triple glazed units. The rebates on the existing frame were not deep enough to take the new deeper unit so the rebates were enlarged and new beading...
Darley Avenue, Didsbury
New staircase window leaded-light panels were designed and encapsulated into triple glazed units, based on a late Victorian design but given a contemporary feel with the use of geometric block designs and the use of Cranberry English Muffled coloured glass. The same...
Clothorn Road, Didsbury
New staircase window leaded-light panels were designed and encapsulated into triple glazed units, based on a late Victorian design but given a contemporary feel with the use of geometric block designs and the use of Cranberry English Muffled coloured glass. The same...
Belfield Road, Didsbury
The staircase window of this late Victorian house was badly bowed and damaged. The stained glass panels were carefully removed, completely re-made using new lead throughout, all of the original glass was cleaned and broken pieces were replaced with matching glass. ...
Gorton Monastery
Gorton Monastery as it is known locally, officially the Church and Friary of St Francis, was designed by Edward Welby Pugin, and completed in 1872. It is regarded as one of the finest examples of High Victorian Gothic architecture in the world. The Grade ll* listed...
The Rovers Return
Façade acid etched & brilliant cut panels along with internal leaded light booth divides. These traditional techniques were used to great effect in the design, manufacture and installation of panels in the country's favourite pub. Our designs still feature in the...
Dukinfield Town Hall
When a local Dukinfield school was being demolished, its stained glass feature window was relocated to the town hall. Our proposal was to create a purpose built hardwood frame and provide backlighting to the panel from daylight tube lighting. The stained glass and...
Didsbury Library
Didsbury Library had been subject to vandalism for many years before restoration in 2009. Over half the windows had been boarded up or affected by this and a long term solution was required. Over two hundred and seventy pieces of polycarbonate protection were...
Dewsbury Town Hall
In 2010 Dewsbury Town Hall underwent a large restoration scheme. Internally twenty eight leaded lights were removed for restoration in our workshop along with five stained glass panels. Some required fully re-building whilst others were only partially re-built. In...
Buxton Opera House
Five leaded lights were designed and manufactured for the canopy at Buxton Opera house, along with one for the entrance to the gardens. The lettering is in white opalescent glass and the background is made from both English Muffled and English Antique Glass. These can...
TV & Media Work
We have created sets for some of the biggest institutions in British television, including the façade and booth partitions in the Rovers Return and the rear screening for a University Challenge set. Our traditional techniques have also been utilised to produce...
Bramhall, Ladythorn Crescent
New stained-glass panels designed, encapsulated and installed into hardwood frame in porch. Internal door and surrounding frame leaded-lights re-leaded with the addition of mouth blown antique glass in the central design.
Manchester Town Hall
MANCHESTER TOWN HALL - STATE ROOM WINDOWS The State Room windows had been in a poor state of repair for many years. In 2011 a scheme was proposed that would deal with health and safety issues raised by their condition. We put together a proposal that would accommodate...