High Quality Awnings in Letchworth
Types of Awnings
Should you be thinking of having a new awning installed on your property, you should start to think about what type of awning you would like. There are three main types of awnings that homeowners can choose from, and we will look at these below:
Retractable awnings
The retractable awning is a relatively straightforward type of awning, as this particular type of awning can go back and forth, making it a very flexible awning. Should inclement or severe weather be predicted, they can be retracted to prevent any damage from strong winds and opened up again once the bad weather has passed.
They also require less maintenance than your average awning.
Stationary awnings
Stationary awnings are probably the most common type of awning. The stationary awning can be customised with a wide range of colours, patterns or even logos and names for businesses as well. Stationary awnings are possibly the best choice for no nonsense window awnings.
Basket awnings
The third type of awning is the basket awning and these are a very popular choice for the small businesses we see up and down the high street. Basket awnings are generally found on the smaller shops and businesses.
So, whether you want a stationary awning, a basket awning or a retractable awning, all of these options give you a wide choice and great value, no matter whether the awning is intended for a home or business.
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Letchworth is steeped in a rich history
The area that is now modern day Letchworth has been inhabited since prehistoric times. A late Bronze Age hill fort, that is believed to date from around 700 BC, stood on Wilbury Hill, beside the ancient road of Icknield Way. The hill fort was refortified in 400 BC during the Middle Iron Age, and historians believe that the Letchworth site had been occupied until at least the Roman conquest of Britain. Evidence for Bronze Age, Romano-British and late Iron Age settlement has also been found in the fields between Norton village and the A1.
Letchworth village begins its expansion
By the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066, Letchworth was already established as a village. The name is derived from the Old English “lycce weorth”, meaning a farm inside a fence or enclosure. Letchworth appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as “Leceworde”, when it was described as having nine households of villagers, four cottagers, one slave and one priest. The presence of the priest suggests that Letchworth was by that time of parish status. Letchworth’s parish church was built in the 12th century, but probably on the site of an earlier building. The original dedication of the church is unknown, but it was rededicated to St Mary during the First World War. The village was along Letchworth Lane, stretching from St Mary’s and the adjoining medieval manor house of Letchworth Hall up to the staggered crossroads of Letchworth Lane, Hitchin Road, Baldock Road and Spring Road. Letchworth was a relatively small parish, having a population in 1801 of 67, rising to 96 by 1901. It’s hard to imagine that Letchworth was so small until relatively recently. After all, today any given road in Letchworth would exceed the 1901 occupation figures and then some!
A modern and attractive town centre for Letchworth
The Letchworth of today has a busy and modern town centre, with all the shops one would need at ones disposal. Set in the town centre are boulevards of attractive trees, shrubs and open grassland for the local and visiting population to enjoy. Letchworth has certainly retained its garden city status over the years and shows no sign of moving away from this any time soon.
Some residents have complained about their applications for home improvements being refused, as they would not be in keeping with the garden city movement ethos.