Here is something rather unusual, a Stovax Huntingdon 25 Multi-Fuel Stove but in a white enamel finish. I have swept numerous examples of the Stovax Huntingdon range of stoves over the years, but I had not come across one with an enamel finish. What
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Radwinter – Masport Auckland Wood-Burning Stove
Here is a real rarity, a Masport Auckland Wood-Burning Stove, I had never come across one of these before finding this example at an address in Radwinter. Until I swept this stove I was not even aware of a stove company called Masport. Needless
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Bruno the Parrot Taking His Morning Exercise in Abington
You could have knocked me over with a feather last week, when I turned up at an address in Great Abington to sweep the chimney and found a large Parrot sitting on the gatepost. I simply just couldn’t believe it, at first thinking it
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Littlebury – Hard at work at the Coalface
I have not previously written about actually doing the sweeping work before in my blog, I don’t know why, but thinking about it now, it seems to be a major omission on my part. Afterall chimney sweeping is what we do! So here is
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Sewards End – Di Lusso R4 Euro Wood-Burning Stove
I recently swept this Di Lusso R4 Euro Wood-Burning Stove at an address in Sewards End, near Saffron Walden, and it is the first time had come across this brand of stoves and I was intrigued to find out more about them. I
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We had a cheeky visitor to the van in Finchingfield the other day
Here we were busy working at an address in Finchingfield doing the chimneys to a couple of large stoves, when we had a cheeky little visitor in the side compartment of the van. This was Poppy the customers little black Cocker Spaniel bitch, presumably on
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Therfield – Petite Godin Stove
I recently swept this very unusual and attractive tall Petite Godin Stove at an address in Therfield near Royston. These antique stoves are quite a rare find these days, although I have come across one or two of these tall Petite Godin Stoves. I think
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Our 2024 Annual Welsh Chimney Sweeping Holiday
At the end of this week we have been on our end of January annual chimney sweeping visit to south Wales. This involves sweeping the chimneys of Claire’s dad’s friends in the Wenvoe farming community and a couple of addresses in Mumbles Swansea, for
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Cat and Chimney in Abbotsbury Dorset
I saw this thatched cat next to a chimney whilst I was on holiday in Dorset and visiting the beautiful historic village of Abbotsbury, where in the Middle Ages there had been a large abbey. It is a beautiful village with many thatched cottages
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Saffron Walden – Art Decco Parkray Room Heater
I have previously written a blog about the number of old Parkray room heaters that I come across and sweep on quire a regular basis, but this week’s blog is something quite rare. I first came across one of these Art Decco appearance/design Parkray
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