The client wanted to replace the windows and front door on their Georgian townhouse in Warrington without losing the character that makes the building what it is. Everything was manufactured in our Chester workshop, from the arched window frames to the finished door, ready to paint and glaze.

The Windows
The windows were made in Accoya with an arched head, set out directly from the masonry openings to ensure the geometry sat correctly within the existing façade. The arch was machined to profile in our workshop, curved sections in Accoya require care and experience to get right — and the finished frames were prepared for a full paint system.

Accoya was the right specification here: dimensionally stable, with a 50-year durability rating and excellent paint retention. On a street-facing elevation that needs to look as good in ten years as it does today, that matters.

The Front Door & Stained Glass
The door frame and front door were made in solid hardwood, a traditional panelled construction, mortice and tenon jointed throughout. The door surround was profiled to complement the building’s period character without over-stating it.

The bespoke stained glass panels were the element that made this commission individual. Working with specialist glass craftspeople, we incorporated leaded stained glass into the overlight above the door and within the door itself. The colour palette ambers, blues, and greens was chosen to sit well against the Studio Green finish and to throw warm, coloured light into the hallway.

The Finish
Farrow & Ball Studio Green No. 93
Studio Green was the client’s choice and it was exactly right. It gives the entrance the weight and depth a front door on a period townhouse deserves, and it makes the stained glass panels read properl, just as they’re meant to be seen.

The door was prepared and finished to the standard a colour this rich demands — multiple coats, sanded between each. Studio Green shows everything, including the quality of what’s underneath it.

The Result
The finished elevation works;the arched windows sit correctly within the masonry, the door surround is in proportion, and the Studio Green ties everything together. The stained glass, visible from the street as a wash of colour through the overlight and door panels, gives the entrance character.

Every element was designed and made for this building. That’s what bespoke means at R J Parry, not assembled from standard parts, but manufactured around the brief