Yes, Claire and I manage to escape for two weeks to Cyprus again in April, staying at George and Adriann’s villa just outside Latchi. This year we decided that as we worked so hard, particularly during the sweeping season, six and seven days a
Cyprus April 2024 – Some Chimneys in Neo Chorio Village
Saffron Walden Crank Up – Sunday 28th April 2024
Well, we spent a busy week at work, slowly following one steam engine after another on their way to the Saffron Walden Crank up, wondering whether we were ever going to arrive at the next job and how late we were going to
Read MoreSaffron Walden – Esse Lightheart Wood-Fired Range Cooker
I still sweep a number of wood-fired and solid fuel range cookers across the area, but to be honest they are getting few and far between and the vast majority of them are either Aga’s or Rayburn’s. I was therefore most surprised to find
Read MoreSteeple Bumpstead – White Enamel Stovax Huntingdon 25 Multi-Fuel Stove
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
Read MoreRadwinter – 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
Read MoreBruno 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
Read MoreLittlebury – 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
Read MoreSewards 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
Read MoreWe 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
Read MoreTherfield – 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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