west face of saint columbas church in peppermint grove after restoration
the north facing facade of saint Columbus after restoration
the last section to go in before we start to mortar them back into the stone apertures
the first stage in replacing the broken tail of the dove in painted glass
the east face of st columbas in peppermint grove after restoration
the center of the three lancets back together and ready for finishing
some of the components that needed to be replaced, set out in pairs with what was in the windows on the right and new on the left
panorama of the interior ready for another 100 years

We have been busy working on some windows from a local Presbyterian Church that is undergoing some restoration. The outside stone is being cleaned and re-pointed and reconstruction of cast concrete that has seen better days. Six quarried windows measuring two meters x eight hundred millimeters and three lancets, the tallest four and a half meters high has been re made with new lead, all the foreign glass from previous repairs has been removed and replaced with original glass we have in our stocks. Whilst removing the Nave windows we discovered newspaper stuffed in the windows rebate (to save on mortar) by the original glaziers. We were able to confirm that the windows had not previously been removed and had been in place for a hundred and seven years, it’s no wonder they looked as they needed a bit of sprucing up.

Published On: September 1st, 2017Categories: ,