First Presbyterian Church, Edmonton
Gilroy Stained Glass Blog #1 of 29
April 6th, 2015 - 07:46 PM
I just wanted to let you know about an exciting upcoming project. Starting next month, we're going to be removing and restoring the 103 year old Great West Window in First Presbyterian Church, Edmonton. At over 600 square feet this is the largest leaded window in Alberta, and consists of seven main lights with shaped heads and thirty shaped traceries of various sizes. All of the lights are pointed directly into the surrounding stone mullions which, while challenging, won't be a problem for John as it is just what he is used to from our work on churches in the UK (I think there's something in the genes, having a Great Grandfather who was a stone mason). We're really looking forward to getting stuck into what will be an engrossing project covering approximately 18 months. We have been so pleased to see first hand how well the congregation of FPC, Heritage Alberta and the City of Edmonton are working together to enable the restoration of this amazing window, and how seriously they take its preservation for future generations.
We will keep you updated as we go, and you'll get to see the restoration process at each stage. You can see here an exterior photo of the window, to give an idea of the scale, and a photo of the church newly built in 1912.
Source: http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/first-presbyterian-church-edmonton.html
