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Case History: Williams Memorial Methodist Church
This rose window on the sanctuary is a reproduction of a window in Europe which is over two hundred years old. The Chairman of the Building Committee presented a photograph to the architect who in turn commissioned his local Cast Stone manufacturer. The manufacturer was provided with the diameter and depth of the required window and from this information projected each section and ornament to full size scale. Clay and plaster models representing one segment were submitted for approval before the moulds were produced. Note how the pieces were segmented to achieve flat backs for economy, maximum repetition from each mould and allowance for sandwiching of the stained glass. In spite of the high use of ornament in the design, the repetition available to each mould made it possible to produce two Cast Stone window units in a small fraction of the time, and at a small fraction of the cost, of cut stone. |
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