Grantham Etched Glass

The Leadbitter Glass studio was established in 1994 by Francis Leadbitter. We specialise in supplying homes around Grantham and other areas of the UK with bespoke decorative glass. We manufacture and deliver bespoke Etched Glass and Victorian Etched Glass Panels to homes in the Grantham area. Etched Glass is a traditional form of decorative glass and it is one of our most popular types of glass ordered by clients. Although etched glass is traditionally used for creating Victorian style panels, today it is increasingly used to produce stunning modern and contemporary designs. Etched Glass can be found in many Grantham homes and commercial buildings. We offer free delivery to homes in the Grantham area for almost all jobs we create.

Our studio also provides Stained Glass, Bevelled Glass and Fused Glass to clients in Grantham.

Every customer that places an order with us will receive our free professional design service. The Client Pages Service is a brilliant way to see how your chosen design will look in your sizes before we actually make the glass. A few days after ordering, you will receive your very own Computer Generated Image for approval. You can ask for changes to the layout of the pattern before we start work on your panel(s). You may want a decorative glass border moving slightly or an extra bit of decoration added. Maybe even a different font. We will make the requested changes and if you need any more changes, just let us know. There are no charges for requesting alterations. View the Client Pages link in the menu above to see some current works.

Your numbers up!

Etched glass is the perfect technique for creating house names and numbers for door glass or Transoms. Many homes in the Grantham area have glass above the door and this is sometimes known as a transom. The panel is also known as a fanlight or toplight. This is the ideal place to display the name or number of your house. We create hundreds of house name and number panels each year and it is one of the most popular orders placed with our studio. If your home has a door transom, we can create the number or name of your home in your chosen font. You can even pick a decorative etched glass border or other decoration to personalise your glass. We can also create matching glass panels for your door if required.

Browse Our Etched Glass Galleries

Leadbitter Glass can create almost any pattern in any glass size but if you don’t know what pattern you want, check out our comprehensive Etched Glass Gallery. We have hundreds of decorative glass patterns that are perfect for internal or external doors and windows. There are many etched glass categories to browse, such as Traditional, The Edinburgh Range and Repeat Backgrounds, Modern, Victorian and much more.

How is Etched Glass made?

We NEVER use ‘stickers’ to create etched glass panels, we etch the glass. The etched glass we create is made by sandblasting the glass at high pressure so it becomes a permanent feature of the glass. Some glass companies offer ‘Etched Glass’ but actually just add an etched glass effect sticker to the glass. Stickers can and will ‘yellow’ over time and vinyl can and will shrink after just a short period of time. Other companies may even screen-print the ‘Etched Glass Effect’ onto the glass and this product can also ‘yellow’ in time. Always make sure you are paying for a genuine glass product because as the saying goes – Buy cheap, Buy twice. See a result of ordering fake etched glass.

The process

A temporary mask is ‘cut to shape’ by a computerised mask cutting machine. It is then applied to the glass and the areas of the pattern that need to be etched are peeled away from the mask. These areas will become the etched sections of the pattern. The stencilled glass is then inserted into the sandblasting machine and the sand is fired at high pressure across the glass.

Once an even etched finish is achieved, the temporary mask is then removed from the glass. The protected areas are left clear with the unprotected areas now being etched glass. For single glazed glass, we apply a protective sandblast coating to the etched glass side. If the glass is double glazed, we do not add the coating because the etched side would be contained within the sealed unit.

Etched glass supplied to any home throughout the Grantham area:

Nottingham – Newark-on-Trent – Sleaford – Melton Mowbray – Stamford – Bourne – Bingham – Market Deeping – Ruskington – Billingborough – Long Bennington – Ancaster – Barrowby – Bottesford – Caythorpe – Corby Glen – Croxton Kerrial – Harlaxton – Heckington – Helpringham – Leasingham – Manthorpe