Lizzy Hippisley-Cox

Elizabeth (Lizzy) Hippisley-Cox is a Fellow of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB), a longstanding member of ICON (CTQ/PACR Pathway), and a qualified conservator of architectural stained glass (MA, University of York). After completing a degree in Medieval Studies from the University of Manchester in 2009, she began her career in conservation with an ICON HLF Skills in Practice Internship at the York Glaziers Trust, followed by a further seven years of academic, itinerant and studio-based training including an apprenticeship, fellowship and Masters Degree.

Lizzy established Eden Stained Glass, situated in Westmoorland, Cumbria, in 2017 after relocating from York. Her studio primarily takes on conservation, repair and new design projects, and occasionally assists other artists to create works in stained glass. Lizzy is a stained glass advisor for the Carlisle and the Leeds Dioceses, reviewing and commenting on casework.

With first-hand experience of coming through a varied patchwork of training schemes at the start of the last recession, Lizzy is particularly passionate about providing sustainable training and employment terms for the next generation of craftspeople. She is Trustee for the William Morris Craft Fellowship Trust, and has also recently joined the SPAB’s Education and Training Committee. Alongside work, she is proud steward to an excellent daughter, enigmatic cat and incorrigible whippet.