Box sash windows, entrance doors and French doorsets from Mumford & Wood’s Conservation range have been specified in the renovation and extension of a Grade II listed former MoD officers’ mess in Shoebury, Essex.
Shoebury Garrison, which dates back to 1797 when a signal station was erected at the start of the Napoleonic War, later housed Royal Artillery and Gunnery schools.
Mumford & Wood’s windows and doorsets are sympathetic in appearance to the original in the 200-year-old officers’ mess, which has been converted into 11 luxury Grade II listed private homes.
“We designed samples and worked with great detail to replicate the fine, elegant sightlines and mouldings of the original windows and doors,” said Chris Brunsdon, sales and marketing director at The Performance Window Group Ltd.
The replacement windows, which were approved by local conservation officers, are double-glazed and factory finished and achieve an overall frame U-value of 1.4 W/m²K.
Paul Denney, quantity surveyor with developer Garrison Developments, said the windows and doors played a large part in the project.
“We know they will look and perform perfectly for years to come even in this exposed location. The conversion of the officers’ mess has been a challenging project due to the essential need to create products to the very highest performance standards that remain sympathetic in every detail,” he said.
