The design for this stained glass feature window came from drawings produced by the children of Buxton Primary School. The school emblem of the red smiley face was cut into flashed red glass using acid. Antique Polish glass was used for the rest of the design.
The entrance to the Chapel previously featured clear glazing. The new design was commissioned to lift the screening and brighten the area. The scene depicts the seasons in the surrounding countryside and the uses of the land. Polish antique glass, along with kiln...
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...