E. R. Norton & Son Estd. 1971

Quality Handmade Reproduction Furniture

The Todding Farmhouse, Leintwardine, Craven Arms, Shropshire, SY7 0LX

Tel: 01547 540648 or Mobile: 07773104019

blankExpertly crafted, traditionally made, hand-crafted furniture, joinery and porches

English period style handmade furniture in Oak, Walnut and Mahogany

With over 40 years of experience in making reproduction antique furniture from all periods, we can, with confidence, offer a service to you which is second to none in individuality, quality and originality. Whether you want to commission a piece to serve a purpose, or enhance your home with handmade furniture that will always be of high quality and value. You will never regret buying handmade furniture from classic periods when the finesse and skill of the English craftsmen was appreciated.

We only use quality materials, and use them in such a way to enhance the aesthetic value of the items we make. Commissioned pieces are made and finished to your requirements, from natural and clean lines, to full antique.

With a background of period furniture and an extensive knowledge of the building trade, our products reflect the standards of traditional craftsmen where the values of good design, proportion and attention to detail are more important than profit.

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E. R. Norton & Son :: Hand made reproduction furnitureUK Mainland delivery for canopies, £1.00

Delivery can be arranged at a cost based on £1 per mile one way from SY7 0LX but quote may vary due to fuel prices at the time.
Free collection is welcome from my workshop, most canopy kits will fit into a family sized car with the seats down or a hatchback.
Pallet deliveries are also possible for greater distances but not recommended due to the cost and inconvenience.

If you give me your postcode when inquiring, I will quote the cost for delivery.

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E. R. Norton & Son :: Hand made reproduction furnitureWhite Pine cottage canopy with curved beam, £395.00

(1 IN STOCK FOR QUICK DELIVERY)

This pine canopy kit is made flat-pack and can be delivered by courier for £50 extra to mainland UK

My Green oak design made in pine, fully sanded, ready for painting or staining. Made in the traditional way with mortice and tenon drawpeged joints. (not just screwed together)
Easily assembled and fitted with full instructions and a wall plan provided, also an advice sheet on wood preservative treatment to make it last.
Included in the kit are the wall fixings and draw-pegs.

The sizes:-
Width between the gallows 1200mm
Overall width of the frame 1720mm
Height of the frame above the door 790mm
Overall height of the frame 1640mm
Depth of the frame from the wall 615mm
Roof pitch 45deg.

The porch is designed to be easily fixed on to sound masonry and is in bare pine ready for the finish of your choice.
Battens and tiles are not included in the kit.

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E. R. Norton & Son :: Hand made reproduction furnitureWhite Pine flat roof porch canopy kit, £395.00

1 IN STOCK AND TAKING ORDERS

This canopy is flat packed and can be delivered by courier for an extra £50

The canopies I produce are made to order, please contact me for availability and turnaround time before ordering.

This single pitch canopy has been designed by me to look good with the proportions and detail that you can't find anywhere else on the market and made to our usual high standards. This pine canopy has been made to one of my green oak designs so it can be painted or stained by yourself and look as impressive as an oak one without the high cost.

The kit is designed for easy surface fixing into sound masonry. All the joints are cut to fit and pre-drilled then sanded ready for whatever finish you chose to put on it.

The wall fixings and screws to fix the frame together are included with the kit.

The gallows brackets are mortice and tenon construction drilled for draw-pegging together, suitable wood glue can be applied to the joint if you like when assembling.

With this porch the size between the inside of the gallows can be adjusted to fit from 1130mm to 1370mm. The length against the wall and length of the head beam remains the same.


