Bespoke Kitchens in Bury St Edmunds

Square & True makes bespoke kitchens at its own workshop on Stonham Road, Mickfield, about 25 miles east of Bury St Edmunds along the A14. Everything is drawn, made, hand-painted and fitted by the same small team, so a kitchen for a Bury house is planned, built and installed by people you meet at the start.

Kitchens for Bury’s Georgian and period houses

Much of the centre of Bury St Edmunds is still laid out on the medieval grid planned around the Abbey, and the streets are lined with Georgian and earlier houses behind later fronts. Rooms are tall, walls are rarely straight, and the kitchen is often in a rear wing or a later extension that meets the original house at an awkward angle.

That is joinery work rather than unit planning. Every Square & True kitchen is drawn for the room it is going into, scribed to the walls and floors as they actually are, and built in-frame with hand-painted doors that suit a period interior without looking like a reproduction.

Listed buildings and the conservation area

A large part of central Bury sits within a conservation area, and many of its houses are listed. If yours is, alterations that affect its character, such as removing an original wall, chimney breast or fitted joinery, may need listed building consent. It is worth speaking to the conservation officer at West Suffolk Council early. Our drawings show exactly what is being made and fitted, which helps when an application or an informal conversation is needed.

How a Bury St Edmunds kitchen is made

• Survey. We measure the room ourselves; the person who measures it is the person who draws it.
• Drawings. Plans and elevations, then a full-size setting-out before anything is machined.
• Workshop. Made bench by bench at Mickfield and dry-fitted there before it leaves, so nothing is discovered for the first time on site.
• Fitting. Installed by our own fitters, not subcontracted.

Most kitchens take 14 to 20 weeks from agreed brief to installation. They start from £45,000, and most land between £65,000 and £120,000 before appliances and stone. See what a kitchen costs for the detail.

See the work before you commit

The workshop is about 35 minutes’ drive from Bury. Clients are welcome to visit by appointment and see kitchens being made, which is the quickest way to judge whether the standard is the one you want. The ranges most often suited to Bury houses are The Suffolk, our hand-painted in-frame kitchen, and the more formal, moulded Essex.

Bury St Edmunds kitchen questions

Do you make kitchens for houses in Bury St Edmunds?

Yes. Bury St Edmunds is about 25 miles from our workshop at Mickfield, well within the area we survey, deliver to and fit ourselves.

Can you work in a listed building in Bury?

Yes. We draw every kitchen for the room as it is, including uneven walls and floors. Where listed building consent may be needed, our drawings can support the conversation with the conservation officer at West Suffolk Council.

How long does a bespoke kitchen take?

Usually 14 to 20 weeks from agreed brief to installation. The hand-painted finish cannot be rushed, and we would rather give an honest date than a quick one.

Where can I see your kitchens near Bury St Edmunds?

At the workshop in Mickfield, about 35 minutes away, by appointment. You can see work on the benches and in the finishing room rather than a showroom display.

To talk about a kitchen for a house in Bury St Edmunds, call 01449 710510 or make an enquiry. You can also read more about our work across Suffolk.