Welcome to Borderdale. Borderdale studio are prize winning specialists in the conservation of stained glass for churches, cathedrals and other historic buildings.
We are a partnership established in 1996 to combine over thirty years of experience in the conservation of stained glass from the medieval period through to the 19th/20th century.
Borderdale Stained Glass is dedicated to the conservation, repair and protection of windows from both environmental deterioration and damage due to vandalism. We specialise in the specific conservation requirements of nineteenth century glass.
The workshop has carried out a wide variety of work both secular and ecclesiastical and has gained accreditation from ICON ( The Institute of Conservation), The National Council for Conservation-Restoration and the BSMGP (The British Society of Master Glass Painters).
Lucy Rutherford is a former Head of Conservation at York Minster with a reputation for excellence in conservation techniques. Simon Harvey trained at Salisbury Cathedral and specialises in glass painting techniques having worked for a number of years under the tutorage of master glass painter Peter Archer AMGP.
We are is fully equipped to undertake a full range of conservation projects and provide both recording and documentation in line with CCC (Council for the Care of Churches) and CVMA (Corpus Vitraeum Medi Aevi) guidelines.
Site visits together with conservation reports are undertaken throughout the county.
A prize winner in the Worshipful Company of Glass Painters annual Steven’s Competition for original design, the workshop also undertakes new design commissions. Windows are individually designed with an open minded approach based upon sound historical practice.
We also provide a dedicated glass painting service of both new and restoration work to a number of other studios throughout the country.
Clients include architects, churches, DAC’s, insurers, contractors and stained glass studios.