Sizes:-
1250mm between the gallows
1590mm overall width of the frame against the wall
1650mm head beam length
545mm suggested height of frame above the door
650mm depth of frame from the wall

The kit comprises of:-
2 gallows brackets jointed and drilled ready for the draw-pegs to be knocked in
6 draw-pegs for the gallows
5 rafters pre-cut angles and birdmouth
2 fillets to be cut to fit under the slates to hide the laths
1 wall plate
1 head beam
All pre-drilled for fixing

6 10x100 coach screws and washers, (wall fixings for the gallows)
6 12mm rawlplugs for the coach screws
2 10x100 coach screws and washers (fixing head beam to gallows)
10 6x12 woodscrews (for fixing rafters to frame)
5 8x100 hammer fix frame fixings (fixing wall plate to the wall)
8 30mm plugs for hiding the fixings in the gallows
5 16mm taper pellets for hiding the fixings in the wall plate
1 printed plan and fixing instructions

The porch is designed to be easily fixed on to sound masonry and is in bare pine ready for the finish of your choice.
Battens and tiles are not included in the kit.

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E. R. Norton & Son :: Hand made reproduction furnitureGreen oak canopy. Traditional and simple (7), £550.00

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Made in the traditional way with mortice and tennon joints, glued and pegged.
The oak is sanded, then water stained to bring out the beauty of the wood and then given a coat of Rustins Danish oil so it is ready to fit. After fitting, if you give it a light sanding with fine sandpaper to remove any dust and marks from fitting and wipe over with Danish oil, you will achieve a very good and full finish.

It is designed to be easy to fit into sound masonary.

The sizes are:-
1150mm inside the gallows
1625mm overall width of frame
750mm height above door (can be reduced to 660 if the cross beam is positioned at the door height and conditions allow) + lath, slates/tiles, and crest of your choice (not included)
565mm from the wall to front of the frame.
850mm length of gallows brackets.

The kit comprises of:-
1 Truss (front A frame) made up.
2 Gallows brackets made up.
2 Wall rafters pre-drilled
2 Floating rafters
4 Coach screws and rawl plugs 10mm x 100mm (for fixing wall rafters)
4 Coach screws and rawl plugs 12mm x 100mm and washers (for fixing gallows)
4 30mm oak plugs
4 38mm oak plugs
6 Coach screws 10mm x 80mm for fixing rafters and truss to gallows.

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E. R. Norton & Son :: Hand made reproduction furnitureGreen Oak cottage canopy with straight beam (5), £635.00

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Green oak cottage porch canopy with straight beam.
The sizes:-
1200mm between gallows
Height required above the door 785mm for oak frame ( + lath, slates/tiles, and crest of your choice)
Overall width of frame 1710mm
Depth of cover, 610mm from wall to front of frame.
Length of gallows brackets 850mm

The kit comprises of:-
1 Truss (front A frame) made up.Section thickness 55mm.
2 Gallows brackets made up. Section size 110mm. x 55mm. x 850mm. long.
2 Wall rafters pre-drilled
2 Floating rafters
4 Coach screws and rawl plugs 10mm x 100mm (for fixing wall rafters)
4 Coach screws 12mm x 100mm with 14mm rawl plugs and washers (for fixing gallows)
4 30mm oak plugs
4 38mm oak plugs
6 10mm x 80mm coach screws for fixing rafters and truss to gallows.

The canopy is designed to take 20mm boarding cut at 555mm long then the lath if tiling. (not included)
This kit comes untreated ready for the finish of your choice or left bare to look weathered in time.
Sarking boards can be ordered with this porch, they are pine bead and butt aprox. 195mm wide x 22mm thick x 550mm long to give a Victorian look to the underside of the roof when looking up from inside if you don't want to see the lath and tiles. they are supplied un-stained as they are best left to color naturally. Extra cost of £90

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E. R. Norton & Son :: Hand made reproduction furnitureGreen Oak cottage canopy with curved beam (4), £660.00

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Green oak cottage canopy
The sizes:-
1200mm between gallows
Height required above the door 785mm for oak frame ( + lath, slates/tiles, and crest of your choice)
Overall width of frame 1710mm
Depth of cover, 610mm from wall to front of frame.
Length of gallows brackets 850mm. section size 110mm. x 55mm.

