Bespoke Kitchens in Lavenham and Long Melford

Square & True makes bespoke kitchens at its own workshop in Mickfield, about 21 miles from Lavenham and 26 from Long Melford. Every kitchen is drawn, made, hand-painted and fitted by the same small team, from the first survey to the day it is handed over.

Kitchens for Lavenham and Long Melford houses

Lavenham is one of the best-preserved medieval wool towns in England, built almost entirely of timber-framed houses around the Market Place and the Guildhall. Long Melford runs for a mile along its broad main street, from the Georgian fronts of the village to Holy Trinity church, Melford Hall and Kentwell Hall.

Almost every house here is listed, and a new kitchen has to sit among exposed studwork, bressummers and floors that have moved for centuries. We draw every kitchen for the room as it is and scribe it to the walls, so it looks as if it has always been there rather than fitted afterwards, and we are used to working alongside the architect and conservation officer on listed building consent.

How a Lavenham or Long Melford 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 delivery.
• 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.

The ranges most often suited to these houses are The Farmhouse for timber-framed cottages and halls, and The Suffolk, hand-painted and in-frame, for the Georgian houses.

Lavenham and Long Melford kitchen questions

Do you make kitchens for houses in Lavenham and Long Melford?

Yes. Both are within the area we survey, deliver to and fit ourselves from our workshop at Mickfield.

Can you work in a listed or timber-framed house?

Yes. We draw every kitchen for the room as it is, including uneven walls, floors and beams, and scribe the cabinetry to fit. Freestanding pieces are often the right answer where fixing to historic fabric has to be kept to a minimum.

Can we see your work before we commit?

Yes. The workshop is about 40 minutes from Lavenham by car, and you are welcome to visit by appointment.

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