… but I hope you enjoy looking at what customers have done with salvaged window panels I have rescued and sent to them. Although I believe original leaded lights should be maintained within the original properties I am pleased that they can at least be reused in the following ways.
2021
Here’s a pair I sent to Stephen in North Ayrshire, Scotland…
… he fitted into an internal wall partition (A739a).
Matthew’s internal wall partition – ON, Canada. (R1080e)
Paul’s mancave in Uxbridge, UK. (R970b)
Other end of Paul’s mancave. (R1025c)
Denise, Herts, UK.
Carrol’s cottage somewhere in the UK.
2020
Kev – Kirkcaldy, Scotland (B1095)
BEFORE (S1031c)
AFTER. Chris – Silsden, West Yorkshire, UK.
Chris found these from my fragments page. “Please find attached a pic of what happened to the 2 broken sections I purchased. My first attempt at fixing a stained glass window. It didn’t need to be perfect as it’s between 2 internal rooms. Thanks Chris.” I rescued these from the door of a house in Tufnell Park, London dated 1890.Li’s patio/sunroom – Oregan, USA (R1018b). Li found these from my 650mm length max page.
“Hi Richard, Probably 4 years ago I came over and bought some glass from you for our little garden house. I knew I would be a long time sending you pictures I promised. The roof is a green roof, those 6 pack plugs which the garden centre plants come in, filled with compost, fitted into the roof frame and covered in gravel once planted, in it’s 3rd year. More or less put the roof on and filled the sides afterwards. Anyway, now finished, a lovely space and a great use for windows. Best wishes for your continued success and many thanks for providing the raw materials for our ‘Glass House’ great for having coffee in the fresh air on especially on colder days.” Graham – Oxfordshire.
BEFORE (B968)
AFTER. Chris’ private bar at his home in Rustington, West Sussex, UK
Krystyna – Illinois, USA.
Louis – Tennessee, USA. (R1016i)
Louis – Tennessee, USA (R1017c)
Estzer – Barnet, UK (R1017b)
BEFORE (S1014a)
AFTER. Janet – Wigan, Lancashire.
AFTER. Mark – Hayling Island.
Sue – Cornwall, UK (R872)
Sue found these from my 1 metre vertical category. “We bought 3 windows. We live in an old mill in Cornwall and wanted go get some natural light into an upstairs bathroom with a sloping ceiling. The windows face out into a hall and stairwell. As you can see, the outside still needs finishing and painting, an ongoing project. “
Steven – Germany (R990)
Rosanne – Medford, MA, USA (B926)
Rosanne – Medford, MA, USA (R955)
2019
BEFORE (R761a)
AFTER. Mike – Suffolk, UK.
After… stipped and repainted. Incidentally Beth had the floor tiles made based on the door design!
Here’s set R931 which I sent to Tara in Virginia, USA …
… and here’s what she did!
Stuart’s summer house – Putney, UK.
internal side (R618)
Carla – North Carolina, USA.
What I like about the above photo is the contrast between new and old. Carla has mounted the window sashes exactly as I sent them – she has not repainted the frames. She also chose an art deco design which I think suits the linear arrangement of everything in the room.
Ulrike – Germany (R904a)
Doors rescued from a house near Stoke-on-Trent. Now in Sara’s Highbury East home, London.
Carla – North Carolina, USA. (R867b)
Louis – Tennessee, USA. (R370b)
BEFORE (R264b). This had been a side window to a front door in Salt, East Sussex.
AFTER. Now a unique internal room divider in Florida, USA.
BEFORE. (R246b) From within a bay window of a house in Liverpool.
AFTER. Enjoying a sunny retirement in Florida, USA.
Andrew – Muswell Hill, UK. “everyone is really pleased…fits perfectly”
Louis – Tennessee, USA. (R237)
My bathroom in Harrow, UK.
Louis – Tennessee, USA.
Vance – Ashton-under-Lyne, UK (R607c)
AFTER. Lewis – Thurrock, UK
BEFORE
AFTER. Niamh – Pinner, UK.
2017:
Katrin – Estonia
Thomas – Glasgow, UK
Alison – Crouch End, UK
Georgie’s Victorian verandah – Taunton, UK
Louis – Tennessee, USA
Mary – St Ives Bay, UK
Ash – Lancashire, UK
Patti – Alberta, Canada
Jon – Northampton, UK
Fiona – Borough Green, UK.
