A small wooden drinks bar, topped by two stained glass windows

Stained glass elsewhere – inspiration

Stained glass windows were commonly installed in houses in the UK, especially in the 1920s and 1930s, though sadly they’re not seen as often now as they used to be. Though, as I often say, their loss is our gain – when I manage to gather up the treasure at least!.

You will find often stained glass in churches (I have a category page listing ecclesiastic glass that I have rescued and currently have for sale) and public buildings. Speaking of public buildings – another place you’ll see stained glass is in pubs. Below are photos showing where my customers have installed windows in somewhat unusual places that are not traditional homes or rooms – so far a boat and a private bar.

Barge

These looked great on my window sill…

Four stained glass windows in white frames on an internal window sill
A1458e

…but even better on Petra’s Dutch barge boat:

Internal view of a barge boat, with table and chairs, drinks cabinet and sideboard in the foreground. The black wall has a doo and four ornate floral stained glass windows, coloured red, blue, green and yellow. Two porthole windows on either side of the picture.
Petra’s Dutch barge boat. (A1458e), 2023

If you like the look of matching windows, have a look at sets where I have multiple panels in the same set (I’ve filtered there to sets of four).

A private bar

This example is actually in a house, but from the photo you might think otherwise! Chris installed these intricate Victorian geometric windows in his own private bar:

Exploring further

Also have a look at The Pivni pub, which has lots of glass bought from me.

This is one of many pages with examples of stained glass that I have sold, now in a new home. To see them all, explore Customer reuse ideas.

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