This is Paul Knight, Paul is the owner and managing director of Craftsman Glass Ltd. He has worked within the glass trade for over 30 years. Paul prides himself on the customer care offered by his company. He has a very hands on approch and is very well respected within the trade. He has worked in every aspect of the trade from glass cutting and glazing to the manufacture of sealed units and traditional leaded lights as well as estimating and managing large glass contracts. Please feel free to contact Paul for any help or advice you might require.

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This entrance was designed and manufactured for a customer in Elmstead Market Essex. The glass used was a mix of Antique Cathedral, and coloured Water Glass. The name of the house was hand painted and fired in the kiln. The customer visited our workshop to choose the colours and ok the design. You can read Mr. & Mrs. Crosmans comments on our " How Good Are we " section of this web site. ( July 2010 )

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Craftsman Glass are able to manufacture traditional leaded lights with your house name or number painted onto the glass. The name is hand painted by our artist and fired in the kiln at over 600 degrees, this process makes the paint bond with the glass and it will never come off.

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This panel was hand painted and manufactured by artist Dawn Knight of Craftsman Glass Ltd. Each small pane of glass was fired in the kiln at over 600 degrees and then leaded together to create a stunning feature to any home. Dawn personly waterproofs and hand finishes every leaded window manufactured by Craftsman Glass and has a vast knowledge of art and design, She has worked within the leaded light trade for many years.

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Here is Scott fitting 12mm Toughened Safety Glass to a balcony in Latchington Essex. This glass was over 2.5 meters long and we had to carry seven of them up two flights of stairs. The glass is griped between clamps to hold it in place. Craftsman Glass Ltd. Supply and Fit all types of safety glass.

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This is a shop front being glazed in Tiptree Essex. We can re-glaze any size shop front glass, this one was small,with only two men working on it . We recently did one that needed six men to lift the glass into place. All our glazing work meets the safety regulations and shop fronts are Laninated Safety Glass of different thickness depending on the size of the opening.

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These cats are watching our glazier finishing there cat flap. Cat flaps can be added to any glass door or window. If you are double glazed it can still be done by simply replacing the sealed unit. Craftsman glass supply and fit cat flaps all the time, we will supply the cat flap or you can buy your own and we will fit it for you. We even do the magnetic type. Remember if going into double glazing then you will need to buy a suitable flap.

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Here is a door panel we restored for a Farm House in Layer Nr. Colchester. The glass is clear reamy antique with an original hand spun bullion in the middle. All the original glass was cleaned and re used and the lead was replaced with new lead matching exactly.

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This coloured glass dog design window was manufactured by the owner of Craftsman Glass Ltd. Mr. Paul Knight when he served as an apprentice in the 1980 s. This was one of the first picture design windows he made. Paul worked for Kent Blaxill & Co. Ltd in Colchester for over 8 years, learning all aspects of the leaded light trade.

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This Cockerel window was designed by Mrs.Dawn Knight of Craftsman Glass Ltd, Dawn designs most of our picture windows, and as you can see she has made a wonderful job of this one, the customer was a big collector of chickens and had all sorts of chicken related items around the house, this was the ultimate addition to the collection and she was over the moon with the finished panel. It was glazed in the hall way of a new house in Halstead Essex. The finished panel measured over 4ft. X 4ft.

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This large cross was made for a new Priory in the Greenstead Estate Colchester Essex. This new priory houses the Canonesses of the Holy Sepulcher, who are part of an order who follow the rule of St. Augustine. There work in Colchester will include working in the community with local homeless and vulnerable people. The cross is all hand made using Ruby Water Glass and fitted into a wooden frame. This photo was taken just after it was fitted so as you can see the plasterboard hasn't gone up yet. This Red glass will cast a wonderful reflection on the floor when the sun shines through.

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If your double glazing is misted up ? dont replace the windows, just call Craftsman Glass, we can replace just the glass and not the frame. Easy job, much cheeper, and all our double glazed sealed units are manufactured to British Standard.

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This Kingfisher window was designed and manufactured for a house called‘’ Kingfisher Cottage ‘’ it was glazed into an oak door at the entrance of the cottage, and created fantastic reflections on the floor and walls inside when the sun shone in.

