Author: Richard Cann

All are for sale. From left to right: R753a, R761a, R751e, R762, R746a, R751f

… latest view from my window.

Stained glass from left to right: R486, R737, R680, R616, FC002

Here’s a photo taken today by one of my regular customers from Tennessee. Zoom in: can you see my Victorian panels hanging?

After 2 years of helping people to source windows I am treating myself. These were delivered yesterday to replace my landing and bathroom windows. Hardwood again. Three years ago I had the upstairs front windows changed in the same way. I have waited 7 years for this.

The original landing toplight panels are having their edges releaded and for the bathroom window I have commissioned for this old panel to be completely remade with opaque glass to replace the clear. I saved this panel for myself from a set of about 15 which sold like hot cakes. Acquired from a house in Liverpool. Final photos will not be ready for a long time as my usual perfection to paintwork will be applied!

Above diamond photo is the blue hammered glass which is rare and of course no longer made. Fingers crossed it will not break – this is always a risk when taking old panels apart.

As August is a quiet time I have been dismantling some broken old panels extracting the centre pieces for anything of value. This makes shipping a lot cheaper for those who only want broken panels for the parts. Here is an example:

As you can see I have removed the heart from the panel (top left) and I am now offering it within a set of 5 other pieces, S610. The background glass (non coloured) is also offered in scraps as S449f. The lead does not get wasted either I will eventually take it to a scrap yard.

This will not earn me very much money perhaps not even worth my time but I can’t stand to see it go to waste. Please visit my scraps page for more!

I was hoping my 500th acquisition would be something special and I am not disappointed. It is my 500th purchase at least since records began!

I already have a ‘new homes‘ page which shows off the creative ideas of customers who have purchased my stock but this one deserves a special mention on my blog. This is because the panel used by Colin from Hitchin is, in my opinion, one of the most appropriately selected for its new setting:

“I thought you might be interested to see how I used the piece of leaded stained glass I recently purchased from you. The oak door is original to the house and dates from 1926 and I have removed the top section of the door to let in the leaded light. The hall is now much less gloomy. I attached the stained glass to a frosted glass double glazed panel using bathroom translucent sealant before installing using offcuts from the bit of door I removed and sealant. I now need to renovate the finish of the door and surround.”

You will not be suprised to know that the panel Colin bought has proved very popular. I have a similar one left from the same set, R294b, which is framed and in perfect condition.

I also have several where the central motif could be extracted from broken background. This is what I have had done for one of my doors:

 

Last May I delivered this old window to Terry and Suzy at their home in Nottingham.

Terry says “it really sets off Susie’s ‘Folly’ summer room and adds a touch of class”. I agree.

This month I have a number of doors to restore.

Here is Pete removing the panels of door set R233. They typically have cracked pieces in the corners from being slammed. When replaced the main door panel will have a supporting rod running across the centre:

These plain panel doors will be replaced with something breathtaking:

I am very excited about the new panels for the above Victorian door which will look something like these designs – particularly the painted roundels!!!

This door, R195a, is nearly ready to be listed for sale. Unfortunately I am having trouble reattaching the damn handle!!!

Earlier this month I acquired these rose panels in Crittal frames:

They are prime candidates for alteration. As the background glass (non coloured) is clear plain they can be extended without the difficulty of finding a match. We have already taken the floral pattern out of one to make another door panel for a commission.