I do see a lot of these around the local area, even though they look very traditional and somewhat antiquated. Surprisingly these appliances are still in production. This is the Stovax Regency Wood-Burning Stove, I recently swept this example at an address in Newport.
Read MoreSewards End – Woodwarm Fireview Insert Wood-Burning Stove
This is something I don’t see a lot, a Woodwarm insert stove. I sweep a lot of Woodwarm appliances, as can be seen from my previous blogs. The Woodwarm freestanding Fireview is a common stove and I also sweep a number of examples of the
Read MoreHundon – Town & Country Thornton Dale Multi-Fuel Stove
I do sweep a lot of these Town and Country stoves, this example which I recently swept in Hundon is the Town & Country Thornton Dale Multi-Fuel Stove. The most common models that I come across being the Little Thurlow, the Bransdale and
Read MoreHeta Ambition 5 Wood-Burning Stove Swept in Shingay-Cum-Wendy
I sweep an awful lot of Heta stoves, the vast majority of which have been installed by Cut Maple Stoves from New England Sturma. Most of these tend to be the Heta Inspire 40, 45 and 55, the 45 in particular. However, the other
Great Henny Suffolk Another Beautiful and Historic Medieval Church Discovered Whilst Sweeping for the Diocese of Chelmsford
Recently we revisited one of my favourite Medieval Churches, St Mary the Virgin, Great Henny, to sweep the chimney at the vicarage. The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Great Henny sits on top of a headland with commanding views over the Stour
Read MoreElmdon – Hergom E-30M Wood-Burning Stove
On my rounds I see very few of these Hergom Stoves, I can think of only two other examples of this make of stove which are both different models and one of which is a large combination stove. This example is one of
Read MoreAbington – Coalbrookdale Little Wenlock Multi-Fuel Stove
As I have previously said, I see plenty retro Coalbrookdale stoves around the area, the vast majority of them are the Little Wenlock model or less so the Severn model. I noticed though I have previously written a blog about the Coalbrookdale Severn
Read MoreSaffron Walden – Wiking Mini 2 Wood-Burning Stove
Other than in show rooms I had not seen or swept one of these Wiking stoves, so it was a must for this week’s blog. I really liked this stove, it was easy to dismantle, and has lovely clean, contemporary lines. The stove
Read MoreLidgate – Franklin Majestic 98-1800 Wood-Burning Stove
A trip out to Suffolk for this week’s blog! This job involved sweeping a rare retro stove, a Franklin Majestic 98-1800 Wood-Burning Stove. I had not come across one of these stoves before and it proved easy enough to sweep, but very dirty
Read MoreSweeping for the Bishop of Chelmsford – The Rectory Great Oakley
Here we are again, sweeping for the Bishop of Chelmsford on a Sunday in August, the only day of the week that we have time to do these jobs. On this occasion we were doing the Rectory at Great Oakley, which just outside
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