Etched Glass Beverley

Founded in 1994, the Leadbitter Glass Studio has been supplying Etched Glass panels to homes and businesses across Beverley ever since, delivering to every other part of the UK too. Streets like Highgate and North Bar Within, standing in the shadow of the Minster, are exactly the kind of period setting where etched glass has always looked its best.

Etched glass, sometimes called sandblasted glass, obscures sections of clear glass to leave a permanent pattern behind. Every panel we produce is scaled to your own glass, whether the design is grand and ornate or small and understated — there’s plenty of room for both across a town with a building as spacious as the Minster at its centre. The vast majority of orders qualify for free delivery across Beverley.

It’s one of the oldest decorative glass techniques still in regular use, prized for letting through generous amounts of daylight rather than filtering it. Our glass has appeared in a Prime Minister’s home and on Hollywood film sets, though most of what we make is for homeowners across Beverley. We also produce other styles of Decorative Glass for Beverley clients, including Stained Glass, Bevelled Glass, and Fused Glass.

See your glass before we create it!

Our Free Client Pages Design Service

Every Beverley order comes with its own Client Page, where a computer-drawn proof, scaled precisely to your glass, appears within a few days of ordering. There’s no rush to sign off — take the time you need to look the design over properly, and if anything needs widening, tightening, or moving, tell us and we’ll send a revised version. We’ll keep amending for as long as it takes, and won’t switch the sandblaster on until you’ve told us to proceed.

Perfect For House Names And Numbers

Etched glass suits house names and numbers particularly well, and it’s one of our most common requests for the fanlight above a front door. If your Beverley home has one, we can create a panel showing your house number or name. For the sharpest result, we generally etch the surrounding background and leave the lettering itself clear, so it stands out at a glance.

How Our Etched Glass Is Made

The theory behind etched glass is straightforward: a sheet of toughened safety glass, a mask cut precisely to the design, and abrasive blasted at real pressure onto whatever the mask leaves exposed. What surprises most customers is how much a technique this simple can achieve across a panel of any size, from a small fanlight up to a full-height feature window.

The exposed glass wears down to a permanent frost, while everything protected under the mask stays glossy — a contrast that reads clearly from across a hallway or a room, unlike a stick-on “etch effect” film, which tends to fade and lift within a couple of years.

If an old etched panel at home has cracked or gone missing, a photograph is usually all we need to reproduce the original design closely.

Ready to have Etched Glass, or any other decorative glass, made for your Beverley home or business? Get in touch today for an accurate quote and turnaround time.

Browse Our Etched Glass Galleries

Our website holds one of the largest collections of decorative glass patterns anywhere. Browse hundreds of Etched Glass designs in our main gallery, arranged by theme and by door style, to find the right pattern — or simply for inspiration towards your own. Visit the Main Gallery to see what’s possible.