Stained Glass Windows Restoration
Restoration of the stained glass window frames has commenced at St Peters Church.
A Fresh Look at 19th Century St. Peters
The Rev. Edward D. Madgwick in 1896, wrote an ‘Historical Sketch of St. Peter’s Cooks River, 1839-1896’. In it he states, ‘Fashionable congregations were the rule in St. Peter’s in those days…. Many of the leading families of this land as well as of the locality were in some way or other connected with it….
The Stained Glass Windows of St Peter’s Church, Cooks River
The present church windows replaced plainer lead lights in the 1870’s and 1880’s. It is believed they were, in common with many churches in the Sydney area at that time, manufactured by Lyon and Cottier. Whilst no drawings exist, the glass, style and the limited number of companies doing such work at the time of installation all point to this being true.
