Stained glass conservation at Lincoln’s Heritage Skills Centre

The Heritage Skills Centre, based at Lincoln Castle, is a focus for heritage crafts and skills development in Lincolnshire. It provides hands on experience and training through taster days, short courses and demonstrations in craft, conservation and traditional building skills. As well as running a range of courses for homeowners, hobbyists, contractors, professionals and education groups, the Heritage Skills Centre hosts a variety of temporary exhibitions to showcase the work of craftspeople and artists from across the region and runs hands on activities for the public with the help of a team of volunteers.

Join the Heritage Skills Centre on Wednesdays and Fridays from January onwards for conservation in action on panels of Victorian stained glass. Found on site during the Lincoln Castle Revealed project the panels have been carefully cleaned using conservation ‘dry’ methods and photographed by one of the Heritage Skills Centre volunteers who has conservation knowledge and experience. The Centre is conducting some research into where these panels could be from and how they were made, and tracing the design ready to consider making replica panels. Visitors are welcome to come and see the project in action on any of these days and interact with volunteers as they carry out their careful tasks.

For further information please contact the Heritage Skills Centre