WINDOWS WORTH MILLIONS. «

Otaki Mail, 14 June 1922, Page 4

WINDOWS WORTH MILLIONS. «

The Dean of Fork, speaking at a meeting to raise funds for the preservation of the windows of fork Minster were to disappear; they could not see its like again, because there eras nothing like it in the world. They had there, in situ, thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth eentry glass of English craftsmanship and artistry at the very acme of the art of gl.ss-making. The glass in the “Five Sisters” whitlow, 1 hiit in the great east wiudow, and that ; n the north coles lory windows of the choir, and much besides, was actually made, designed, painted and put up in when the stonework was erected. \Yhen the windows of oilier cathedrals were destroyed by Cromwell’s troops, those of York Minster were spared because Lord Fairfax, the Parliamentary Ueneral. issued an order that the man who damaged the windows would be shot at sight. As an indication of the commercial value of the glass tile Dean mentioned that a year ago-a panel ol fourteenth century English stained glass, measuring 3uin. by Jilin., was sold in New York for £15,500. In York -Minster they had 23,000 square feet of this glass, and on that basis its value worked out at about 73 millions.