Wooden Doors In Lenton — Bespoke Timber by Old English Doors

Lenton and Radford are among Nottingham's most densely built Victorian inner suburbs — streets of bay-fronted terraces laid out in close parallel rows during the 1880s and 1890s whose collective character is one of the most authentic surviving examples of late-Victorian working and lower-middle-class domestic architecture in the city. Many of these houses still carry original door details — raised panel arrangements, cast iron letterplates and knockers, and in some cases the leaded or stained glass fanlights that were a point of pride for the families who first moved in.

Old English Doors designs, manufactures, and installs bespoke timber doors, windows, stained glass, gates, and porches for period homes in Lenton, Radford, Forest Fields, Hyson Green, and the wider NG7 area.

Lenton's Victorian Terraces — Original Detail Worth Preserving

The bay-fronted terraces of Lenton and Radford were not built cheaply. Their front doors — solid four-panel hardwood with substantial mouldings, original ironmongery, and in many cases a leaded fanlight above — were made to last and designed to impress. Where those doors survive in anything like their original condition, they are irreplaceable. Where they have been removed and need replacing, only a bespoke timber door made to the same patterns and proportions does justice to what was there.

We make those doors — designed from surviving originals on the same streets, proportioned for the exact opening, and finished to the standard that these houses have always deserved.

Our Services for Lenton & Radford Homes

Bespoke Wooden Front Doors

Our Victorian doors are designed specifically for the bay-fronted terrace type — correct panel arrangements, authentic moulding profiles, and the substantial feel of original solid timber. Edwardian doors are available for the later properties in the area. View all doors →

Wooden Windows

The original sash windows of Lenton's terraces were part of the architectural composition of the street — identical in proportion and profile along entire rows, creating a visual rhythm that uPVC replacement fragments. Our bespoke wooden sash windows restore that rhythm, made to measure for each opening. View wooden windows →

Stained Glass Reproduction

The stained and leaded glass fanlights of Lenton's Victorian terraces are among their most distinctive features. Our stained glass service reproduces original designs from photographs or surviving glass with faithful accuracy. View stained glass →

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you cover Forest Fields, Hyson Green, and Radford? Yes. We serve Lenton, Radford, Forest Fields, Hyson Green, New Basford, and the whole of the NG7 district.

My Lenton terrace has a replacement door from the 1980s. Can you make something period-appropriate? Yes. We research original doors from the same street type, era, and building style and design a replacement that is historically grounded — not just a generic Victorian approximation.

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Old English Doors | 5 Daleside Road, Nottingham, NG2 4DH Serving Lenton, Radford, Forest Fields, Hyson Green, and the wider NG7 area