Month: April 2023
The Marlesbury – A Truly Unique Awning
The Marlesbury awning has all the visible elements of an awning which one might assume to have been designed 150 years ago. However, this would be an incorrect assumption. Although inspired by the London window awnings of the early 1900’s, the Marlesbury awning has been designed by us and is […]
read moreTraditional Awning with Sides for Truffle Chocolates
At the delightful Truffle Chocolates confectioner and café, we provided a traditional Victorian awning in a cheerful orange and added side curtains matching the awning fabric. The addition of side curtains to your café awning will add protection from side drafts thereby increasing the comfort of customers seated outdoors. The […]
read moreAwning Branding – Innovative & Inhouse
Imaginative branding is a key to being noticed on any of our busy high streets, with their competing signage and the irregularity of our historic street construction. Previously, some of the ideas for awning imaging were incredibly expensive or, even, impossible to create. However, using our bespoke RAGS® branding process, […]
read moreBeautiful Heritage Awning for The National Trust
When the National Trust asked us to install a new awning on their Charity shop on the Kings Parade in Cambridge it was immediately evident that only our traditional Victorian awning would fit the bill. With its hard wood awning box and lath, sourced of course from FSC (Forest Stewardship […]
read moreCrafting the UK’s Finest Restaurant Awnings
Restaurant awnings are a major customer group for the Victorian Awning Company and we provide a wide portfolio of products from which the perfect solution to outside dining can be sourced. We cater for the small pavement side breakfast cafés for commuters as they drink their morning Americano or breakfast […]
read moreTraditional Victorian Awning for Island Poké on Portobello Road
This recessed Traditional Victorian Awning has been installed within the fascia of the Island Poke House Restaurant in Portobello Road. A fresh Pacific blue fabric was selected as an appropriate fit for the atmosphere of this Hawaiian/Californian eatery. Working drawings were provided to the client in advance, so that the […]
read morePioneering Awning Innovation – Made in London
We realise that markets do not stand still, and innovation is the key to growth. A significant strategy at the Victorian Awning Company is to maximise efficiency and quality control through innovation by investment in new technology. Digital metal forming and laser steel cutting are just two of the modern […]
read moreIntegrated Handmade Victorian Awnings for Chateau Denmark
These four magnificent recessed Victorian awnings, installed at Chateau Denmark in Soho, are unusual in two aspects. Firstly, the Victorian awnings have been cleverly concealed withing recesses built into the facia and, secondly, the awnings are electrically operated through a system of wireless control. This is an unusual modus operandi […]
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