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What is the difference between Victorian and Edwardian conservatories?

We’ve spent decades supplying South West homeowners with beautiful conservatories, and this is something we’re often asked. Edwardian conservatories were the prevalent style during the reign of King Edward VII, between 1901 and 1910. This followed the reign of Queen Victoria. Edwardian conservatories are known for their sloping roofs and flat fronts.

Victorian conservatories, however, have much steeper roofs and also curved bow window fronts. With less lavish roof and ridge decoration, an Edwardian conservatory is a refined and elegant extension that maintains the vintage feel of the Victorian conservatory. Thanks to its neat, rectangular shape, it’s also great for hanging up shelves or paintings.

Both are renowned for letting a huge amount of natural sunlight into the home. If you live in a spacious rural setting, like the beautiful Devon countryside, or the Cornish coast, then both types of conservatory would make a wonderful addition to your home.

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  • Colours

    Customise your Edwardian conservatory with a range of colours and finishes, including woodgrain effect finishes. Popular colours include white, anthracite grey and rosewood. However, we also offer bespoke RAL sprayed colours.

    Sage Green

    Sage Green

    Rosewood

    Rosewood

    Light Oak

    Light Oak

    Irish Oak

    Irish Oak

    Grey

    Grey

    Green

    Green

    Cream

    Cream

    Black

    Black

    White

    White

    RAL colour swatch

    RAL colour swatch

    Roof options

    A Edwardian conservatory can be made with a glass roof, a tiled roof or even a lantern roof. You can tailor your conservatory to the exact character of your home.

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    For further information about our range of conservatories, please feel free to download a brochure.

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    uPVC and aluminium Edwardian conservatories

    It’s been over a hundred years since Edward’s brief reign, yet Edwardian conservatories are still as popular as ever. Thanks to modern developments in uPVC and aluminium, homeowners can enjoy these conservatories’ vintage aesthetics without undergoing all the old-fashioned maintenance. Both materials are completely immune to splitting, rotting and warping. All that’s required to keep them looking brand new is the occasional clean with soapy water.

    They are also resistant to strong winds and salt erosion, making them ideal for homes in coastal areas like Bournemouth, Torquay and Minehead. For your peace of mind, our conservatories come with a 10-year insurance-backed guarantee, with a 25-year Build Quality guarantee on construction works.

    As a local, family-run business, it’s important to us that we supply South West homeowners with the quality, sustainable products. That’s why all our uPVC and aluminium is sustainably sourced and 100% recyclable. With energy-efficient glazing achieving U-values of 1.8 down to 0.8 W/m²K, your Edwardian conservatory will actually save you money on your energy bills long into the future.

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    Testimonials

    Having spent a few weeks stressing over gossip about company lots of phone calls to Sharon who was lovely and very reassuring we got phone call to say work will commence on Tuesday 14th February kelvin and team turned up early to start work they explained what to expect and in no time at all had the old roof off and by my lunch hour 12.30 half the new conservatory roof was already up it took very little time to finish roof all old roof was taken away by them and garden area was left as they found.
    On Wed 15th February Kelvin arrived again early made coffee for them I explained a few concerns and kelvin and team cracked on with the lead work cleaning and sealing. I am really pleased with the new roof I keep standing in conservatory smiling thinking the rain isn’t coming in conservatory anymore. I can definitely recommend conservatory makeovers from first contact to finish all staff were fantastic yes you have to wait for product to be made but the finished roof is brilliant. Please pass on our thanks to Kelvin and team as they work to an extremely clean standard.

    J Maunder

    The guys from Conservatory Makeovers are fab from start to finish. From Jack, who kept in touch, to the fitters, professional clean and lovely to Andrew making sure everything is perfect! Thank you for making my home look beautiful!

    Nicola Day

    Excellent service and professionalism from Andy and the team. We couldn’t be happier with our conservatory, suited our budget and exceeded expectations upon finishing.

    The communication between us and the team was brilliant, and the timescales from manufacture to delivery were spot on.

    Kelvin’s work and the whole team were just brilliant, cannot recommend enough!

    Charlotte Challenger

    Extremely happy!

    Jack and Andy gave us the best client experience and value out of all the other companies we had contact with. They had a very professional team and the fact that it is a family-run business is a huge strength.

    Without putting any pressure on us and helped us pick exactly what we wanted and need, creating our new favourite spot in our home.

    Highly recommend.

    James Dyer

    Did a great job on my conservatory roof. It was a great experience all the way from the sales rep visiting, to the plans being made and communicated to us clearly and the great bunch of builders who completed the job far quicker the estimated time frame they gave us! They even came back and made some finishing touches free of charge. Would definitely recommend them and be using them for any future home improvement work we may have!

    Alex Lord

    An absolute pleasure to deal with this family firm. Our initial meeting with Jack was unexpectedly enjoyable with absolutely no pressure, a stark contrast to some of the companies that we have seen over the years.

    The fitters arrived at approximately 9:30-10am and were polite, friendly and professional (the only downside being the sheer amount of sugar they take in their Teas). Work was completed to a high standard and room swept on completion.

    The temperature of the room was noticeably better this morning (with no heating on!) and it feels so much more like a proper room.

    Thank you again!

    Jonathan Edmunds

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