Surprise Panels!

 Words like 'classic' and 'timeless' are bandied around a lot to describe stained glass, that's because there is a huge back catalogue of Victorian / Edwardian designs from the days when whole estates were built with stained glass in every door. From this extensive range of geometric, floral, Art Nouveau, symmetrical, asymmetrical designs we copy / adapt street patterns or period styles to suit customer preferences. Most of the time it's very easy to name the period the style is from, however this style is one that surprises, being Victorian but with a very modern, contemporary feel. If anyone knows the origin of this pattern (is it Greek, Roman, Islamic?) please do get in touch.

For this job we used some bright coloured glasses for the borders around the roundels (including starburst and ripple) and a softer more muted background palette with textural shift.

Before

Leading up

One panel down!

The new look - complete!

Unusual Glass / Unique feature

 It was lovely to get back to visit this job, fitted some time ago. A geometric design was chosen to fit in with the period of the house and entrance tiles. At the time I was lucky to have some pale green, antique Flemish glass in stock which was perfect for the background. A mix of clear textured glasses in the central area creates sparkling texture at different times of the day.

Stained Glass Trypych

 My customers had seen a job I made for some friends of theirs and wanted something similar for 3 horizontal windows in their conservatory. The design they initially saw was this one...

                      

and then saw a photo of a stained glass fanlight at Leeds Central Library...

I revised a few elements of this design and found some beautiful handspun pale green roundels...

                        

 The conservatory looked out onto an amazing garden full of life and colour and the brief was for something leafy either side of the fan shape to compliment the garden view. Two birds, a robin and a bluetit were included.

The panels were then sealed into units to replace the existing units...

Glasses used were a mix of hand made greens, reds and background glass (Lamberts, Hartley Wood, Tatra. St Just) with machine made glasses for the central fan panel and the birds. A very enjoyable job!

Corbett house Hither Green

 Archibold Corbett built a number of large estates in South East London in the late 1800's and early 1900's. His estates are well known for being quality builds and there is much civic pride in owning one of these houses. I was fortunate to be asked to make new door panels and fanlight in a style typical of the period. The photo below shows the old door before the new door was made to match the original street style.

New door set!

Photo courtesy of Elijah Gassan

To find out more about Corbett houses click here; The Archibold Corbett Society.

Thank you Gassan, for the extra photos....

A Very Happy Christmas to you!

 Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and a peaceful, healthy 2026. Here are some Anita Klein angels before Anita worked her magic and brought her lovely designs to life...

Talk to The Greenwich Society, 3rd December 2025

 Thank you to the Greenwich Society for being such a warm, welcoming and interested group. The Greenwich Society are always looking for new members and this is such a good way to find out about the group over a cuppa and an informal chat upstairs at the National Maritime Museum Parkside Cafe. To find out more about The Greenwich Society click here.

Victorian style leafy fanlight in Greenwich

Greenwich Society Coffee and Chat Wednesday 3rd December 2025

 A 10 minute lightening tour through the history of stained glass speeding up to local examples of domestic stained glass from the Georgian Era through to unusual contemporary commissions, phew I'm exhausted just thinking about it! Come along and find out more about stained glass in an informal session with the opportunity to ask questions and purchase some unique gifts. 

Coffee and chat sessions are held at the upstairs area of the Parkside Cafe at The National Maritime Museum To find out more please visit The Greenwich Society website 

Some of the little panels available for sale...