The kit comprises of:-
1 Truss (front A frame) made up 55mm. thickness.
2 Gallows brackets made up.
2 Wall rafters pre-drilled
2 Floating rafters
4 Coach screws and rawl plugs 10mm x 100mm (for fixing wall rafters)
4 Coach screws 12mm x 100mm with 14mm rawl plugs and washers (for fixing gallows)
4 30mm oak plugs
4 38mm oak plugs
6 10mm x 80mm coach screws for fixing rafters and truss to gallows.

The canopy is designed to take 20mm boarding cut at 555mm long then the lath if tiling. (not included)

The canopy is stained with medium oak water stain then danish oiled to seal it so it is ready to fit. After fitting, if you give it a light sanding with fine sandpaper to remove any dust and marks from fitting and wipe over with Danish oil, you will achieve a very good and full finish.

Sarking boards can be ordered with this porch, they are pine bead and butt aprox. 195mm wide x 22mm thick x 550mm long to give a Victorian look to the underside of the roof when looking up from inside if you don't want to see the lath and tiles. they are supplied un-stained as they are best left to color naturally. Extra cost of £90

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E. R. Norton & Son :: Hand made reproduction furnitureLess ornate version of our Green oak canopy (3), £770.00

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This is a less ornate version of our most popular canopy using a big over low moulding on the barges instead of the scocia and dentiles.

This is a very impressive door canopy made to our usual high standards.

Overall width 1760 mm
Inside width 1250 mm (inside gallows brackets)
Overall height 1590 mm
Height above door 725 mm
Overall depth 570 mm

It comes with 22 mm thick Victorian style bead and butt sarking boards. (joinery quality pine) This gives a very good look to the inside.

All of our green oak canopies are supplied un-primed. Wall fixings are supplied with the kit but the slates are not.

The nature of a canopy constructed using green oak is for it to mellow and become part of the house
in a natural way. As it seasons it will produce a subtle surface texture and colour,
this very desirable effect cannot be reproduced in any other way.

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E. R. Norton & Son :: Hand made reproduction furnitureGreen oak canopy kit 1500 mm wide (1), £860.00

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This is a smaller version of the most popular canopy.
This is a very impressive door canopy made to our usual high standards.

Overall width 1500 mm
Inside width 1070 mm (inside gallows brackets)
Overall height 1440 mm
Height above door 590 mm
Overall depth 580 mm

It comes with 22mm thick Victorian style bead and butt sarking boards. (joinery quality pine)
This gives a very good look to the inside.

Wall fixings are supplied with the kit but the slates are not.

The nature of a canopy constructed using green oak is for it to mellow and become part of the house in a natural way. As it seasons it will produce a subtle surface texture and colour, this very desirable effect cannot be reproduced in any other way.

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E. R. Norton & Son :: Hand made reproduction furnitureGreen Oak Door Canopy entrance porch 1760 mm (2), £860.00

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This is our most popular canopy using a big scocia and dentiles to make a unique and very detailed barge of our oak design.


This is a very impressive door canopy made to our usual high standards.

Overall width 1760 mm
Inside width 1250 mm (inside gallows brackets)
Overall height 1590 mm
Height above door 725 mm
Overall depth 580 mm

It comes with 22 mm thick Victorian style bead and butt sarking boards (joinery quality pine) This gives a very good look to the inside.

All of our green oak canopies are supplied un-primed.
Wall fixings are supplied with the kit but the slates are not.

The nature of a canopy constructed using green oak is for it to mellow and become part of the house in a natural way. As it seasons it will produce a subtle surface texture and colour, this very desirable effect cannot be reproduced in any other way.

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E. R. Norton & Son :: Hand made reproduction furnitureGreen oak flat roof porch canopy frame kit., £595.00

( 0 in stock and taking orders)
This canopy can be made wider to suit your needs at little extra cost.
This single pitch canopy has been designed by me to look good with the proportions and detail that you can't find anywhere else on the market and made to our usual high standards. just click on an image to enlarge it.

