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Your Guide to Fenestration
Posted: 02 April 2024
Fenestration is the science of arranging openings in a building. It is a discipline that is older and more complex than it might seem. Here, we will delve into the world of fenestration, from the derivation of the word to its application across the years and in modern-day architecture and construction.
Different Types of Sash Windows
Posted: 26 February 2024
Timber sash windows lend elegance and period authenticity to homes large and small, from townhouses to country homes to rustic cottages. They were the most common choice throughout the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian periods. Although they briefly fell out of favour in the early to mid-20th century, they are once again a popular choice for modern homes and commercial properties.
What are Double Hung Sash Windows?
Posted: 25 January 2024
Sash windows have been popular in homes and businesses since the 17th century. They have two panels, and typically, one is fixed and the other slides vertically to open. With double hung sash windows, both panels can be moved, so the window can be opened by either sliding the top sash down or the lower sash up.
What Are Edwardian Sash Windows?
Posted: 11 January 2024
The Edwardian period only lasted for nine years – the blink of an eye compared with the 63-year Victorian era that preceded it—yet those opening years of the 20th century witnessed rapidly changing fashions, especially in architecture. Edwardian sash windows were a crucial part of that change and can be distinguished from Victorian style, just as they, in turn, differed from the Georgian sash windows that came before them.
Sherborne Urban Design Summer School - An Experience By Josh Wood
Posted: 23 August 2023
Lomax + Wood sent one of their employees, Joshua Wood, to the Sherborne Urban Design Summer School Programme, by the Create Streets Foundation as Part of Lomax + Wood’s cooperation with the Traditional Architecture Group to ensure the education and improvement of staff members.
Lomax + Wood Have Purchased 68 Acres Of Threatened Habitats And Their Wildlife
Posted: 25 May 2023
Lomax + Wood have been signed up to the ‘buy an acre’ scheme. We donate £1 for every timber window and door sold under the FSC® Chain of Custody to the World Land Trust. Since being part of the buy an acre scheme we are proud to announce we have Purchased 68 acres of threatened habitats and their wildlife!
Refurbishment of Victorian Warehouse, Central London
Posted: 24 June 2020
High performance made-to-order timber box sash and weights were supplied, by Lomax + Wood, to this refurbishment of a former Victorian tea warehouse near to the Old Street Roundabout in central London.
Timber Windows for Victorian Power Station
Posted: 05 February 2020
Lomax + Wood have supplied and fitted made-to-order timber windows to this imposing Victorian building in Braintree, Essex.
Lomax + Wood at The Grade-I Orangery, Kensington Palace, London
Posted: 20 December 2019
Lomax + Wood are proud to announce that they have been selected from the UK’s finest timber window specialists, to supply and fit their made-to-order timber windows at the historic Kensington Palace. The building is to be a two story extension to the Grade-I listed Queen Anne Orangery, a building deemed of national importance. The 323 year old Orangery will be used as an education centre for children to learn about the Royals.
Handmade leaded lights for Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust Conservation area wooden windows
Posted: 07 March 2018
As part of a whole house timber window and door replacement project, Lomax + Wood were required to use single glazed true leaded lights to the front elevation.
Lomax + Wood in the Hampstead Garden Suburb
Posted: 28 April 2016
Made-to-order timber windows and doors from the Kensington & Chelsea range by specialist manufacturer Lomax + Wood have been specified for a number of beautiful period property refurbishments in the Hampstead Garden Suburb (HGS), a designated conservation area since the 1960s. A variety of property designs can be found on the Suburb where there is absence of uniform lines and extensive landscaped areas that provide a tranquil enclave in North West London.
Lomax + Wood specified for historical refurbishment project
Posted: 24 February 2016
Lomax + Wood, specialists in made-to-order period-style timber sash windows and doors, has designed, manufactured and installed almost 70 replacement sash windows for a historical building in the City of London. Within a designated conservation area, once divided between the City of Westminster and the London Borough of Camden, it has a rich architectural and historic heritage.
Henrietta Barnett's vision approved with Lomax + Wood windows and doors
Posted: 10 February 2016
Made-to-order replacement timber windows and doors from the Lomax + Wood Kensington & Chelsea range have been installed in a distinguished residential property in Hampstead Garden Suburb (HGS), a designated conservation area affectionately known as ‘Utopia NW11’.
Progress on the Hampstead Garden Suburb
Posted: 15 April 2014
Have a look at the progress taking place in the ‘Suburb’. Following the wettest winter on record, contractors on this project have had their work cut out to keep the property safe. Even so the substantial internal and external makeover will soon be watertight when windows and doors by Lomax + Wood arrive on site.
Lomax + Wood join a star-studded line up in Hampstead Garden Suburb
Posted: 09 December 2013
Now this is an interesting story and we’re thrilled about it. We’ve just received sign off on our first order for timber windows and doors for a new-build one-for-one replacement project in Hampstead Garden Suburb (HGS). This is a conservation area affectionately called the ‘Suburb’ by locals. What makes it so special is that the Suburb – the area north of Hampstead, west of Highgate and east of Golders Green in the London Borough of Barnet – is a fine example of early 20th Century domestic architecture owned by the HGS Trust and permission is needed from them for just about anything freeholders want to do to their properties and gardens. If it can change the appearance and atmosphere of the area then the alterations must be rubber-stamped by the Trust.
If the Government really cares it should intervene - and fast!
Posted: 07 November 2013
“As a specialist and responsible manufacturer our products are frequently specified for listed properties and stylish, traditional new-builds,” says Chris Wood., “and our products provide high standards of security, thermal and acoustic performance. But there is a great divide between the thermal performance requirements of products used in new- build and for those in listed properties. Great swathes of buildings in London, where we do a lot of business, are either listed or lie within a conservation area and planners and conservation officers, under the guidance of English Heritage, are allowed to completely ignore building legislation and the government’s requirement for the improvement of our housing stock and their goal to achieve carbon neutral status by the middle of this decade.
Swedish grooves
Posted: 25 September 2013
"My local Planner/Conservation officer has turned down our timber window replacement application on the basis of the manufacturer using Swedish joints. What’s the problem with these?"
Conservation area and listed building renovation using timber windows – A sensible approach.
Posted: 17 September 2013
I would argue it is possible to produce double glazed period timber sash windows that would be appropriate in many historic buildings. It is possible for example to use high quality, antique style glass, which is designed to recreate the wavy reflection of traditional handblown crown and cylinder glass. Float glass is seen as perfectly flat, uniform with an unblemished appearance, which, to purist conservationists, does little to contribute to the visual character of a period building. This antique glass in combination with carefully designed timber windows, without modern joints produces elegant period sight lines in keeping with historic buildings. Also an internally glazed window negates the need for glazing beads externally, thus reproducing traditional putty sightlines.
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