Replacement windows in Bramber, from The Street to Maudlyn
Bramber runs straight on from the east end of Steyning, but it is its own parish and its housing splits neatly in two.
The old village is The Street, below the castle mound. Bramber Castle, built by the de Braose family, is a scheduled monument, and its chapel survives as the parish church of St Nicholas. Along The Street stands St Mary's House, a timber-framed house of about 1470 listed at Grade I. Most of the old village is inside Bramber's conservation area. Horsham District Council's character statement for it describes field flint walls and buildings, brick dressings, clay tile and Horsham stone roofs, and small wooden casements with glazing bars or leaded lights, with a few vertical sashes on houses such as Bramburye, Brookside and The Gables. It also notes that modern-style windows have replaced the original detail on some buildings.
For those cottages we would suggest flush casements with the original bar pattern, and timber where a house is listed.
Maudlyn, named after a medieval hospital dedicated to St Mary Magdalene, is where most of Bramber's homes are: detached houses and bungalows from the last quarter of the twentieth century, according to the parish's neighbourhood plan. About two thirds of homes in the parish are detached. These houses are outside the conservation area and suit aluminium or good uPVC.
National Park and flooding
Bramber village is outside the South Downs National Park and Horsham District Council handles its planning, but most of the parish to the south and east, including Annington and Botolphs, is inside the Park. The eastern part of the parish lies in the Adur floodplain, and in 2000 the river reached The Street. If your ground-floor frames have suffered from damp, mention it so the surveyor can check sills and the bottom of the openings.
Illustrative example of a typical job of this kind
Six aluminium flush casements on a Maudlyn bungalow, Bramber
A detached brick bungalow from the last quarter of the twentieth century in the Maudlyn part of Bramber, outside the conservation area. Single storey, so no scaffold.
Six aluminium flush casements, about 1000 by 1200 mm
Dark grey outside, white inside, no glazing bars
Old uPVC or timber frames removed and made good
Typically £8,900 to £14,350, supplied and fitted, including VAT.
Slim aluminium suits the plain brick of these later houses and gives more glass for the same opening than chunky 1990s uPVC.
