St Andrew's Church in Clevedon
is blessed with a number of beautiful
Stained Glass Windows.
Well worth a visit!
In 2020 St Andrew's undertook major restoration of the principal west window with repairs and refurbishment to the leadwork, glass and masonry.
The west nave window was given in memory of Conrad Finzel (I) (1793 – 1859).
Conrad Finzel came to England in 1810 aged 17 as a penniless German émigré
who did not speak any English.
He established his business in 1838 and made his fortune designing a machine which perfected sugar refinement. After a fire at his refinery in Bristol in 1847 he rebuilt, at a cost of £250,000, a state of the art sugar refinery employing some 700 workers.
After his death in 1859 his son Conrad Finzel (II) kept the business going until 1877
when a group of local businessmen took it over.
Conrad Finzel (I) pledged to give a third of his profits to charity – most notable he helped fellow countryman George Muller build the Ashley Down Orphanage (Muller Home)
He had no connection with slavery as this was abolished in 1833 - 5 years before he opened his sugar refinery in Bristol.
In 1853 he built Frankfurt Hall (now Clevedon Hall) where he lived.
The slideshow below shows the restored Finzel window
is blessed with a number of beautiful
Stained Glass Windows.
Well worth a visit!
In 2020 St Andrew's undertook major restoration of the principal west window with repairs and refurbishment to the leadwork, glass and masonry.
The west nave window was given in memory of Conrad Finzel (I) (1793 – 1859).
Conrad Finzel came to England in 1810 aged 17 as a penniless German émigré
who did not speak any English.
He established his business in 1838 and made his fortune designing a machine which perfected sugar refinement. After a fire at his refinery in Bristol in 1847 he rebuilt, at a cost of £250,000, a state of the art sugar refinery employing some 700 workers.
After his death in 1859 his son Conrad Finzel (II) kept the business going until 1877
when a group of local businessmen took it over.
Conrad Finzel (I) pledged to give a third of his profits to charity – most notable he helped fellow countryman George Muller build the Ashley Down Orphanage (Muller Home)
He had no connection with slavery as this was abolished in 1833 - 5 years before he opened his sugar refinery in Bristol.
In 1853 he built Frankfurt Hall (now Clevedon Hall) where he lived.
The slideshow below shows the restored Finzel window
Watch this space
as more of the windows in St Andrew's will appear over the coming weeks!
as more of the windows in St Andrew's will appear over the coming weeks!