Lathom Park Chapel (1500): Major Intervention to East Window by James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) 1898
One of the other major challenges for Lightworks this year besides the global pandemic...
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Posts in the [ Conservation & Restoration Projects ] Category
Abbott & Co Glass Restored and Re-homed
In 2019 we were contacted by a Lady who had a beautiful late 20th Century stained glass window by Abbott & Co of Lancaster in her possession. Unfortunately it was extensively damaged when the shed in which it...
Read MoreSt. Alkelda – A Mystery in Stained Glass (Part 2)
PART TWO: St. Alkelda Takes up Residence in Her New Home
For Part One Please Click Here Born in Kirkby Malham in 1619, Col. John Lambert was a distinguished soldier and key politician during... Read MoreCorroded Hopper Casement Removal
A major cause of issues within leaded and stained glazing in churches and historic buildings is the use of ferrous metal when used to make supporting saddle/ferramenta bars or opening window casements. In this example at St. Cuthbert's Church, Over Kellet,...
Read MoreStained Glass Dome Restoration Completed
After 5 weeks of early morning trecks down the M6 and hours and hours spent crawling on hands and knees in spaces that would prove difficult for even the most vertically challenged, Lightworks have completed the restoration of this fine...
Read MoreEdwardian Stained Glass Dome to be Cleaned and Repaired
This substantial old stained glass dome by Liverpool based stained glass artist H. Gustave Hiller is situated above the grand central staircase within the original HQ building of Warrington soap manufacturers Joseph Crosfield & Sons Ltd. Completed and installed in...
Read MoreLead Core Reducer
When recently tasked with the full restoration of a Victorian stained glass window dating from the mid 1800's, we quickly realised we were faced with a problem. Having stripped out all the old lead came from the window we found...
Read MoreRestoration of Victorian Stained Glass Laylight Completed
Lightworks were recently tasked with the repair and restoration of this stunning example of an original Victorian stained glass laylight. The work forms part of a much larger renovation project within a 10 bedroom, Grade II listed former estate house...
Read MoreMajor Heritage Lottery Fund Stained Glass Window Project Completed
Lightworks Complete Major Restoration and Conservation of Beautiful Stained Glass Collection
Situated well off the beaten track in the village of Balderstone, St. Leonard's Church is home to a collection of some of the finest pictorial stained glass windows in the... Read MoreWallasey Stained Glass Repair
We were recently tasked with the repair and restoration of this badly damaged, late period 20th Century stained glass window at Emmanuel Church, New Brighton, Wallasey. The lower panel of the window featuring St. Hilda of Whitby (the sharped eyed...
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