Yes, this week’s serving for the blog is yet another Morso stove! Yes there are lots of them! As I have said before, is it just me, or do Morso make more different models of stove than any other stove company? They seem to
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Vixen and her Cubs on a roof in Walberswick
Constantly looking at chimneys, I quite often get to see thatched animals on thatched roofs whilst I am working. This is not the case on this occasion, I noticed these thatched animals whilst I was on holiday for a week in February at Walberswick
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Milton – Jotul F105R Multi-Fuel Stove
Here is the rather space age looking Jotul F105R Multi-Fuel Stove, I recently sept this example at an address in Milton. This address was literally a few doors away from another address I sweep at in Milton, so next year I have arranged to do
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Birchanger – Stovax Riva F66 (Freestanding) Multi-Fuel Stove
Here is something unusual for this week’s blog, a freestanding Stovax Riva, you don’t often see one of these! Although I do see lots and lots of the cassette version of the Stovax Riva I don’t think that I have ever seen a freestanding
Shepreth – Morso 1510 Multi-Fuel Stove
Is it just me, or do Morso make more different models of stove than any other stove company? They seem to be continually updating their range of stoves with new models, whilst discontinuing older models. This example is a Morso 1510 Multi-Fuel Stove
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Birchanger – Stovax Riva F66 (Freestanding) Multi-Fuel Stove
Here is something unusual for this week’s blog, a freestanding Stovax Riva, you don’t often see one of these! Although I do see lots and lots of the cassette version of the Stovax Riva I don’t think that I have ever seen a freestanding version,
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Little Bardfield – Coalbrookdale Darby Multi-Fuel Stove
Here is something of a survivor from days gone by, Coalbrookdale stoves and worthy of my weekly blog. I see plenty of retro Coalbrookdale stoves around the area, but the vast majority of them are the Little Wenlock model or less so the Severn
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Sweeping in Elsworth, Cambridgeshire
Here is a bit of a novelty to us, as a result of a request for a favour from one of our regular customers, we went to sweep a stove chimney at their close friends in the village of Elsworth, Cambridgeshire. Beautiful though it
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Little Walden – Godin Fonteval 10Kw Multi-Fuel Stove
I recently swept this very unusual, business like Godin Stove at an address in Little Walden. This example is a Godin Fonteval 10Kw Multi-Fuel Stove. This stove was an admirable finishing touch to a large room in a large farmhouse. I’m sure its presence
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The Chimneys at Weobley Castle on the Gower Peninsula
During our recent road trip around the UK, we visited a number of tourist attractions in between visiting family. In nine days, we stayed at Crosby in Liverpool, Chester, Ludlow, New Quay in Ceredigion, Tenby, Wenvoe near Cardiff and Stanton St John near
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My name is Paddy McKeown, I am a retired police officer (Detective Sergeant – Metropolitan Police), turned chimney sweep. I have completed training with ‘The Guild of Master Chimney Sweeps’, and Rod Tech UK (Power Sweeping).