Sizes:-
1250mm between the gallows.
1590mm overall width of the frame.
555mm height of frame above the door.
615mm depth of frame from the wall.
Roof pitch is 35deg.

The kit comprises of:-
2 Gallows brackets (made up)
5 Rafters
1 Wall plate
1 Head beam
All pre-drilled for fixing.
6 12x100 coach screws and 14mm rawlplugs (wall fixings)
4 10x100 coach screws and 12mm rawlplugs (wall fixings)
12 10x80 coach screws (frame fixings)
2 6x100 woodscrews
6 30mm and 6 38mm Oak plugs for hiding the wall fixings
1 Printed wall plan and fixing instructions.

The porch is designed to be easily fixed on to sound masonry and is in bare oak ready for the finish of your choice. The battens and tiles are not included in the kit.

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E. R. Norton & Son :: Hand made reproduction furnitureBespoke Green oak Flat roof porch canopy frame kit, £1,075.00

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Due to a high demand for this canopy I have designed one of these that can be made to your requirements. This canopy will have a laminated head beam and wall plate and uprated gallows to carry it.
Please contact me to see if what you are looking for is possible.

Due to the weight when fitted and finished, I am suggesting the following maximum sizes:-

Depth of frame from the wall up to 750mm.
Overall width of the frame up to 2740mm
Width between the gallows (inside) up to 2350mm
Roof pitch 30deg.



The kit comprises of:-
2 Gallows brackets (made up)
Up to 8 Rafters depending on the width
1 Wall plate
1 Head beam
All pre-drilled for fixing.
10x100 coach screws and 12mm rawlplugs (wall fixings)
6 12 x 100 coach screws and 14mm plugs for fixing the gallows
10 x 80 coach screws for fixing rafters
30mm Oak plugs for hiding the wall fixings
6 38mm oak plugs for hiding the gallows fixings
1 Printed wall plan and fixing instructions.

The porch is designed to be easily fixed on to sound masonry and is in bare oak ready for the finish of your choice. The battens and tiles are not included in the kit.

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E. R. Norton & Son :: Hand made reproduction furnitureGreen oak pillar porch (4), £1,390.00

This porch is not available at this time

What you get is:-

The green oak porch in the style specified from the top of the plinth or sadle stones up to and including the sarking boards which are of joinery quality pine bead and butt 22 mm thickness Victorian style and go on the top of the oak rafters and finish off the inside of the porch very well.

The porch will be drawn up and proportioned to your house so it looks right, up to a size of 1500 mm outside of posts x 900 mm Deep, (wall to front of post). The plans also show the spec. For the position of the plinth blocks (not included).

The 2 ends come made up and pegged as is the truss to make installation quick. The barge boards are pre fitted to the first 2 oak rafters, again to help with installation.

The bottom of the front posts are fitted with a 20 mm solid stainless steel spigot that goes into the sadle stone.

All the frame is planed all around, top chamfered and sanded.

There is a choice of barge board designs as seen on others on my website but may be at extra cost.

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E. R. Norton & Son :: Hand made reproduction furnitureGreen oak pillar porch (5), £1,425.00

This porch is not available at this time

What you get is:-

The green oak porch in the style specified from the top of the plinth or sadle stones up to and including the sarking boards which are of joinery quality pine bead and butt 22 mm thickness Victorian style and go on the top of the oak rafters and finish off the inside of the porch very well.

The porch will be drawn up and proportioned to your house so it looks right, up to a size of 1500 mm outside of posts x 1000 mm Deep, (wall to front of post). The plans also show the spec. For the position of the plinth blocks (not included)

The 2 ends come made up and pegged as is the truss to make installation quick. The barge boards are pre fitted to the first 2 oak rafters, again to help with installation.

