Heighington Hall

Location

Heighington, Darlington

Reviving heritage: the Andersons’ journey with Ventrolla.

For Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, the windows and doors in their beautiful Grade II listed home needed to balance functionality with their passion for heritage preservation. When they first saw Ventrolla recommended by Sarah Beeny on television, they reached out to us in 2017. Since then, we’ve had the privilege of phasing work on their characterful home, encompassing both restoration and replacement windows and doors.

Heighington Hall stands as a magnificent example of Georgian architecture. Listed in 1952, its grand sandstone façade is adorned with elegant twelve-pane sash windows, while intricate stonework, fluted pilasters, dosserets, and a scrolled pediment around the door add to its historic charm. To preserve the building’s iconic features, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson required Ventrolla’s in-depth knowledge of regulations and skilled craftsmanship to bring their vision to life.

Specifications

Original date:

EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Timber

BURMESE TEAK

Property

LISTED PROPERTY GRADE II

Ironmongery

HAND-FORGED ANTIQUE BRASS

Style

RESTORATION AND REPLACEMENT WINDOWS AND DOORS. MULTI-PANE GEORGIAN SASH WINDOWS, RAIL AND SILL REPLACEMENT, AND FRENCH DOORS.

Features

VENTROLLA SASH REMOVAL SYSTEM AND PERIMETER SEALING SYSTEM

Location

Heighington, Darlington

In 2018, delighted with our previous work, the Andersons contacted Ventrolla again. This time, they sought our expertise to restore a six-by-six-pane Georgian sash window that required sympathetic rail and sill replacement. We again installed our discreet draught-proofing and SRS systems.

Our traditional joiners also worked on a pair of French doors, for which the Andersons chose bespoke replacements over restoration. We crafted beautiful new timber doors that mirrored the originals so precisely that Listed Building Consent wasn’t required. Each door was adorned with glass carefully selected to capture the subtly distorted charm of heritage glazing.

In 2019, we were delighted to return to Heighington Hall for the third phase of the project, meticulously restoring two dining room windows. Surrounded by lush foliage that made access challenging, our highly skilled team carefully freed the stuck sashes and brought them back to their original beauty.
We crafted new joinery elements, hand-making each single-glazed sash
in our joinery house to replicate the originals perfectly.

Most recently, we refurbished, draught-proofed and crafted new sashes for the Andersons’ bathroom window. We handcrafted a bespoke new sash box with beautiful brass hardware, bringing the couple’s vision to life with our signature touch.

Technology

Our journey with Mr. and Mrs. Anderson began with restoring the sash windows in two of their bedrooms. Sealed shut by time, these windows were given a new lease of life through our meticulous repairs. We enhanced them with our innovative Ventrolla Perimeter Sealing System (VPSS) to eliminate draughts and our signature Sash Removal System (SRS) for effortless future maintenance. Each window was finished with hand-forged antique brass hardware, perfectly complementing the existing ironmongery in the property.

SRS

Sash Removal System (SRS) is discreetly mounted in the side of the sash, allowing safe and easy removal of both the upper and lower sashes to give free access to the window box frame, and is not visible either internally or externally during the normal operation of the sash window.

VPSS

Our innovative draught-proofing technology creates an effective barrier against cold air entering the property. Expertly installed brush piles discreetly seal gaps without hindering window operation, maintaining both aesthetics and functionality.

30%

IMPROVEMENT IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY

6-10db(A)

NOISE REDUCTION LEVELS OF UP TO 6-10db(A)

Mr. Anderson Homeowner

“Ventrolla are reliable, polite and tidy – and my new windows look excellent. They’ve made the room warmer and less draughty.”

Master craftsman — Ventrolla

“I was fascinated by the original features on the Andersons’ listed property and really relished being given the opportunity to create new doors to match the intricacy of the originals.”