Work starts at St Luke’s, Aberdeen
This month saw us start work on a number restoration and repair of leaded and stained glass windows at St Luke’s, Aberdeen.
St Luke’s was originally named Kepplestone Cottage, in the grounds of Kepplestone Mansion (home of Aberdeen art dealer Alexander Macdonald, now demolished). It was bought by artist George Reid RSA in 1874, and used as a simple summer retreat for a couple of years before extensive renovations overseen by architect William Leiper. The work transformed the building into a “Medieval inspired Arts & Crafts House” - a second floor was added, along with a stair tower, studio, musicians gallery and a corridor link to the studio, prior to Reid moving into the property in Spring 1878.
There are a number of stained glass panels throughout the building, including some 17th and 18th Century fragments collected by Reid on his European travels, and a series of painted quarries featuring Scottish wildlife dotted through the huge windows which form the east wall of Reid's studio.
