Stone & flint façade of Widcombe Grange with white painted bespoke timber casement windows & French doors

Case study — Widcombe Grange

38 handcrafted windows. One extraordinary home.

Bespoke heritage timber windows for an 1830s country house in the Blackdown Hills, Somerset.

Location: Blackdown Hills, Somerset
Property: Historic country house, 1830s
Joinery: 38 bespoke windows & French doors
Timber: Accoya

The property

A country house of real character.

Widcombe Grange is a historic country house in the Blackdown Hills, dating from the 1830s.

Its windows are central to the character of the building — their proportions, glazing & detailing shape how the house is read from every elevation.

The brief

Every opening, individually considered.

The project called for 38 timber windows, each designed to complement the historic character of the house.

With openings differing in size & proportion across the building, no standard solution would do. Every window needed to be made for its own opening, with the original architectural details faithfully replicated.

The craftsmanship

Made by hand, one window at a time.

All 38 windows were individually handcrafted, manufactured to accommodate the differing openings throughout the property.

Original details were carefully replicated so that each new window sits naturally within the house, as though it had always been there. Bespoke French doors were also manufactured to complete the joinery.

Materials & detailing

Chosen to endure.

Accoya timber was used throughout for its durability & stability.

Its resistance to movement makes it particularly well suited to external joinery, helping the windows & doors hold their fine proportions & painted finish for years to come — while the detailing remains true to the building.

Interior of Widcombe Grange with bespoke timber windows set in stone mullions

The finished result

Respectful of the past. Made for the future.

The completed windows & French doors complement the historic character of Widcombe Grange, combining traditional proportions with the long-term performance of carefully chosen materials.

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Project gallery

Widcombe Grange in detail.

Stone & flint gable of Widcombe Grange with white painted bespoke timber casement windows

Bespoke white painted timber French doors with glazing bars, set in a stone surround

Interior view of a bespoke timber casement window with traditional shutters at Widcombe Grange

Interior view of bespoke timber French doors with brass handles at Widcombe Grange

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