Caroline – St Pierre Toirac, France.
Faisal – Kenton, UK
Susie – Chichester, UK. (Old top light panel inserted into a door!)
Jason – Barnet, UK.
Tony – Penzance, UK
Michael – Greenwich, UK
Louis – Tennessee, USA
Yolande – Horndean, UK
Before/After. Jason from Barnet UK fixes panels from my ‘rustic’ collection.
Louis – Tennessee, USA
Dave – near Hastings, UK
2016:
Pansy music, Stuart
Ash – Lancashire
Elisa’s bedside table!
Martin’s man shed
Mary – Ealing
Tom – North Finchley
Erling – Sweeden
Suzy’s summer house in Nottingham.
Ross – Surrey
Sue – Northants
Sarah – Yorkshire
Ash – Lancashire (again!)
Colin from Hitchin “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.”
Mike Bennett – Marple Bridge near Stockport
Mike says: “…looking as if it hasn’t been touched for 100 years. And that is a comment from a neighbour. Several people – some strangers have complimented the result.”
Avril – Rugby
BEFORE
AFTER
Tim’s new garden hut in Crystal Palace
BEFORE
AFTER
“I love my beautiful window and Richard was so helpful with measurements, advice and delivery – fantastic service thank you!” Anna – Horley.
BEFORE
AFTER
This window was from somewhere in the north of England and now in a rustic Latino setting! Josias’s home in Brasil, State of Minas Gerais. This is why I love dealing in reclaimed glass – selling to someone in the world who appreciates!
Wow, your salvaged glass pieces are extraordinary beautiful. I can’ wait until I received the piece I ordered this evening. I know exactly where I would like to place it. Love the pics of all the pieces people have found to display them. Love the history of the pieces that have been rescued and where the came from.
I really love seeing what ideas people have and how they have used their beautiful Stained Glass! I recently sold my favorite piece of stained glass from a stable outside of Paris. It was a present from an old boyfriend and I was getting married to someone else. Now, years later I so regret my selling it. It was a one of a kind large Horse that resembled my horse of years ago. Now I am without it and divorced. I bought a piece from you Richard and I am hoping to buy many more to help fill the hole in my heart of the lost Horse. I will send a pic of the piece when I put it up and I thank you for helping me start to fill that hole and collect the items that I truly love. Thanks, Sharon Stratford
I have never acquired so many large cuts of hammered from one set before! While hammered glass was commonly used, finding it in a “decent cut size” is another matter. It’s finds like this which remind me why I get a buzz out of this trade. Most people would look at old windows like these […]
It’s not easy finding the right staff. People who can focus on the job in hand. And who can be trusted to ensure the customer receives exactly what they ordered.
One of my regular trade customers from the USA recently confirmed safe delivery of another big shipment. It was for 57 framed leaded lights and 24 frameless. I will always give a discount if someone is buying in this sort of quantity. On this occasion the treasure was sent in three crates. Here I will […]
Many people assume that I have an abundance of space. That is understandable given the quantity of stock listed on my website – some even ask if they can visit a “yard” which I don’t have. I thought here I would explain the realities of dealing architectural salvage in one of the world’s most expensive […]
Last month I dismantled this leaded light. I know it looked fantastic. You might ask why, especially if you know how passionate I am about retaining old leaded lights. Several of the panes were cracked and the lead structure was wobbly which is not unusual for such large frameless pieces. Sometimes I have to make […]
Loved seeing all the ideas
Fantastically inspiring, as Richard suggests!
Wow, your salvaged glass pieces are extraordinary beautiful. I can’ wait until I received the piece I ordered this evening. I know exactly where I would like to place it. Love the pics of all the pieces people have found to display them. Love the history of the pieces that have been rescued and where the came from.
I really love seeing what ideas people have and how they have used their beautiful Stained Glass! I recently sold my favorite piece of stained glass from a stable outside of Paris. It was a present from an old boyfriend and I was getting married to someone else. Now, years later I so regret my selling it. It was a one of a kind large Horse that resembled my horse of years ago. Now I am without it and divorced. I bought a piece from you Richard and I am hoping to buy many more to help fill the hole in my heart of the lost Horse. I will send a pic of the piece when I put it up and I thank you for helping me start to fill that hole and collect the items that I truly love. Thanks, Sharon Stratford