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It’s not only at Christmas time when we can decorate our stone fireplaces….

13 Oct 2014

Many of us decorate our fireplaces at Christmas time with stockings, candles , holly and Christmas cards but how about at Autumn time. Autumn is a lovely time of the year, with the colourful leaves falling and crisp walks there is nothing better than coming home to snuggle around the fireplace and warm up by […]

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Inspirational Contemporary Fireplace Designs.

10 Oct 2014

Yesterday we spoke about Georgian fireplace designs for your home, today I want to show you some inspirational contemporary fireplace deisgns. Sometimes we have exactly the design in mind, other times we just need a little inspirition, and that’s where we come in.  At Pinckney Green we offer a bespoke service and often carve a […]

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Stone fireplace designs for your Georgian home.

09 Oct 2014

I thought you might find this interesting, and maybe helpful,  if I briefly talked you through the styles of fireplace found in the Georgian era. Many of our customers live in beautiful Georgian properties, please take a closer look at the typical Georgian fireplace designs below. As with much of the architecture of its time […]

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When was the woodburning stove first invented?

08 Oct 2014

Cosy up next to your woodburning stove this Autumn, but when was the woodburning stove first invented? …. It was the 16th Century before substantial numbers of Britons had moved the home fire against a side wall and began venting it through a chimney. In earlier times, families literally lived and slept around a central […]

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Beautiful Contemporary Portland Stone Fireplace Design

07 Oct 2014

Our installation team set off nice and early this morning to install this lovely contemporary Portland stone fire surround in Westerham, Kent. I really like the contemporary looking woodburning  stove with the log store, it adds character to the room. With the wood burner lit it makes the room feel really cosy for the start […]

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Stone Walling Going Up!!

03 Oct 2014

This project may look familiar to you… yes…it’s the house situated South of Bath which Pinckney Green has been refurbishing throughout this summer, and boy, what a great summer for it! As you can see, most of the external stonework has been completed including the stone window and door surrounds. The stone extension on the […]

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Every Home Needs a Fireplace…

19 Sep 2014

…and that’s exactly what Pinckney Green has done in this new housing estate in Surrey. We were asked to carve and install 11 of our Ellington Bath stone fireplaces in each new house that was built on site. We have one more to go and it’s been a pleasure working along side Cleanslate. Here’s one […]

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Lakeside Summer Drinks!

07 Aug 2014

We recently held a Summer drinks party by the lake which we’re lucky enough to have  next to our showroom here in Wick, Bath.  We had a fantastic turn out  we are delighted that so many of you could make it. We couldn’t have asked for better weather while we served Pimm’s and ice-cream floats […]

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Wooden Fire Surround.

30 Jun 2014

Pinckney Green recently supplied and installed this beautiful arts and crafts wooden fire surround for a 20th century house near Marlborough. We also supplied the carra  marble slips and black granite hearth, the oak surround was finished with a light wax. The fireplace was slightly of centre so the measurements had to be very accurate […]