On the bench window to be restored now in the workshop

The Chapel at Rudge

Assessment or work involved
Saving the glass
Maintaining as much of the original as possible

On the bench window to be restored now in the workshop

Right window at Rudge

Left window at Rudge

Removing the curved glass

A good example of how they created the curve, if I were to make a new window thats not listed I would be laminating this arch which would make far stronger job.

These glazing bars will need new wood letting in

Bottom of the arch window where the meeting rail was missing but the wood is still good here

Sash after removing glass

The arched parting bead was originally just planted on with nails, as the arch is fixed this was no problem as it had the sash to sit against and protect it.

Evaluating the work needed to be carried out, the bottom rail was to far gone so a new one will be made

One of the outer linings riddled with worm, this was replaced

Hammerhead Key Joint

Removing the putty, there are various methods of doing this steam, hot air gun but this was fairly loose so just slowly took my time and hooked the bits out, this still took an awful long time but old glass is irreplaceable

Worm and rot in the foot of the lining, I cut this section off and glued new wood, as the end grain would be sitting on the stone I did patch with hardwood.

Sash with the paint all burnt off

Glazing bars after stripping and sanding

Glazing bar being patched

Glazing bar repair as good as new

See how clean and wonderfull the wood is under years of paint

New outer linings in idigbo as this part sits against the stone and is a good timber against rot, Plenty of 5 Star treatment has also been applied

Hammerhead Key Joint was reused and is a lovely joint to behold

The rotton rebates of the glazing bars have been removed ready for new wood to be fitted

A quirky feature on these windows was the joiners in 1839 made a cock up on the positioning of the glazing bars and here is the evidence

New glazing bars being fitted

Fitting new glazing bars which were either missing or to far rotten

Sash with new bottom rail and patched stiles

Carefully cleaning the glass on a cushion mat, this glass is 2mm thin in places and most are convex or concave depending on what way up you've got it, so this is a very delicate job. The scraper was used very lightly to remove thick paint and only on the edges, I had a sharp plastic to remove any buts in the main area.

Laying out the old glass

Patch being made for sash stile, when this is all glued with cascamite it will last for years, it's only when patching is done badly that they fail after a couple of years