Case Studies

Environmentally Friendly
Environmentally Friendly
Award Winning Team
Award Winning Team
Made in Britain (1)
Made in Britain
Exterior view of The Carthouse in the Carsington and Hopton conservation area, showcasing Gowercroft Joinery's Melbourne French Doors and Hardwick Casement Windows in Red Grandis timber. Surrounded by stone paving and colourful potted plants, the beautifully restored 19th-century building reflects a seamless blend of heritage aesthetics and modern performance.
Conservation Area Windows and Doors Transform Hopton Carthouse
The Mitchells’ 19th-century Carthouse, nestled in the Carsington and Hopton conservation area, was in desperate need of restoration. With blown glass units, rotting woodwork, and draughty doors that let...
The Gowercroft van outside a lovely house in Dore, South Yorkshire, fitting wooden windows
Replacement windows in Dore, South Yorkshire
Beautiful hardwood replacement windows in Sheffield We were contacted in early 2013 by Mr. and Mrs. Winster regarding replacement windows in Dore, South Yorkshire, an affluent suburb of Sheffield. They...
Modern apartment development on The Bishop’s Avenue featuring timber windows and doors by Gowercroft Joinery, set around landscaped communal gardens with a mix of brick and timber cladding.
Full Joinery Package for The Bishops Avenue, Highgate
Tilt and turn windows and doors fitted to new build Highgate, London A challenging tilt and turn windows and doors project in Highgate, London. Gowercroft showed how attention to...
Octagonal roof lantern constructed from Accoya timber with large glazed panels and a scalloped lead roof, designed for an exposed location under dramatic cloudy skies.
Accoya Roof Lantern for Exposed Location
Accoya is the perfect Hardwood for Roof Lanterns that last The Dilemma John Thornley O.B.E. wanted a replacement Accoya roof lantern for his house. The current lantern was letting...
Timber Windows – Matlock Cottage
Timber Windows for a unique cottage in Matlock Discover how Gowercroft tackled a unique timber windows project in Matlock for Robert Jones’s charming stone cottage. Cottage in Derbyshire –...
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The Oxford Window Company Case Study
The Oxford Window Company are a start-up regional, husband-and-wife team, who joined the Gowercroft Partnership Programme in 2021. We recently sat down with Emma & Jamie, the owners of...
Image of 2 storey wooden conservatory by Gowercroft
Self Build Windows Leicestershire
Sympathetic Glazing for an Award-Winning Self Build Project in Leicestershire In 2014 Gowercroft was invited to supply bespoke windows and doors for Down House, a beautiful four bedroomed self...
Front view of a renovated red brick farmhouse in Kirk Langley featuring Gowercroft Joinery’s white-painted Chatsworth sliding sash windows with Georgian astragal bars.
Hardwood Windows in Kirk Langley
Hardwood Windows restore Derbyshire home to it’s former glory Key TakeawaysLocation: Kirk Langley, DerbyshireChallenge: Replace outdated uPVC windows with traditional hardwood windows in a historic countryside settingSolution: Bespoke hardwood...
Unusual view of a wooden roof lantern showing wooden sliding sash windows in the floors above
Bespoke Conservatory and Sliding Sash Windows Kensington, London
Bespoke wooden windows fitted to Kensington Town House In March 2012, we undertook our first exhibition at the Home Building and Renovating Show at the N.E.C. in Birmingham. At...
Internal view of wooden windows, doors and staircase built by Gowercroft
Fairacre Kenwood – High Quality Joinery Highgate, London
A classic hardwood window installation in Highgate, London Gowercroft Joinery supplied and installed high quality joinery products throughout this renovation project in Highgate, London. A former home of Patrick...
View of Holbrook Hall in Derbyshire, a Grade II listed building featuring traditional-style timber windows with slim double glazed units in Accoya, blending modern performance with heritage aesthetics.
Slim Units and Accoya in Grade II* Listed Hall, Derbyshire
Key Takeaways How did this project at Holbrook Hall begin? In 2011, Holbrook Hall in Derbyshire, a Grade II listed building* and residential care home, underwent a sensitive extension....
Wooden door and sliding door fitted to London Property
Green Building in Central London
An Enquiry out of the Green for wooden windows In 2007, David was sitting quietly in the Gowercroft offices when the phone rang. On the other end of the...
Riber Castle in Matlock, Derbyshire
Riber Castle – A Redevelopment Case Study
A Troubled Past Riber Castle is a 19th century Grade II listed country house overlooking Matlock, Derbyshire. It was built by local mill-owner John Smedley in 1862 as his...
Shop Front in Derby after commercial heritage windows fitted by Gowercroft
Giorgio Reggiani – Listed Shop-Front
Commercial Heritage Windows for a Traditional Derby Shop Front Giorgio Reggiani – Sadlergate, Derby In 2011, Derby County Council made available funds for regeneration of traditional shop-fronts in Derby...