Glass returns to the Great East Window after six years of conservation
Media Call Alert - Wednesday 30 July 2014 at 9.30am
| Date: | Wednesday 30 July 2014 |
| Time: | 09.30hrs |
| Venue: | Great East Window at York Minster (outside by the scaffolding covered by green awning). |
| Event: | Glass returns to the Great East Window after six years of conservationMore than six years after the medieval stained glass was removed for conservation and restoration, it will be returned with the protective benefit of the latest in glass technology. York Minster will be the first building anywhere in the UK to use new, state-of-the-art, protective UV glazing panels manufactured by world famous German glass company Glasshϋtte Lamberts. |
| Visual: | Using the lift to travel 30 metres up the exterior of the Great East Window, shots of glaziers from York Glazier’s Trust installing the protective glazing at height. |
| Interview opportunities: | Nick Teed – Head Glazier, York Glazier’s Trust |
To confirm your attendance or for more information please contact:
| Nicola Bexon or Samantha OrangeTel: 01904 500698Mob: 07581 209961 or 07518 532769Email: jay@pyperyork.co.uk | |