The views from atop the scaffold are really spectacular, but we are grateful to our partners at York Glaziers Trust for taking these images to save us a long climb!

The conservation work is being carried out in our Centre of Excellence for Heritage Crafts and Estate Management. We've spoken about how this has introduced improvements to the facilities available to our stonemasons, but the glaziers have also benefitted from new improvements.

This exploratory work is being carried out whilst conservation is underway to the lower South Transept windows. This work is possible thanks to generous funding from the Julia Rausing Trust and the Friends of York Minster.

Both glass and stone are facing increasingly harsh weather with the increased frequency of heavy rainfall, as well as the cycles of heating and cooling brought on by a warmer climate, taking its toll.

Here, Freya talks about her experience after recently completing her apprenticeship: "It really highlights the work you achieve with just the human mind and hand. I'm so proud of the work everyone does here."

Our apprentices gain access to the incredible experience of our craftspeople and are trained in the use of emerging technologies we are using to conserve this fragile medieval masterpiece in our new Centre of Excellence for Heritage Crafts and Estate Management.

Come and see for yourself what the next generation of heritage crafts looks like during our Heritage Fair on Saturday 2 August.

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