Restored dome unveiled at Mary Webb Centre
The cap is back on the Mary Webb Centre.
Earlier this month, the performing arts centre unveiled the restored 104-year-old stained-glass dome.
The restoration was made possible with the help of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, which provided nearly $140,000 to restore the dome and carpet in the centre.
Chair of the dome committee, Cheryl Littlejohn, said the restoration was not a simple task.
It was further complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
After approaching several different companies, the board finally contacted Jeff Cofell from Magnolia Stain Glass in Blenheim, who had previously installed all the windows in the concert hall. He agreed to take on the project.
Kingswood Millwork in Waverly dismantled all nine sections of the dome, comprised of more than 2,500 individual pieces of glass, in June 2023.
Over the next two years, Cofell slowly cleaned and re-leaded the pieces.
