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A stained glass window in the other side of the church shows the limitations of the crown glass on our side. In the crown glass process, the glass was blown as a large bulb, cut, and laid flat. Panes of decreasing size and increasing cheapness were cut from this. The bulls eye, where the blowpipe entered the bulb, could let light through, but not a reasonable image. It found use in doorlights and eg one in six panes in shop windows. When rustic quaintness became fashionable, bullseyes were cast in moulds to satisfy demand, and became more expensive than some of the flats. (Photo May 2008)