I swept this stove just the other day in Debden and at first glance I thought it was a Jotul stove of a type that I had not come across before. I think it was that distinctive door handle, which is very similar to

Here are some very interesting medieval churches that we have come across whilst sweeping for sweeping for the Diocese of Chelmsford. They are quite a long way from home that’s for sure! These are from a visit we made to sweep the Rectory at

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.

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

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

 
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

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

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

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

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