Leicester's period streets are among the finest in the East Midlands. The Victorian and Edwardian houses of Stoneygate and Clarendon Park, the Georgian townhouses along New Walk, the grand villas of South Knighton, the interwar suburbs of Oadby — each carries an architectural character that mass-produced composite and uPVC joinery simply cannot honour.

Old English Doors is a specialist timber workshop based in Nottingham, serving Leicester and Leicestershire with bespoke handmade doors, windows, stained glass, gates, and porches. Everything we make is designed from scratch for the specific property it serves, manufactured by hand in solid hardwood, and installed by the same craftsmen who built it. No showroom. No catalogue. No compromises.

Our Services for Leicester Homes

Wooden Front Doors

We craft bespoke timber front doors for every period found across Leicester's housing stock — Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian, 1930s, 1920s, Traditional, Contemporary, Heritage, Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Barn Doors, and French Doors. Each door is designed for the property, not picked from a range.

Internal Wooden Doors

Period Leicester homes deserve internal doors with the same solidity and authenticity as the front. Our bespoke internal wooden doors — including Victorian internal doors with correct raised-and-fielded panel profiles — are made to measure in solid hardwood, replacing the hollow-core compromises that undermine so many otherwise well-preserved interiors.

Wooden Windows

The single most damaging thing done to Leicester's Victorian and Edwardian housing is uPVC window replacement. Our bespoke wooden windows — casement, sash, and heritage — are made to measure in hardwood with modern weather sealing, performing to current thermal standards while restoring the visual integrity that plastic destroys.

Stained Glass Doors & Windows

Leicester's period homes — particularly in Stoneygate and Clarendon Park — carry some of the East Midlands' finest original leaded and stained glass. Our stained glass doors and stained glass windows are handcrafted using traditional leading techniques and period-appropriate glass, with every design developed specifically for the property.

Wooden Gates

Our bespoke wooden gates — garden gates and driveway gates — are built in premium hardwood to complete the boundary of a period Leicester property with the same quality as the door they lead to.

Wooden Porches

A bespoke timber porch frames the entrance and completes the front elevation. Our range includes Victorian, Georgian, heritage, and traditional wooden porches — each designed to integrate with the architecture of the home rather than sit on top of it.

Areas We Serve Across Leicester & Leicestershire

We serve homeowners across the whole of Leicester and the wider county. Find your area below.

LE1 — Leicester City Centre & New Walk

New Walk is one of England's finest Georgian promenades — a conservation area of Georgian and Regency townhouses where listed building requirements demand the most precise heritage joinery. The wider LE1 district also includes Victorian civic buildings and converted period properties in the Cultural Quarter. For wooden doors in Leicester city centre or wooden doors in LE1, we offer full heritage and conservation capability. View Georgian doors →

LE2 — Stoneygate, Clarendon Park, Knighton, Highfields, Aylestone, Oadby

LE2 is Leicester's richest postcode for period residential property — and the area where our work is most in demand.

Stoneygate's wide, tree-lined avenues of large Victorian and Edwardian houses are architecturally exceptional and demand joinery made with genuine period understanding. Clarendon Park combines Victorian terraces and Edwardian semis in one of the city's most coherent period streetscapes. South Knighton carries grand Victorian villas whose scale and quality reward proper restoration. Highfields contains Victorian terracing of real quality. Aylestone retains the feel of a Victorian village. Oadby mixes Victorian, Edwardian, and interwar homes in a highly sought-after town.

For wooden doors in Stoneygate, wooden doors in Clarendon Park, wooden doors in Knighton, wooden doors in Oadby, or any property in LE2 — we are the specialist. View Victorian and Edwardian doors →

LE3 — Narborough Road, Westcotes, Braunstone

West Leicester's Victorian terraced streets around Narborough Road contain original door and window details worth restoring rather than replacing. For wooden doors in Narborough Road, wooden doors in Westcotes, or wooden doors in LE3, we bring proper period craftsmanship to west Leicester. View traditional doors →

LE4 — Belgrave, Rushey Mead, Birstall

North Leicester's LE4 district — including the culturally vibrant Belgrave area — carries Victorian and Edwardian housing whose original character is worth preserving with authentic timber. For wooden doors in Belgrave, wooden doors in Rushey Mead, or wooden doors in LE4, we serve this district fully. View stained glass doors →

