Medieval stained glass windows to be restored

Some of Derbyshire's "rarest and finest preserved" medieval stained glass windows are to be restored to their former glory.

The three windows, belonging to Dronfield Parish Church, have been removed and taken to Somerset for the work.

The windows, which are said to date back to the 13th Century, were partly conserved in the 1970s and 1980s when they were covered with perspex but they have suffered "major pigment loss".

They will be restored as part of a £179,541 project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the church said on Tuesday.

Sue Murphy, project co-ordinator at the church, said: "Dronfield Parish Church has been at the centre of life in the town and a wonderful resource for the whole community for nearly a thousand years.

"Its fantastic to know that the 13th Century stained glass are now undergoing the conservation work they need carried out by some of the country’s most skilled specialists in this field.

"This National Lottery Heritage Lottery grant is enabling us to restore them to their former glory and allowing them to be once again celebrated as some of the town’s most treasured cultural assets."

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