Handmade red clay tile is the roof covering named most often in the listing records for Steeple Bumpstead's old houses. Slate appears on some later wings and buildings, and there is the odd thatched cottage. Tile repairs, re-roofing, leadwork, chimney stacks and guttering are all covered, out to the farms around the village. On a handmade tile roof we look to reuse sound tiles and find replacements that suit them in size and colour, rather than mixing in whatever is to hand. Where earlier repairs have mixed machine-made tiles into a handmade roof, we can price taking them out and relaying with matching tiles.
Steeple Bumpstead is about 3 miles south of Haverhill and comes under Braintree District Council in Essex. The B1054 and B1057 both serve the village, and the Moot Hall stands where Church Street meets Chapel Street, which carries the B1057. The conservation area covers the historic centre and was designated in 1969. A flood alleviation scheme on Bumpstead Brook was completed in 2014. St Mary's church and Moyns Park are both listed Grade I. We also cover Helions Bumpstead, Hempstead and Birdbrook.
Of the parish's 53 listed buildings, 44 date from the 17th century or earlier, and 33 of the listing descriptions record roofs of handmade red clay tiles. Most are timber framed and plastered or roughcast. Portobello Cottage is weatherboarded under thatch, Brick House is a 16th century long-jetty house with brick nogging, and the Fox and Hounds has a slate roof. The red brick lock-up by the churchyard is also slated.
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Cladding protects walls and dormers from the weather and changes how a building looks. We fit and repair timber, fibre c
Roofs on industrial units, shops, offices and farm buildings in and around Haverhill. We repair and replace flat roofs,
Storm damage, active leak, damaged ridge - we aim to be on-site within 24 hours.
