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Cellar Conversion Project
Conversions, renovations, extensions and repairs to period properties and Listed buildings are everyday tasks undertaken by Emmerson Critchley Ltd…

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Feb 25, 20171 min read


Window renovation project
It was an absolute privilege for the team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd to renovate this stunning window on an equally beautiful Grade II Listed property in Bedford…

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Feb 22, 20171 min read
Magazine interest in Emmerson Critchley Ltd
Emmerson Critchley Ltd has been the subject of an informative article focussing on period properties and traditional building techniques…

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Jan 11, 20171 min read
Bury’s first shoe shine stand?
Specialist traditional building firm for period properties, Emmerson Critchley Ltd has undertaken a full interior refurbishment of the first floor of Smart Step shoe shop, in Bury St Edmunds, and designed and built the shoe shine chair and the stage on which it’s set…

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Dec 12, 20162 min read


Underpinning project
A recent project undertaken by the Emmerson Critchley team, which specialises in providing traditional building services, was to underpin a Grade II Listed property in Bedford…

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Dec 8, 20161 min read


Beautiful oak truss for Grade II Property
For this project within a Grade II Listed building, the Emmerson Critchley team constructed this truly handsome oak truss (pictured) on site and then installed it within the kitchen where it looks absolutely stunning…

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Dec 8, 20161 min read


Grade II Listed Project in Ware
As part of an on-going initiative to provide comprehensive traditional building services and expertise for heritage, Listed, historic and period properties throughout East Anglia and beyond, the team at Emmerson Critchley has just completed this project to a Grade II Listed building in Hertfordshire…

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Dec 7, 20161 min read
Preserving the past – building the future
Emmerson Critchley is pleased to have been the subject of an article on traditional building techniques and successfully renovating period properties for Rooftops magazine…

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Nov 25, 20161 min read


Fibre Lime to Grade II Listed Property
The team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd, which works on projects throughout East Anglia, has been busy applying fibre lime to a Grade II listed property in St Neots…

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Nov 23, 20161 min read
Kitten saved by building team
The team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd is currently working on a multifaceted renovation building project in Norwich, Norfolk…

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Nov 7, 20162 min read


Final £15K push for new Horringer Scout Group hut
Local businesses are being urged to join specialist building firm, Emmerson Critchley Ltd and provide much needed support to achieve the long-awaited completion of the 1st Horringer Scout Group’s new eco-friendly meeting venue. The new…

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Sep 22, 20163 min read


Victorian farmhouse floor project
The team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd has been busy sanding the floors in a beautiful Victorian farmhouse, with stunning results…

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Sep 15, 20161 min read
And we’re off!
It’s shaping up to be an exceptionally busy autumn for the Emmerson Critchley Ltd team – one of the latest new projects is to create a large extension on this period property…

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Sep 13, 20161 min read
Grade II Listed Renovation Project
This renovation project, newly started by the Emmerson Critchley Ltd team, involves the underpinning of this Grade II Listed building to prevent movement in the external walls…

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Sep 13, 20161 min read


Reclaimed brick floor
The team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd has recently installed a brick floor within a Grade II Listed property. Using reclaimed bricks is perfect in a period property like this…

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Sep 9, 20161 min read
Grade II Listed Facade
Now gracing this historic Grade II Listed shop front on the Colchester High Street – a fully restored facade, thanks to the team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd, which specialises in traditional building services…

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Sep 7, 20161 min read
Lime rendering project
The team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd had just finished a lime rendering project in Holt, North Norfolk. This lime rendering work was completed with a NHL 2 Lime Mortar – a low strength hydraulic lime mortar with slow setting speed…

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Sep 1, 20161 min read


York stone floor
While some surfaces are impermeable meaning that moisture may become trapped and ultimately leads to damp and other related problems, limecrete flooring provides a breathable finish that does not hold in moisture, allowing any vapour to escape…

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Jul 25, 20161 min read


Fibre lime to modern extension
This week the team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd has been working on a number of projects including this one, which is the application of fibre lime to a modern extension…

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Jul 21, 20161 min read


Preserving the past, building the future
Each and everyday, the team at Emmerson Critchley Ltd undertakes projects that conserve historic, period and Listed buildings whilst concurrently future proofing them so they can be enjoyed for many more years to come…

Dimension Creative
Jul 8, 20161 min read
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