Last Updated on 11 September 2014 by ianr
Georgian Composite Door
Georgian doors as with all classic pattern doors, are defined by the architecture of the period, in this instance being the years between 1720 and 1840, a period when architectural inspiration was taken from that of ancient Romans and Greece, a period when powerful symmetrical and simplistic detailing were the style of the day. The similarity between Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian or any other classic pattern is clear to see when trying to chose a door, one manufacture will call the door Georgian whilst another may title it as Edwardian, an example of such being the classic six panel door which can appear under all three styles.
A front door must be appropriate to a house, but there is no escaping the universal charm of the Georgian front door – “solid, well constructed, but at the same time curiously domestic and welcoming” The classic Georgian combination being a solid, panelled door with a glazed fanlight over the top, as can be seen in many city suburban terraced properties . The Georgians were very fond of painted doors, windows and furniture, only very expensive timbers such as seasoned oak and mahogany would have been left unpainted. Their choice of colours was very different from that which we are used to today, mainly due to pigment technology rather than taste. Iron and red oxides were by far the cheapest pigments in those days, so the colours they used were very often rather dull by today’s standards, with various shades of brown and murky greens being used in the majority of instances.
A feature often overlooked when restoring Georgian doors was that they generally had central door knobs positioned at waist height and no letterboxes, the latter were an invention of the Victorian era. Many manufacturers suggest that brass door furniture was the norm in the Georgian period, but this was not the case, most door furniture produced in the period was cast iron painted black. The normally accepted classical styles of Georgian door are
- the Georgian six panel solid door,
- the Georgian six panel with top two panels glazed
- the Georgian half glaze
- the Georgian sunburst
- the Georgian arch
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The benefit of choosing a composite door over a timber door is that the solid thermally insulated polyurethane foam core slab and similarly the 2mm through coloured GRP cladding can be cut and moulded during the construction process to mimic the design of all of the classic pattern doors.
Georgian doors purchased from Global door are manufactured to exacting factory standards and must comply with stringent quality control criteria. An added benefit of composite doors is that as they are manufactured to a thickness of 44mm this gives it a strength and durability the equivalent of any timber door, Global Door to reinforce this statement have sought the appropriate accreditations to back our claims all our doors are accredited to both “Secured by design” and PAS 23&24 which involves independent testing by third parties.
Global door have an extensive range of twenty door styles of which we would class five as Georgian doors –
- the Georgian six panel solid door,
- the Georgian six panel with top two panels glazed
- the Georgian half glaze
- the Georgian sunburst
- the Georgian arch
Georgian doors as with any Classic door only assume their full character when they are individually finished in a style that matches the owner’s personality. Whether it be colour, glazing or accessories Global door can provide them all, visit our web site and check out-
- Colours seven of them and each with a wood grain finish
- Glazing styles – at last count forty two of them from clear to ornate patterns with a multitude of obscure options somewhere there in between,
- Accessories – more options than we can list, the list goes on.
- A choice of three colours for your accessories
-all of which should be more than sufficient to personalise the appearance your door.
At Global door we are acutely aware that a door is not merely cosmetic, there is no point in your new Georgian door looking good if it does not function correctly, which is why as part of the Global door service we offer a bespoke installation service throughout the UK, a service in which we are so confident that we back it with a five year installation guarantee to ensure that your new door will enhance your property for years to come. Global doors range of Georgian doors may not be the most comprehensive, but we think that our service is the best and we are sure that with your input to individually personalise your new door it will look superb on your home.
