New windows - astrical or not?

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Hiya
Asking this for a friend - they are looking at new windows and like the georgian astrical design but don't know anyone else that has them and dont know if they would be a pain with cleaning etc!
Anyone have them/ or advice? Pics would be great! Cheers

They're astragal bars, not astrical. Glazing bars across the pane.

I think you need to be entirely guided by what the house would have had when new.

Are they having wooden windows made? Or is it a plastic window?

How old is the house?

But I agree with kate

It's a 1930's house - it currently has old wooden double glazed ones in.
Front has two large box bays. I suggested astragal bars on the top windows as I've seen similar ones around the area

I'm confused: do you mean bay windows in sections with smaller windows above of the sort that often originally had stained glass in them? Astragal is more what I think of for Georgian houses where the windows split into quarter.

sorry, yes i mean in sections with smaller windows, some would have had stained glass in them - these ones obv don't otherwise they prob have them incorporated

Okay, well I think a window style suited to the house will look better. If not recreating what would have been there originally then a nod to that by replicating the style looks far better than a modern one which will look incongruous.