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May 15, 2024 Comments Off

Bakers of Danbury were appointed as the principal contractors for the design and build of a new teaching block at a school in Essex.This included 3 classrooms, staff room, teaching areas, hygiene area,

May 14, 2024 Comments Off

Bakers of Danbury, Church Department, have completed works to the beautiful Grade 1 listed church of St Peter's in Henley, Ipswich. The objective of the works was to carry out an internal re-ordering

April 12, 2024 Comments Off

Bakers of Danbury have completed a programme of repair to resurrect a beautiful Grade II listed farmhouse in Suffolk. As a listed building, the project required building methods and materials that were suitable

April 9, 2024 Comments Off

Colchester Cemetery Chapel is a historic Anglican cemetery chapel with a history spanning 160 years. Understood to have been constructed in 1855, the chapel had become derelict over recent years. With Colchester Borough

March 6, 2024 Comments Off

Bakers have completed a roof renovation and solar panel preparation programme to the Lasdun Building at Christ College, Cambridge University. The Lasdun Building is an iconic concrete building with a stepped roofing structure.

November 27, 2023 Comments Off

Bakers of Danbury commenced work in July 2023 to carry out essential restoration works to this 12th Century Grade I listed church situated in Kingston in Cambridge. Features of special interest include the

November 27, 2023 Comments Off

Bakers of Danbury undertook the contract to build a new build home in Mayland, Chelmsford, Essex. The original property on the land was a rendered brick bungalow but the building was past economic

November 24, 2023 Comments Off

Bakers of Danbury carried out a large renovation project at the Fox and Raven Public House in Chelmsford Essex. A substantial timber framed building with a sand and cement finish, the property had

November 24, 2023 Comments Off

Situated in the Cambridgeshire countryside near to the village of Bourn, Bourn Mill stands as one of England’s most ancient surviving windmills. It was built in the reign of King Henry VIII with

November 24, 2023 Comments Off

The Bakers of Danbury team carried out the extensive repairs required to restore the spire and tower the St Mary with St Leonard Church in Broomfield, Essex. The spire was in a poor

November 24, 2023 Comments Off

As part of the Taylor Wimpey Limebrook Park (East) development in Maldon, Bakers of Danbury have been appointed as the principal contractor for the construction of a new Sports Pavilion to be positioned

August 5, 2022 Comments Off

Project: Timber repairs to Bourn Windmill Location: Caxton, Cambridge This open trestle post mill is the oldest surviving windmill in the UK, and is Grade I Listed and designated an Ancient Monument. The entire weight

August 4, 2022 Comments Off

Project: Church redecoration and repair to St Bartholomew Church Location: Wickham Bishops, Essex Bakers carried out the ornate decoration of the church to St Bartholomew in Wickham Bishops.St Bartholomew’s is Grade II listed and is a fine

July 26, 2022 Comments Off

Bakers of Danbury are currently building an extension to St Andrews Church in Helions Bumpstead. The extension will provide the parishioners with a new meeting area, kitchenette and an accessible WC. Constructed from

July 26, 2022 Comments Off

This enquiry was surveyor lead and had to be completed as soon as possible to get the family out of temporary accommodation and back into their own house. This was necessary due to

July 21, 2022 Comments Off

Bakers of Danbury worked with Peabody Trust regarding the specifications as the apartment was owned by the housing association. After asbestos had been removed, Bakers of Danbury carried out a strip out. The

July 20, 2022 Comments Off

After Bakers of Danbury took the enquiry from the Insurance Loss Adjuster on a Friday afternoon, they arranged for an electrician to visit the property within hours, to install a new fuse board

July 8, 2022 Comments Off

St Marys Church in Mundon is a grade I Listed monument, owned by Friends of Friendless Churches, who describe it as a church that needs a lot of care with unstable ground. Friends

July 6, 2022 Comments Off

Bakers of Danbury recently carried out a refurbishment at Witham Fire Station which included two classrooms and an office. Chrysotile asbestos was removed from the ceilings of the classrooms before works began. Works

June 29, 2022 Comments Off

Summary: Restoration of a farmhouse which included two small extensions together with various alterations and a complete redecoration throughout.Location: Essex Bakers of Danbury have recently completed a 28 week restoration project at a

June 29, 2022 Comments Off

Summary: Refurbishment and extension to a listed timber frame farmhouse which partly dates back to the 16th century. Location: Brentwood, Essex The Project The full refurbishment of the farmhouse included removing the decayed sole plate

June 29, 2022 Comments Off

Project: Structural repairs with underpinning. Re-rendering and internal plastering Location: Tolleshunt Knights, Essex Bakers carried out structural repairs to a Rectory in Tolleshunt Knights for the Community of St John the Baptist. The flank wall

June 28, 2022 Comments Off

Bakers of Danbury are the appointed Retained Contractor for the planned and preventative maintenance, as well as emergency works, to the Grade 1 listed Chelmsford Cathedral over a two-year period. The preventative maintenance

June 9, 2022 Comments Off

The octagonal spire roof, which is covered with cedar shingles has suffered extensive damage caused by woodpeckers pecking holes in the shingle roof. Bakers will first remove the softwood cedar shingles from the

May 11, 2022 Comments Off

The central chimney of the Lowther Lodge had been supported by scaffolding for over two decades. It was important that Bakers carried out urgent structural repairs without compromising the appearance of the Grade

May 11, 2022 Comments Off

Summary: Refurbishment and alterations to Westminster Abbey InfirmaryLocation: Westminster, LondonChallenge: Access to this part of Westminster Abbey is restrictedSolution: Bakers of Danbury carried out refurbishment and alterations to Westminster Abbey Infirmary providing a

May 6, 2022 Comments Off

Bakers carried out a re-order of the church which included a new mezzanine floor with a glass screen entrance within the tower to allow the tower to become a usable space. Externally, stone

May 6, 2022 Comments Off

Project: A complete restoration of a fire damaged thatched cottageLocation: Bedfordshire Bakers completed a restoration of a three-bedroom thatched cottage after it had been devastated by a fire which broke out in the roof.When works

May 3, 2022 Comments Off

The challenge was digging the pockets in between the trees as the trees prevented the digger from being able to get to where it needed to excavate. Bakers of Danbury carried out hand

May 3, 2022 Comments Off

Bakers completed a new build church extension providing a fantastic new community room with kitchen area and new toilet facilities to St Mary Church in Colchester, Essex. The new extension sits separately to