We need to fully restore a huge stained glass window in the Sports Hall here, making it weather-tight again for hundreds of years to come.
by Victoria Baths in Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Hello,
I wanted to let you know that your first opportunity to see the newly restored windows in the Females Pool is this weekend, when we re-open to the public for a series of Creative Makers Fairs.
It's hard to believe but it's now been 17 months since we were open (for…
Dear supporter,
I wanted to let you know the good news that, as a result of your gift to last year's Amazing Glazing appeal, we've been able to complete another major piece of restoration work this winter: the restoration of two large stained glass windows in the Females Pool. The windows…
It's been a busy old week here at Victoria Baths and I wanted you to be one of the first to hear that the Windmill Window is now fully restored and has been reinstalled this week, in a brand new frame. The scaffolding is still in place, but will be…
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This is the moment when the final and biggest piece of window was removed from its frame , following which we all held our breath for a tense few minutes as it was very carefully lowered down to the balcony floor and then taken downstairs.
Dennis and his team have done…
A quick upate to everyone who gave to our recent Amazing Glazing stained glass crowdfunder: the work is about to start. We've been waiting for a time when we can put scaffolding up on the balcony of the Sports Hall, so that the window can be removed and taken away…
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