All the tracery windows are in, two of the lancets are in, two more are being leaded at the Salisbury Cathedral workshop and Tom is working on the last one! I haven’t been told an expected completion date yet though. I’ll be sending out another mail soon, hopefully.
On the left is a photo taken by Sam at Salisbury Cathedral glass during installation and on the right a sneaked view from behind the scaffolding.
And below, a few more of the small traceries with moths.
What I had not realised until I could see the Clutterbuck window up close was what the overpainting really meant. In the image below, the only part of the glass that has not been overpainted are the clear sections of coloured glass. The grisaille (the black and white ‘texture’ panes to the top) are quite heavily covered. The details in the figure were also painted, but as the glass could not be fired, it is easy to rub the paint away. In these more delicately treated areas, much of the paint has not survived. What remains shows how the original work was also much deteriorated before the Victorian restoration was undertaken.
So I understand now why the societies that protect stained glass said that our East Window should not be further restored and replaced. We will be retaining the best parts of the Clutterbuck within the church, however, to maintain the historical record and tell it’s story.
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