Window Repairs Completed

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Harnhill Church has a fine set of windows - most of which are filled with historic plain 'Crown Glass' (its the sort of glass you see in windows in pictures on Christmas cards!); the church also has one fine Victorian stained-glass window and the East Window contains fragments of medieval glass.

During the spring and summer of 2021, Graham Dowding, stained-glass expert and conservation stonemasons - RS Stonemasonry - carried out extensive conservation repair works.  This work was overseen by the church architect, Ruth Nicholls of Sutton Cox Architects.</span>

"These works have been identified as being urgent and vital to ensure the structural integrity of the window surrounds and the protection of the historic glass", commented the Rector - Canon John Swanton.  "The works have been done to a high standard and has helped us maintain this gem of a building for many more generations.  Harnhill Church is located in a tiny hamlet and so fund-raising is a huge challenge - so to receive a significant grant from English Heritage has been a wonderful boost and encouragement.  We are also grateful to local people and other grant making trusts that have supported this project."