St Peter & St Paul, Knossington
One of the three west-facing windows by Burlison & Grylls which fortunately survived the 2012 vandal attack unscathed.
St Peter's at Knossington is a fairly small building in attractive honey-coloured ironstone, mostly of 14th century date but rather thoroughly restored in the Victorian period.
Inside are several windows by Burlison & Grylls of early 20th century date which were my main point of interest in coming here on two separate occasions, the first visit being with work in 2012 in the aftermath of a violent attack on the church by two young thugs who smashed much of the glass, mostly targeting the two larger windows in the aisles which I thought wrecked almost beyond repair when I first saw them (I visited with Norgrove Studios with a view to being tasked with repainting the windows should they have got the job of repairing them, but alas it went to someone else with a lower quote).
It was interesting to return now and see the windows restored, from a distance they work very well, though some of the new painting doesn't match the quality of the original pieces in my opinion (never an easy task it should be added). I will add some images of the glass in its damaged state for comparison in due course, perhaps the worst case of vandalism against glass I've had the misfortune to encounter.
This church may normally be kept locked outside of services.
St Peter & St Paul, Knossington
One of the three west-facing windows by Burlison & Grylls which fortunately survived the 2012 vandal attack unscathed.
St Peter's at Knossington is a fairly small building in attractive honey-coloured ironstone, mostly of 14th century date but rather thoroughly restored in the Victorian period.
Inside are several windows by Burlison & Grylls of early 20th century date which were my main point of interest in coming here on two separate occasions, the first visit being with work in 2012 in the aftermath of a violent attack on the church by two young thugs who smashed much of the glass, mostly targeting the two larger windows in the aisles which I thought wrecked almost beyond repair when I first saw them (I visited with Norgrove Studios with a view to being tasked with repainting the windows should they have got the job of repairing them, but alas it went to someone else with a lower quote).
It was interesting to return now and see the windows restored, from a distance they work very well, though some of the new painting doesn't match the quality of the original pieces in my opinion (never an easy task it should be added). I will add some images of the glass in its damaged state for comparison in due course, perhaps the worst case of vandalism against glass I've had the misfortune to encounter.
This church may normally be kept locked outside of services.