If you've walked past our West window recently (the big one that is on the end of the church where the clock is), or looked at it from inside, you might have noticed it looks rather different. This is because the whole window has headed off to Wells in Somerset, the base of Holy Well Glass, one of the country's leading stained glass conservators.
As you will see if you take a look at our amazing book on the stained glass, the West window (also known as W12) is not actually stained glass, but is a diamond leaded light with a rectangular border with green and white tints of antique glass. The window was originally manufactured by Lavers and Barraud of London, constructed in the same fashion as stained glass windows.
Unfortunately the window, which dates to the reconstruction in the 1860s, was starting to bow and was likely to collapse in the next few years. This was not a trivial job - but we are looking forward to its return in pristine condition, able to last centuries to come.
If you'd like to find out more about the stained glass in St Andrew's see our stained glass page.