Rochdale Fused Glass

Founded in 1994, the Leadbitter Glass Studio has been supplying Fused Glass panels to homes and businesses across Rochdale ever since. We also deliver to every other part of the UK. Where Rochdale’s period homes — many built for the workers of the town’s cotton mills — were traditionally fitted with etched or stained glass, Fused Glass has become a popular contemporary upgrade in recent years, bringing a modern finish to doors and windows across the town.

Fused Glass squares on a sandblasted wave background, made for a Rochdale home

Our Fused Glass designs always begin with an etched glass background pattern, onto which small fused glass tiles are UV bonded, giving each panel real depth and texture alongside its colour. Every panel is supplied as single or double-glazed glass, made to your own sizes for windows and doors. Almost every panel we make qualifies for free delivery to Rochdale addresses.

Green split glazed fused leaf design, made for a Rochdale customer

We’ve made glass for a Prime Minister’s home, for Hollywood film sets, and for well-known singers and billionaires — but the vast majority of our work is for homeowners just like you. We also make other styles of Decorative Glass for Rochdale clients, including Stained Glass, Bevelled Glass, and Etched Glass.

Abstract door glass made with fused glass circles and a sandblasted glass background, made for a Rochdale home

See your glass before we create it!

Computer generated drawing showing a Fused Glass design fitted onto a customer's own door

Our Free Client Pages Design Service

Every order includes free access to our Client Pages design service. Within a few days of ordering, we’ll send you a computer-generated proof showing exactly how your chosen design will look, built to your own glass sizes. You can ask us to adjust the tile colours, resize elements, or move the pattern within the panel until you’re completely happy. Production only begins once you’ve approved the final drawing.

Blue fused glass circles on etched background, made for a Rochdale home

How Fused Glass Is Made

Every Fused Glass panel starts as a piece of toughened safety glass, sandblasted first to form the etched background. Small pieces of coloured glass are then individually shaped and UV bonded directly onto that surface, building the design up layer by layer.

Fused glass leaves window, made for a Rochdale kitchen renovation

The fused tiles sit roughly 6mm proud of the surface, adding genuine texture exactly where it’s wanted, while the rest of the panel remains flat, built on the same toughened glass base used across our full range. This retains all the durability and efficiency of a single sheet of toughened glass, with no need for re-leading or re-glazing, and it’s available as a double-glazed unit for extra insulation.

Fused glass wave door design, made for a Rochdale home

Planning to have Fused Glass or any other decorative glass made for your Rochdale home or business? Get in touch today for an accurate quote and turnaround time.

Browse Our Fused Glass Galleries

Our website holds one of the largest collections of decorative glass patterns anywhere. Browse hundreds of Fused Glass designs in our main gallery, organised into themed collections and by door style, to help you find the perfect pattern — or simply for inspiration to create your own. Visit the Main Gallery to explore what’s possible.

Notable Fused Glass Commissions from the Rochdale area…

We supply Fused Glass to Rochdale and these surrounding areas…

Oldham – Manchester – Salford – Bolton – Burnley – Accrington – Stretford – Halifax – Sale – Huddersfield – Blackburn – Wigan – Bradford – Dewsbury – Warrington – Preston – Macclesfield – St Helens – Wakefield – Barnsley – Leeds – Sheffield – Liverpool – Southport – Pontefract – Rotherham – Harrogate – Crewe – Wetherby – Ellesmere Port – Birkenhead – Blackpool – Chesterfield – Stoke-On-Trent – Chester – Doncaster – Ripon – Selby – Worksop – York