~ Cottiers / Dowanhill Church ~
In 2006, Rab MacInnes and myself removed and restored all of the windows in this Grade “A” Listed building, with the help of Maurice Jackson, Eilidh MacKenzie and Joy Bunclark.
The building was designed by William Lieper and was Daniel Cottier’s first complete interior design commission. Both of their signatures can be found on the “David” & “Miriam” windows.
All of the windows required to be partially re-leaded. Some also required full conservation specialist treatments, such as resin bonding, plating, back-plating / painting, and careful removal of selected pieces without damaging the whole.
It was a massive task, taking nine months.
Every panel was reinstalled using bespoke lime-mortar, specifically made for the job by Jimmy Innes (Doune).
King David
East Elevation, After Restoration
Miriam
East Elevation, After Restoration
King David
Miriam
A view from the scaffold
New painted back-plating for Rose window
East elevation scaffolding
New glass
A selection of new glass to be painted for just one panel
Lower East elevation
Each panel was dismantled, as necessary, saving as much of the original leading as possible
Removing Tracery
West Elevation before restoration
Some of the panels were in a terrible condition
West elevation after restoration
Installing the East Elevation
West Elevation during re-leading
Re-leading new glass and lead with retaining as much of the original as possible
Miriam's head
After conservation
Miriam's head
Removal
Miriam's head
Removal
Miriam's head
Bonding and back-plating
Miriam's head
Re-insertion
Upper windows
Upper windows
Note taking
Upper Windows
