Crafted in Britain: The Survival of Britain's Traditional Industries by Anthony Burton & Rob Scott

Author:Anthony Burton & Rob Scott
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Adlard Coles
Published: 2017-04-25T00:00:00+00:00

Helen Whittaker preparing paint for a new window that will be installed in Westminster Abbey.

Once completed, the new window would be protected by a system of isothermic plating. The new stained glass is hung, rather like a picture, in front of a new plain glass window. The plain glass provides protection against the weather and any objects that might cause damage, from a bird to a pebble from a lawnmower. Equally importantly, because the space between the two layers is at the same temperature as the body of the building, the glass will not be affected by condensation. Throughout the process of conservation and replacement, Keith keeps a careful record of exactly what was done so that if attitudes change at some date in the future, changes can be reversed.

The studio also creates new windows as well as restoring the old. Keith is a firm believer in the apprenticeship system as the best way of learning his craft. One of those apprentices was Helen Whittaker. When she was a student at art school, her tutor remarked on the fact that she liked adding heavy outlines to her work to emphasise the subject matter. The lines reminded him of the leading in windows and he suggested she might like to try designing stained glass. She came to the Barley Studio and Keith was so impressed that he kept a place open for her while she completed her MA. Now she is back and designing full time.

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