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. ...
RECENT PROJECTS - restoration
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...
Emmanuel Church, Didsbury
Here, sections of stained-glass windows were removed for workshop restoration, along with in-situ repairs. The stained-glass was bowed and contained broken artwork. The panels were re-built using lead of matching profile and dimension and the artwork was re-painted...
St. Steven’s Tavern, Westminster
The closest pub to Big Ben and historically the preferred public house of Members of Parliament, St Steven’s Tavern was refurbished in 2003 after being closed for 15 years. Acid etched and brilliant cut panels were restored to many windows, doors, divides and mirrors....
Stockport Story Museum
When Stockport Sunday School was demolished in the 1970s, Stockport Museum Service agreed to care for the main stained glass window previously located in Centenary Hall. It was not until thirty years later and the opening of The Stockport Story Museum, that the funds...
Portico Library
Portico Library was the first reference library in the United Kingdom. This project saw the restoration of the large stained glass ceiling feature. Many broken panes of painted glass were present. Rough cast glass was sourced to match that originally used. From...
Heaton Hall
Sash glazing repairs were undertaken in late summer 2012. Restoration grade cylinder glass was used to replace over 40 broken panes at the hall. The panes were glazed on linseed oil putty before being putty pointed. We provided and erected our own access in the form...
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...