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T H E B U I L D I N G C O N S E R VAT I O N D I R E C T O R Y 2 0 1 7 121 METAL, WOOD & GLASS 3.3 Glass for period windows The London Crown Glass Company specialises in providing authentic glass for the windows of period buildings. This glass, handblown using the traditional techniques of the glass blowers, is specified by The National Trust, the Crown Estates and indeed many others involved in the conservation of Britain’s heritage. Specify authentic period glass for your restoration projects. THE LONDON CROWN GLASS COMPANY 21 Harpsden Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire RG9 1EE Tel 01491 413227 Fax 01491 413228 londoncrownglass@gmail.com www.londoncrownglass.co.uk WINDOW GLASS ◾ ◾ NORGROVE STUDIOS LTD Bentley, Redditch, Worcs B97 5UH Tel 01527 541545 Fax 01527 403692 Email bsinclair@norgrovestudios.co.uk www.norgrovestudios.co.uk SPECIALIST GLAZING STUDIO : Plain glazing for 17th, 18th and 19th century windows. Repair and rebuilding of early periods of glasswork. New handmade glass supplied to match originals. Ferramenta and casement repairs. Copies in wrought iron or stainless steel, leaded glazing in handmade glass only. Norgrove Studios is a small specialist glazing studio whose core business is stained glass, both restoration and newly commissioned work, with a specialist knowledge of vernacular buildings and glazing. The studio can help with building restoration, from advice and consultancy to practical works. Handmade glass supplied for sash windows. See also: display entry in Decorative & Stained Glass, page 119. LEADED LIGHTS ◾ ◾ SURREY LEADED LIGHTS The Glasshouse Studio, New Street, Horsham, West Sussex RH13 5DU Tel 01403 264607 Mobile 07860 310 138 Email cliff@surreyleadedlights.co.uk www.surreyleadedlights.co.uk LEADED LIGHTS : Cliff Durant has over 40 years experience of providing a professional service in the manufacture, installation and restoration of traditional stained and painted glass windows, traditional leaded light windows, restoration of period wrought iron windows and fittings, historic English patterned and plain glass from stock. The company can usually match your existing glass from any period to ensure a professional restoration. It holds a large stock of traditional English glass and offers on-site repair or full restoration. It can reproduce existing designs using historic glass and also repair timber and metal period frames and fittings from stock. Clifford G Durant, PACR Accredited glass conservator of historic glass. WINDOWS & DOORS HOLDSWORTH WINDOWS LTD Darlingscote Road, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire CV36 4PR Telephone: 01608 661883 Fax: 01608 661008 Email: info@holdsworthwindows.co.uk Web: www.holdsworthwindows.co.uk Specialists in Steel Windows & Leaded Lights IMPORTERS OF POLISH CYLINDER GLASS, ROUNDELS & BULLIONS. Duke Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 1ED www.tatraglass.co.uk Email: contact@tatraglass.co.uk Telephone: 01509 235387, 01509 230433 Fax: 01509 232218 Until the 20th Century window glass developed two methods of production. Cylinder glass & Crown glass. The latter ceased manufacture in the 1930s & is not available anywhere in the world as present. Three factories in Europe can still produce cylinder glass. Tatra Glass solely import Polish Cylinder glass, of which there are approximately 200 colours, including 30 tints for restoration. 10,000m 2 yearly is brought in from Poland making us the largest stockist of antique glass in the UK. Tatra Glass (U.K.)