Durham Castle

Leaded Lights . Stained Glass

Durham Castle is a Norman castle which was awarded the status of a World Heritage Site in 1986 providing international recognition for this unique, historic and scenic site. Standing on a prominent hill top site, the Castle overlooks the medieval City of Durham.

Design Glass was approached by John Dutton of GSS Architecture to restore and refurbish the windows in The Great Hall and kitchens. The work included making a photographic record and a detailed written report of each window. The team at Design Glass made a careful record of the position of each individual piece of glass in the existing diamond ‘quarry’ lights. Each window was then carefully dismantled, repaired and re-leaded where necessary. All the steel openers were completely refurbished and made operational once again. The large north window designed by C.E.Kempe to commemorate the University's Fiftieth Anniversary in 1882 was in need of cleaning. Working alongside a leading Stained Glass Conservator, Design Glass undertook this very delicate and time consuming procedure.

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