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Chimney Sweep services in Croxley Green, Hertfordshire

At Ansell Chimneys, we know how important it is for you to keep your chimney in tip top working order. It's not just a case of good housekeeping, it could save lives! So don't risk letting your chimney get clogged up and dangerous, call the professionals in today!

All installations carried out by
Qualified HETAS Registered Fitters.

Why not call Ansell Chimneys now for a free quote

If you would like to know more or are interested in a quote we would be happy to help. Phone us on 01923 661 614, email us at info@ansellchimneys.co.uk or fill in our enquiry form and we will be in touch as soon as possible.

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The chimney sweep is the person responsible for clearing out soot and creosote from chimneys. During normal operation, a layer of creosote builds up on the inside of the chimney, restricting the air flow. The creosote can also catch fire, setting the chimney, and potentially the entire building on fire. The chimney must be swept to remove the soot.

The chimney uses the pressure difference caused by a hot column of gas to create a draught and draw air over the hot coals or wood enabling continued combustion. Chimneys may be straight or contain many changes of direction.

In the past, chimney sweeps would take on an apprentice, usually a young boy. They would teach them the trade and would also send them up chimneys to scrape the build up of creosote off the walls of the chimney. The master sweep was expected to provide clothes, food and a bed for their charges, but the bed was often old dirty coal sacks.

These boys were often sent up without their clothes on, as the master sweep would not want the apprentice to wear out the clothes on the rough walls of the chimney flue. Many boy sweeps had serious and infected wounds from this task and some even died whilst up the chimneys, with reports of some unscrupulous sweeps setting a fire below to encourage reluctant apprentices to climb.

Where is Croxley Green?

Croxley Green is both a village and a suburb of Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire. It is also a civil parish. Located on the A412 between Watford to the north-east and Rickmansworth to the south-west, it is approximately twenty miles north-west of central London.

Croxley Green has changed considerably in the years since John Dickinson built paper mills in the area. The area has grown into a semi-urban community, thanks to Croxley tube station on the Metropolitan line providing connections to London's West End at Baker Street and stations through to the City at Aldgate.

History of Croxley Green

In 1830, John Dickinson built Croxley Mill adjacent to the Grand Junction Canal, since 1929 part of the Grand Union Canal. John Dickinson Stationery produced Croxley Script. Dickinson Square and Dickinson Avenue are named after the paper mill owner and contain houses built by the company for their workers at the end of the 19th century. The Croxley Green mill closed in 1980.

Croxley Green was historically part of the parish of Rickmansworth, which was included in the Watford Poor Law Union from 1835. When sanitary districts were created in 1872, the parish of Rickmansworth, including Croxley Green, therefore became part of the Watford Rural Sanitary District, which in turn became Watford Rural District in 1894.

Rickmansworth Urban District was created on 15 April 1898, with Croxley Green being part of Rickmansworth Urban District until its abolition when Three Rivers District was created on 1 April 1974. The former Rickmansworth Urban District then became an unparished area, governed directly by Three Rivers District Council. The civil parish of Croxley Green was created on 1 April 1986, covering the eastern part of the former Rickmansworth Urban District and an adjoining area transferred from the parish of Sarratt.

Famous Croxley Green residents

Barbara Woodhouse, the dog trainer, presented Training Dogs the Woodhouse Way on television in the 1980s and lived at Campions from the 1940s to the 1980s.

Fred Housego, the 1980 BBC Mastermind winner, and London black cab driver lived in Croxley Green. Housego went on to present or guest in various television and radio shows following his success on Mastermind.

Ron Tarr, a British actor, best known for playing the part of 'Big Ron' in EastEnders, lived in Durrants Drive in Croxley Green. In a report about Tarr's death in the Daily Mirror, journalist Chris Hughes stated the character had 'a cult following'.

So, of you live in the Croxley Green area of Hertfordshire, and require a chimney sweep, why not drop us a line?

Why not call Ansell Chimneys now for a free quote

If you would like to know more or are interested in a quote we would be happy to help. Phone us on 01923 661 614, email us at info@ansellchimneys.co.uk or fill in our enquiry form and we will be in touch as soon as possible.