Conservatories - Victorian, Edwardian, Lean-To, Georgian Conservatory Styles, What will look correct on my home?
What is a Victorian Style or an Edwardian Style?
So often it seems as though conservatory suppliers are
trying to confuse us.
Some conservatory companies call a Victorian design an
Edwardian or a Georgian. Others will use names like Home
Extender for a lean-to. The reasons for this vary -
often it is marketing (which would you prefer - a Home
Extender or a lean-to), and sometimes it even depends on
where in the country you live.
The truth is, the
conservatory industry itself does not have a consistent
approach.
To be clear it's usually better when describing your
requirements to actually detail the conservatory design.
For instance you "are looking for a bell ended/bay
fronted Victorian with a pitched roof".
To make life even more interesting you can even get
Victorian style conservatories with different numbers of
bay sections or splays. The most common are three
section bay fronts and five section bay fronts.
Then, to even further confuse things, suppliers will
sometimes refer to three bay fronted Victorians as five
sided conservatories (the LH and RH sides being the
extra two sides) whilst five bay fronted Victorians are
also referred to as seven sided conservatories.
CONFUSED? - this
confuses even the people who work within the
conservatory industry everyday! THE
"SECRET" IS TO BE AS SPECIFIC AS POSSIBLE! -
Do not be afraid to ask - especially if the salesperson
or designer's comments/descriptions don't make sense.
REMEMBER YOU ARE THE CUSTOMER - if they are not willing to explain the
"fundamentals" then surely they can't be
deserving of your custom.
The drawings on this page show some of the most common
designs and their most common names. We do however point
out that some companies will refer to these by different
names.
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