Reducing window size?

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Hi there, I hope someone can help me!

I have a very long and narrow window in my kitchen which bi-sects the kitchen worktop (so the cill is a good foot below the worktop). I have a 1930's house so all of the windows are overly long and everywhere.

However, I want to get it taken out and replaced by a smaller window so it doesn't have a worktop running through the bottom half of it.

Would it be something a builder could do, and do you think I could get it done without having my kitchen worktop / cupboards smashed up? It's a small kitchen so re-jigging the layout isn't possible. Finally, is this something that would be super expensive? Has anyone had this problem before?

Many thanks!

We had our bathroom window reduced. It was quite messy as they had to chip away a bit to be able to get the bricks back in and replanted.
A builder could do it - I think we tried to get a builder and have the window fitted separately. In the end we had one company do the lot because the price was not much different.

Sorry for the delay in getting back, but thanks @Believeitornot - that's really helpful!

I've had a window replaced (in our case made larger), have another two needing removed and replaced and also have a kitchen window that goes below the line of the worktops.

In our case, you could not remove our window without taking the cupboard out - the window would have to come out from the inside. It is possible that the worktops and cupboard could be removed and then put back, but damage is a risk. It also depends how the window is fitted; our bathroom ones need replaced but they will need to strip out the whole recess they're in to get to them so it's no easy job.

Ours are sash windows so they're sort of recessed in to the (thick, stone) walls, so we took our worktop right back in to the window recess. This works well for us as it means we have a deeper bit of worktop behind the sink for the dish drainer to stand on.