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Chimney Sweep services in Elstree, 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!

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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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Having an open fire or a wood burning stove is a great way to beat the cold, as well as beating the extortionate energy bills when the mercury drops.

There is nothing quite like a nice roaring fire to warm up your house. You may have a fire or stove that is just to heat a particular room, or you may even have a back boiler fitted to provide lashings of hot water or to heat up the radiators elsewhere in your Elstree home, but open fires and stoves require chimneys, and that's where we come in.

A chimney will eventually become soiled with a build up of soot and creosote that if left unchecked, can result in the restriction of air flow or even a chimney fire. Ansell Chimneys will ensure you and your family are never put at risk because of a fouled up chimney.

A clean chimney is a safe chimney, so don't forget to make sure your Elstree home remains safe by having a regular visit from our chimney sweeps.

History of Elstree

The name 'Elstree' derives from the Anglo-Saxon phrase for 'Tidwulf's Tree', which is mentioned as 'Tidulfres treow' in an 11-12th-century manuscript of an A.D. 786 charter. It is thought that 'the 'T' was lost in the wrong division of 'aet Tidwulfes treo' 'at Tidwulf's Tree'.

A reference to a place in Hertford as 'Ilestre' in 1460 may also be a variation of modern day Elstree.

In 1723, topographer John Norden noted that in the county of Hartfordshire, the old spelling of Hertfordshire was one 'Elstre or Eglestre'. In an earlier edition, he writes:

ELSTREE n. 20. in OFFAES grant EAGLESTRE

Nemus aquilinum: a place wherit may be thought Eagles bredd in time past, for though it be nowe hilly and heathy - it hath beene replenished with stately trees, fit for such fowle to breede and harbour in. It is parcell of the libertie of S. Albans.

Nemus aquilinum is the Latin for 'grove of eagles'.

Robinson Crusoe author, Daniel Defoe wrote in his 1748 travel guide that:

'Idlestrey or Elstree, is a Village on the Roman Watling-street, on the very Edge of Middlesex; but it is chiefly noted for its Situation, near Brockly-hill, by Stanmore, which affords a lovely View cross Middlesex, over the Thames, into Surry.'

In 1811, topographer Daniel Lysons writes:

'The name of this place has been variously written; - Eaglestree, Elstree, Ilstrye, Idlestrye, etc. Norden says that it is called, in Offa's grant to the Abbey of St. Alban's, Eaglestree, that is, says he, 'Nemus aquilinum, a 'place where it may be thought that eagles bred in time past'.' It has been derived also from Idel-street, i.e. the noble road; and Ill-street, the decayed road. May it not have been, rather, a corruption of Eald-street, the old road, i.e. the ancient Watling-street, upon which it is situated?"

5th century: Battle of Elstree

In the 5th century, British warlord Vortigern and his two sons, Vortimer and Catigern, took part in the Battle of Elstree, and then called the Battle of Ailestreu, where the Saxon Horsa was killed. It's possible there is confusion with the Battle of Aylesbury. George Moberly writes:

'Nennius, MHB p. 69, calls the place of battle where Hors fell Episford; Britannice 'Sathenegabail' in short, the Saxon battle. The Saxon Chronicle, ad a. 455, calls it Eageales-threp, and Henry of Huntingdon, M.H.B. p. 708, Ailestreu. This would naturally be Elstree, of which name there is a place in Herts; but Beda's description of its situation has caused it rather to be referred to Aylesford in Kent, near which is a small village called Horsted.'

16th-18th centuries in Elstree

The Manor of Elstree was formerly included in the Manor of Parkbury, and belonged to the Abbey of St. Albans. On the Dissolution of the Monasteries, it was granted by Henry VIII, to Anthony Denny who lived between 1501 and 1549.

In 1607, Anthony Denny's grandson Edward Denny sold part of the Elstree estate, with all manorial rights, to Robert Briscoe, who sold it the same year to Sir Baptist Hicks. Part of the estate became the Manor of Boreham, and was sold to Edward Beauchamp. It remained with the Beauchamp-Proctor family until 1748, when it was sold to James West, M.P. for St. Albans, who, in or about 1751, alienated it to a Mr Gulston of Widdial. Gulston then sold it to a Mr Pigfatt, a gunsmith, who, within a few years, conveyed it to Thomas Jemmet. In 1774 it was purchased from Mr Jemmet by the late George Byng, M.P. for Middlesex, who passed it on to his son, by which time the estate was called the Manor of Boreham.

In 1776, the House of Lords granted an Act for dividing and closing the Common or Waste Ground, called Boreham Wood Common, in the Parish of Elstree otherwise Idletree, in the County of Hertford.

In 1796 topographer Daniel Lysons writes:

'The parish of Elstree contains about 3,000 acres of land, which is divided between arable and pasture nearly in an equal proportion. The soil is, for the most part, clay. Boreham Wood, a waste of nearly 700 acres, was enclosed about the year 1778, and is now in culture. This parish pays the sum of £151 11s 0d to the land-tax, which is raised by a rate of about 1s 9d in the pound'.

Ansell Chimneys cover Elstree and the surrounding area, so why not give us a call to arrange the regular maintenance of your chimney. This will ensure it remains safe to use whenever the weather turns chilly.

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.