Information and restoration about Victorian ‘Closed’ type cooking ranges.
This fantastic late 19th c ‘Mortimer’ range manufactured by Hattersley Bros of Rotherham was in a very unstable condition when we first visited sited. 18th c kitchen basement that it was set in had suffered from terrible damp and as a result the iron had degraded significantly. After careful conservation work carried out by our team it is not stabilized and preserved for future generations. It also certainly adds some character to this lovely snug of a room!
This huge 83″ wide gold medal eagle range has just been salvaged from a Victorian kitchen that was being demolished. It is the biggest range of this type we have seen and would be a fantastic focal point for any large kitchen. It would also provide plenty of cooking capacity and can even be fitted with a back boiler to provide hot water and heating around the home. This is now in stock and will be fully restored to order. Please use the contacts page to enquire about this item.
This is a very nice ‘DUX’ closed range that came from a large Victorian villa in Redland, Bristol. It has been fully restored in our workshops and comes with the original cast iron surround it was fitted with. This range has done a life time of work but thanks to our team its ready for another! A full installation service is available, just get in touch using the enquiry form found on our contacts page.
We completed the restoration and installation of the huge Gold Medal Eagle Range at Hinton House a while ago now but we were asked back to site to attend to the multitude of grates in the bedrooms and living spaces of the manor. Below are a few of the nicer examples we restored for the client including a lovely circa 1800 Coalbrookdale forest pattern hob grate, a regency engraved and polish steel trim and a collection of matching late 19th century register grates.
This very nice example a Yorkshire actually resides in Northamptonshire. We were called out to to survey the range, remove an unwanted back boiler, rebuild the firebox and brick flue above, decommission the oven flue and then give the whole range a good polish. I’m pleased to say it draws well and certainly looks the part. The owners are thrilled and so is King the Vizsla.
It is a rare moment when we get time out from restoring clients ranges to work on one of our own and offer it for sale. I’ve been wanting to restore this Cornish Range for a long time now and I had that opportunity a few weeks ago. So here it is, a fantastic example of a Cornish Range, heavily ornamented castings and covered in polished brass. This one also comes complete with a bespoke pine surround and drying rail to complete the picture.
If you are interested in this range just send us an email using the information on the contact page of this site
We were delighted to return the kitchen range to the kitchen of the fantastic Cogges Manor Farm museum this week. The range was in a terrible state when we first carried out the site survey but now it has been fully restored and will be ready for service for many more years to come.
This range is in weekly use for demonstrations and for school eduction. If you are in the Oxford area please do plan a visit to Cogges, its a truly fantastic place!
The range is a large close fire type called a Swinton and manufactured by Hattersley Bros. Ltd at their Queen’s foundry, Swinton near Rotherham. This particular example was badge engineered as a Mortimer and supplied by Bratt Colbran & Co from their London showrooms on (you guessed it!) Mortimer Street.
We just finished this nice little 24″ Guidwife Portable Range for a client. This one is staying fairly local to us and will end up in a Showman’s Waggon that is currently undergoing restoration.
This is the other range that we restored for Lisa Shell Architects at Little Tew Manor. This basic but beautiful self acting cottage range is in an adjacent room to the main kitchen and would have provided the cooking duties, hot water and warmth for the staff.
It was in a terrible state of repair when we first visited site to make the initial assessment and had obviously seen lots of use over the years. With careful conservation techniques we were able to bring the range back to presentable order whilst retaining its history. This range will now be the focal point in a new office but will not be used.
‘The Herald Range’ is one of two ranges we restored for our clients at Little Tew Manor. The Herald Range would have provided all the cooking services for the main household while the smaller ‘Cottage Range’ would have cooked for the staff.
The Herald Range was in a hell of state when we first visited site for the assessment but with careful conservation practice we were able to preserve the range for future generations.
Below are the before and after shots of the work
