Category Archives: Issue 117
York Minster’s Great East Window: The last panel returns
Sarah Brown, The York Glaziers Trust On 2 January 2018 the final panel in the Great East Window was formally returned to the Minster, concluding one of Europe’s largest stained-glass conservation projects of recent decades (fig. 1). Between 2011 and … Continue reading
Birtsmorton Appeal: An Update
In April 2017 (see Vidimus 109), we raised awareness of an urgent appeal to raise more than £25,000 needed to conserve the beautiful and nationally significant fourteenth-century window glass at the church of St Thomas of Canterbury at Birtsmorton (Worcs.). … Continue reading
Keith New: British Modernist in Stained Glass by Diana Coulter and Robert Smith: Publication Discount and Book Launch
Further to last month’s pre-publication announcement of Diana Coulter and Robert Smith’s volume on Keith New: British Modernist in Stained Glass, we are happy to announce that this work is now available to order at a 10% discount until the … Continue reading
Norwich Historic Churches Trust: 2018 Programme
The Norwich Historic Churches Trust’s Centre for Parish Church Studies (CPCS) has launched its programme of events for 2018. Established to explore all aspects of parish churches, including historical, social, archaeological, architectural and liturgical, on both local and national levels, … Continue reading
University of York Spring Master Class
On Saturday, 3rd March, 2018, the University of York’s MA in Stained Glass Conservation and Heritage Management will hold its Spring Master Class. Following the theme of Collectors and Collections, speakers will include Dr Ute Bed-narz (CVMA Potsdam), Anna Eavis … Continue reading
Stained Glass Museum: Temporary Closure
The Stained Glass Museum will be closed to the public from Monday 5th – Friday 30th March 2018 due to restoration work taking place to the south nave aisle.