The bottom of the front posts are fitted with a 20 mm solid stainless steel spigot that goes into the sadle stone. All the frame is planed all around, stop chamfered and sanded.

There is a choice of barge board design as seen on others on my website but may be at extra cost.

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E. R. Norton & Son :: Hand made reproduction furnitureGreen oak pillar porch with seat (7), £1,485.00

This porch is not available at this time

A standard width pillar porch that has been adapted to sit on dwarf walls forming a seat either side.

What you get is:-

The green oak porch kit in the style specified from the top of the dwarf walls up to and including the sarking boards which are of joinery quality pine bead and butt 22 mm thickness Victorian style and go on the top of the oak rafters and finish off the inside of the porch very well.

The porch will be drawn up and proportioned to your house so it looks right. This porch can be designed to be bigger in depth and width.

The price will depend upon the size, the example shown being a guide. The plans also show the sizes for the dwarf walls (not included).

The 2 ends come made up and pegged as is the truss to make installation quick. The barge boards are pre fitted to the first 2 oak rafters, again to help with installation. All the frame is planed all around, stop chamfered and sanded.

There is a choice of barge board design as seen on others on my website but may be at extra cost.

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E. R. Norton & Son :: Hand made reproduction furnitureHeavy sec. Green oak porch kit (9), £2,185.00


This porch is not available at this time

What you get is:-

The green oak porch in the style specified from the top of the dwarf walls up to and including the sarking boards which are of joinery quality pine bead and butt 22mm thickness Victorian style and go on the top of the oak rafters and finish off the inside of the porch very well.

The porch will be drawn up and proportioned to your house so it looks right, up to a size of 2300 mm Wide x 900 mm Deep. The plans also show the spec. For the dwarf walls (not included).

The 2 ends come made up and pegged as is the head beam to make installation quick. The barge boards are pre fitted to the first 2 oak rafters, again to help with installation. All the frame is planed all around, stop chamfered and sanded.

There is a choice of barge board design as seen on others on my website but may be at extra cost.

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E. R. Norton & Son :: Hand made reproduction furnitureBespoke heavy sec. Green oak porch kit (11), £2,450.00


This porch is not available at this time

What you get is:-

The green oak porch in the style specified from the top of the dwarf walls up to and including the sarking boards which are of joinery quality pine bead and butt 22 mm thickness Victorian style and go on the top of the oak rafters and finish off the inside of the porch.

The porch will be drawn up and proportioned to your house so it looks right, up to a size of 2400 mm Wide x 1200 mm.Deep. The plans also show the spec. For the dwarf walls (not included)

The 2 ends come made up and pegged as is the head beam to make installation quick. The barge boards are pre fitted to the first 2 oak rafters, again to help with installation. All the frame is planed all around, stop chamfered and sanded.

There is a choice of barge board design as seen on others on my website.

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E. R. Norton & Son :: Hand made reproduction furnitureBespoke heavy sec. Green oak porch kit (12), £2,450.00

This porch is not available at this time

What you get is:-

The green oak porch in the style specified from the top of the dwarf walls up to and including the sarking boards which are of joinery quality pine bead and butt 22 mm thickness Victorian style and go on the top of the oak rafters and finish off the inside of the porch.

The porch will be drawn up and proportioned to your house so it looks right, up to a size of 2400 mm Wide x 1200 mm Deep. The plans also show the spec. For the dwarf walls (not included)

The 2 ends come made up and pegged as is the head beam to make installation quick. The barge boards are pre fitted to the first 2 oak rafters, again to help with installation. All the frame is planed all around, stop chamfered and sanded.

There is a choice of barge board design as seen on others on my website.

Contact us about this item

E. R. Norton & Son Estd. 1971

Quality Handmade Reproduction Furniture

The Todding Farmhouse, Leintwardine, Craven Arms, Shropshire SY7 0LX
Tel: 01547 540648 or Mobile: 07773104019

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