Oval Leaded-Glass Skylight, Manchester Interior

28 September 2019 · Manchester

An oval leaded-glass skylight set into a dark plaster ceiling, shot directly upward from below. The radial grid fans outward from a small central oculus in concentric rings, while a Greek key border frames the whole ellipse in ornamental metalwork. The geometry does the work — precise, repetitive, and deliberate — where the ceiling recedes into shadow and the diffused daylight holds the eye at the centre.