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Craftsman Glass stock horticultural greenhouse glass and can cut all the shapes you need in our workshop, for you to collect, and do your self. We will also come out and do your repairs for you, we can replace damaged glass and clips, toughened glass and plastic sheet.

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Misted up Patio doors are a common problem, Craftsman Glass can replace the glass units into your existing Patio doors at a fraction of the cost of new doors. Yes we even do the old aluminium type, We can also supply and fit sliding patio door locks, to stop your doors being lifted off from outside.

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This stunning stained glass window was manufactured by Craftsman Glass Ltd. It was designed and hand painted by Mr. Benjamin Finn stained glass artist. Craftsman Glass work closely with Benjamin Finn and have manufactured many panels painted by him.

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Bilderstone Church Suffolk. Craftsman Glass have restored many windows at this Church , we have worked at hundreds of Churches all over Essex and Suffolk.

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This is a ceiling in the Elizabeth Hotel Copdock, Ipswich Suffolk. We made two ceilings at this Hotel as well as all the glass lights on the pillars. The finished glass had the Elizabeth Hotel Logo sandblasted on to each. We used 6.4 Laminated Safety Glass with coloured film and self adishive lead strip. Each ceiling mesured over 15ft. x 9ft. and we made them in sections so they could be removed to replace the lights.

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These panels are glazed in a house in Tiptree Essex, the door was glazed in clear glass when we first looked at the job, the customer asked us if we could come up with a coloured design to make a feature of door, as you can see this design has added a bit of colour but still letting in the light.

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Craftsman Glass Ltd. Glaze all types of glass, this is Scott glazing hand made leaded lights into a set of oak doors. Scott has worked within the glass trade for over 5 years and has a wide rage of experience in glazing and processing, and is currently specialising in the manufacture of double glazed sealed units.

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Craftsman Glass restore all types of leaded lights, we can often match damaged glass from our vast range of antique restoration glass and we can match exactly the size and thickness of the original lead. We are often called upon to restore panels that where made hundreds of years ago.

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This very detailed panel was manufactured for Tiptree Window company Mumford and Wood Limited. It took us two days to cut all the glass. As you can see a lot of work went into the finished panel. The glass is coloured cathedral with hand spun rounals as the main feature.

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This is a pair of front doors that we restored for a customer in Rayleigh Essex. The panels were falling apart and were in danger of falling out. Craftsman Glass Ltd. removed them and re leaded both the panels, cleaning all the glass and replacing any missing glass.The customer was over the moon with the finished result and said they were better than when they were first new.

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Safety Glazing is a requirement in certin areas. We supply and fit all types of safety glass, from Laminated and Toughened, to Wired and Fire glass. Safety glass must be fitted to doors and beside doors, bathing areas and any area that generates a special risk, for instance qymnasia or other places of energetic activity. Please phone us for advice on safety glass.

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A double glazed sealed unit, the design is made up with coloured film and lead applied to the inside of the glass. Craftsman glass are suppliers of all types of sealed units, and can apply any design you can think of !

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A stained glass panel being manufactured on the bench, all our leaded lights are made in the same way as they would of been made over 150 years ago. This panel was over 6ft in diameter when finished and was glazed into stonework at a church in Notting Hill London.

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Here is a bathroom window that we made for a house in Chelmsford Essex. We can make any design to suit your home. You can even design your own panel and we will adapt it to suit stained glass.

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These are two dog designs we did for a customer in Rayleigh Essex. He saw the design on our web site and had these made for a suprise present for his wifes Chirstmas. We glazed them into his front door and as you can see the looked fantastic.

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This fantastic door was designed and manufactured for a house in Lamarsh. The customer had a new front door and wanted to add a touch of class rather than the usual patterned glass. The panels are made using Antique Cathedral Glass, and the circles are hand spun roundals with a pale green border. Our carpenter hung the new door and with the new panels installed it looked stunning.

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We can design panels to enhance any door, the colours can be taylored to your taste and to match your decor. We can even help if you want to design your own.

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