Longden doorsets have been specified for the three phase redevelopment of Durham Town Hall. Built in 1850 and modelled on London’s Westminster Hall, the Town Hall features an impressive hammer-beam roof as well as superb stained glass windows, paintings, heraldic symbols and a magnificent fireplace of local stone. The main contractor for the refurbishment is Bishop Aukland based, Vest Construction.

Twenty two, 4-panel Longden Chippendale Sussex doors in American White Oak and eighteen frames were supplied for the first phase and an architect designed hybrid Sheraton door in English Oak (pictured) has replaced an arched headed pair of doors in the second phase. This exclusively designed door, which has been constructed to FD60 specification, is a basic rectangular shape single leaf which has been created to simulate the meeting stiles of a pair of arched doors.

An arched pair of 4-panel Chippendale Sussex doors, also in American Oak, with an FD60 specification is currently under construction for the third phase of the project.

Longden bespoke doors use solid timber stiles, rails and muntins and are constructed using long-established methods such as through mortice and tenon wedged joints. Both raised and fielded and flat panel designs can be combined with moulded rails, stiles and muntins, applied mouldings and other fine detailing. Styles such as boarded doors or glazed doors and screens can be made as well as matching products such as panelling for soffits and reveals, skirtings and dados.

The Longden range maintains and preserves the heritage of many of the UK’s historic listed buildings, recent projects include private residences in Belgravia, Chester Square, Lowndes Square in London, the Belgian Embassy, Sheffield City Hall and the Patent Office, London.