The Building Conservation Directory 2021

119 C AT H E D R A L COMMU N I C AT I O N S T H E B U I L D I N G CON S E R VAT I ON D I R E C TO R Y 2 0 2 1 METAL , WOOD & GLASS 3.3 Lamberts restauro ® Handmade Window Restoration Glass/ Mouthblown Cylinderglass Genuine Lamberts Restoration Glass is specially crafted traditional window glass to meet the requirements for renovation of old buildings, the preservation of historical monuments and restoration of antique furniture. Handcrafted window glass is used whenever the sharp and hard reflections of machine-made glass are to be avoided in order to preserve or regain the original appearance of historical buildings. Our handmade and mouthblown restoration glasses restauro® are used in listed and period buildings where the glass must look authentic. ALSO AVAILABLE: Mouthblown antique glass, Crown glass, Crown Bullions, Dalle glass, Genuine roundels, UV & IR protection glass, reamy glass, flashed glass, mouthblown Goethe glass Glashütte Lamberts Waldsassen GmbH Schuetzenstrasse 1 | 95652 Waldsassen, Germany T: +49-9632-9251-0 info@lamberts.de www.lamberts.de/en IMPORTERS OF POLISH CYLINDER GLAS S, ROUNDELS & BULLIONS Duke Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 1ED www.tatraglass.co.uk contact@tatraglass.co.uk 01509 235387 Quorn & Loughborough Glass Ltd trading as Tatra Glass (U.K.) Until the 20th Century win dow glass developed two method s of production. Cylinder glas s & Crown glass. The latter cea sed manufacture in the 1930 s & is not available anywher e in the world as present. Th ree factories in Europe can s till produce cylinder glass. Tatra Glass solely impo rts Polish Cylinder glass, of w hich there are approximately 200 colours, including 30 tints for restoration. 10,000m 2 year ly is brought in from Poland ma king us the largest stockist of ant ique glass in the UK. Tatra Glass (U.K. ) ( ) WINDOW GLASS Glass for period windows The London Crown Glass Company specialises in providing authentic glass for the windows of period buildings. This glass, handblown using the traditional techniques of the glass blowers, is specified by The National Trust, the Crown Estates and indeed many others involved in the conservation of Britain’s heritage. Specify authentic period glass for your restoration projects. THE LONDON CROWN GLASS COMPANY 21 Harpsden Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire RG9 1EE Tel 01491 413227 londoncrownglass@gmail.com www.londoncrownglass.co.uk ◾ NORGROVE STUDIOS LTD Bentley, Redditch, Worcs B97 5UH Tel 01527 541545 Fax 01527 403692 Email bsinclair@norgrovestudios.co.uk www.norgrovestudios.co.uk SPECIALIST GLAZING STUDIO : Plain glazing for 17th, 18th and 19th century windows. Repair and rebuilding of early periods of glasswork. New handmade glass supplied to match originals. Ferramenta and casement repairs. Copies in wrought iron or stainless steel, leaded glazing in handmade glass only. Norgrove Studios is a small specialist glazing studio whose core business is stained glass, both restoration and newly commissioned work, with a specialist knowledge of vernacular buildings and glazing. The studio can help with building restoration, from advice and consultancy to practical works. Handmade glass supplied for sash windows. See also: display entry in Decorative & Stained Glass, page 121.