LE5 — Evington, Humberstone, Hamilton

Evington's Victorian and Edwardian streets in east Leicester are increasingly valued by homeowners committed to authentic restoration. For wooden doors in Evington, wooden doors in Humberstone, or wooden doors in LE5, we offer the full bespoke service. View Edwardian doors →

LE7 — Syston, Queniborough, Barkby

The villages northeast of Leicester carry Victorian and Edwardian housing alongside older rural properties — some of our most interesting work. For wooden doors in Syston, wooden doors in Queniborough, or wooden doors in LE7, we bring genuine rural and period expertise. View heritage doors →

LE8 — Blaby, Countesthorpe, Fleckney

South Leicestershire's LE8 villages mix Victorian, Edwardian, and interwar housing. For wooden doors in Blaby, wooden doors in Countesthorpe, or wooden doors in LE8, we extend our full bespoke service to this area. View 1930s doors →

LE10 — Hinckley

Hinckley is a significant Leicestershire market town with strong Victorian and Edwardian residential streets whose period character deserves authentic timber joinery over generic alternatives. For wooden doors in Hinckley or wooden doors in LE10, we serve this area with our full range. View wooden porches →

LE11 & LE12 — Loughborough & Charnwood Villages

Loughborough's Victorian and Edwardian streets are well worth preserving with authentic timber. The Charnwood villages of LE12 — Quorn, Mountsorrel, Shepshed — contain rural and village properties where bespoke joinery must understand old buildings as much as period styles. For wooden doors in Loughborough, wooden doors in Quorn, or wooden doors in LE11/LE12, our craftsmen are ready. View our full door range →

LE13 & LE14 — Melton Mowbray & the Vale of Belvoir

Melton Mowbray's Georgian and Victorian townscape is architecturally significant. The Vale of Belvoir villages of LE14 — farmhouses, manor houses, rural cottages — are among our most rewarding projects. For wooden doors in Melton Mowbray or wooden doors in LE13/LE14, we bring full heritage capability to this area. View barn doors and heritage range →

LE16 — Market Harborough

Market Harborough is one of the East Midlands' most elegant Georgian market towns, with a conservation area whose period joinery requirements demand genuine accuracy. For wooden doors in Market Harborough or wooden doors in LE16, we understand this town's architectural character precisely. View Georgian doors →

LE17 — Lutterworth & South Leicestershire Villages

Lutterworth and the rural south carry Victorian terraces, farmhouses, and village properties across a wide landscape. For wooden doors in Lutterworth or wooden doors in LE17, we serve south Leicestershire with the full range of bespoke timber services. View traditional doors →

LE18 — Wigston

Wigston's Victorian terraces, Edwardian semis, and interwar housing are well served by authentic timber restoration. For wooden doors in Wigston or wooden doors in LE18, we offer bespoke timber doors and windows appropriate to each property's era. View our full door range →

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do you work in Leicester's conservation areas and listed buildings? Yes. We have extensive experience with conservation officers, listed building consent requirements, and heritage bodies. Our heritage door range is designed specifically for this work — accurate, documentable, and built to satisfy statutory requirements.

How is bespoke different from made-to-measure? Made-to-measure adjusts a standard design to fit a non-standard opening. Bespoke means designing from a blank sheet — proportions, profiles, glazing, and hardware all chosen specifically for that property and that client. Everything we make is genuinely bespoke.

Can you match a damaged or lost original door? Yes. We work from photographs, surviving door sections, or measurements of original examples to produce exact reproductions. This is particularly relevant for Stoneygate and Clarendon Park properties where original Victorian and Edwardian doors survive in varying states.

Are timber windows as efficient as uPVC? When correctly designed with modern draught sealing and double-glazed units, our timber windows perform to comparable — and often better — thermal standards than uPVC, without the colour fade and brittleness that affects plastic frames over time.

Do you serve rural Leicestershire as well as the city? Yes. Farmhouses, manor houses, and village properties across Leicestershire are some of our most rewarding projects. We serve the whole county.

Start Your Project

From a single front door for a Victorian terrace in Clarendon Park to a full set of doors, windows, stained glass, and a porch for an Edwardian villa in Stoneygate — we are ready to begin.

Call 0115 958 8755 or request a free quote online.

Old English Doors | 5 Daleside Road, Nottingham, NG2 4DH Serving Leicester, Leicestershire, and the wider East Midlands