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Chimney Sweep Tring

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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Fire or heating needs a chimney sweep in your Tring property

The cost of living crisis has seen record numbers of people making the switch from gas or electric heating in their homes, to solid fuel fires and stoves.

Now, a standalone solid fuel stove or fire fitted in your Tring property is a great addition to keep any room warm and toasty, but what about the rest of the house? Well, with a back boiler, one can easily rely on solid fuel to supply heating to radiators throughout the hose and even take care of the water heating requirements too.

Clearly, even when perfectly seasoned wood or manufactured solid fuel is used, a deposit on the inside of the chimney will be left. This deposit or fouling must be periodically cleared away to ensure that the chimney remains safe and free from the risk of fire.

Ansell Chimneys can take care of all your chimney sweeping and solid fuel stove requirements and are available in the Tring area now.

Where is Tring?

Tring is a lovely little market town and civil parish in the Borough of Dacorum in Hertfordshire. Tring is situated in a gap passing through the Chiltern Hills, classed as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, yet only thirty miles from Central London.

Tring is linked to London by the Roman road of Akeman Street, by the modern A41 road, by the Grand Union Canal and by the West Coast Main Line to London Euston. Settlements in Tring date back to prehistoric times and it was mentioned in the Domesday Book; the town of Tring received its market charter in 1315. Tring is now largely a commuter town within the London commuter belt. As of 2021, Tring had a population of 12,427.

The origin of the Tring name

The name Tring is believed to derive from the Old English Tredunga or Trehangr, 'Tre' meaning 'tree' and the suffix 'ing' implying 'a slope where trees grow'.

The Tring area was very heavily wooded and the nearby Ashridge Park still has a sizeable woodland area that boats many different species of ferns and fungi. The wildlife in and around the Tring area is quite diverse, owing to the proximity to the nearby woodland.

The history of Tring

There is some clear evidence of a prehistoric settlement with Iron Age barrows and defensive embankments adjacent to The Ridgeway, and also later Saxon burials. Tring straddles the Roman road called Akeman Street, running through as the High Street. Tring was the dominant settlement in the area, being the primary settlement in the Hundred of Tring at the time of the Domesday Book which was compiled in 1086. Tring had a rather large population and paid a sizeable amount of tax relative to most settlements listed in that survey. Landholdings included the manor of Treunga, assigned to Count Eustace II of Boulogne by William the Conqueror, who came to power following his victory over Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

In 1315 Tring was granted a market charter by Edward II. This charter gave Faversham Abbey the right to hold weekly markets on Tuesdays, and a ten-day fair starting on 29 June, the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul. It also prevented the creation of any rival markets within a day's travel of Tring, which maximised the profitability of the Tring market, allowing it to prosper. The tower of the Church of St Peter and St Paul in Tring was built between 1360 and 1400.

Until 1440, there was a small village east of Tring called Pendley. The landowner Sir Robert Whittingham received a grant of free warren from King Henry VI. He enclosed 200 acres and tore down the buildings on the land, returning the estate to pasture, and built a splendid manor house, Pendley Manor. This house was variously inhabited by the Verney, Anderson and Harcourt families until the middle of the 19th century.

Sir Christopher Wren, an American president and Tring

Tring Park Mansion was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and was built in 1682 for the owner Henry Guy, Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to Charles II. Wren was famous for designing St Pauls Cathedral after the Great Fire of London in 1666. John Washington, the son of the Reverend Lawrence Washington and Amphyllis Twigden, was born and brought up in Tring. In 1656 he left Tring to go on a trading voyage to Virginia, but after a shipwreck on the Potomac River he remained in Virginia, married and started a family which eventually included his great-grandson, George Washington, the first President of the United States of America. The prosperity of Tring was greatly improved at the start of the 19th century by the construction nearby of the Grand Junction Canal, and soon afterwards in 1835 the London and Birmingham Railway. Industries which benefited included flour milling, brewing, silk weaving, lace-making and straw plaiting.

In 1835, the medieval Pendley Manor was destroyed by fire. A local landowner, Joseph Grout Williams, commissioned a new manor house to be built in Jacobean Revival style, and this building still stands today on Station Road in Tring.

In 1836 Thomas Butcher, a wholesale seed and corn merchant, and his son also called Thomas, established a private bank, Thomas Butcher & Son in Tring High Street. The business was subsequently run by the next generation of the family, Frederick and George, and was also known locally as Tring Old Bank. By 1900 it had branches in Aylesbury, Chesham and Berkhamsted. From this time it became the subject of successive bank consolidations, eventually becoming a branch of the National Westminster Bank, the last to be represented in the town.

The Rothschild family connection to Tring

In the late 19th century the estate became the home of the Rothschild family, whose influence on Tring was considerable. The site for Tring Market House was presented by to the town by Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild. His son, Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, built a private zoological museum in Tring. This housed what may have been the world's largest collection of animal taxidermy at the time of its founding. It has been part of the Natural History Museum, London since 1937, and in April 2007 the museum changed its name to the Natural History Museum at Tring in order to make people more aware of the museum's link to London's Natural History Museum. In 1902 the 2nd Lord Rothschild also released the edible dormouse into Tring Park. He used to ride around Tring in a carriage drawn by zebras. In the town centre of Tring there is a pavement maze in the shape of a Zebra's head in order to remember the link that Tring has to the Rothschild family.

The former Tring livestock market place is now the home of a weekly Friday market and a fortnightly Saturday farmers' market. Some of the former livestock pens have been retained. The old livestock market office is now the home of the Tring Local History Museum, which opened in September 2010.

Beat the cost of living in Tring with Ansell Chimneys

Now that you know about Ansell Chimneys being able to supply and fit solid fuel stoves and fires, as well as carrying out chimney sweeping at your Tring property, why not think about ways to reduce your energy bills this winter.

With the ever increasing cost of fuel to heat our homes, more and more people are looking to go back to the more traditional methods of providing heat and hot water to their homes.

Although this may seem like going back in time, there is still no better way of feeling warm than to enjoy an open fire or bask in the warmth that a solid fuel stove provides.

So, if you live in or around the Tring area and would like to book a chimney sweeping appointment, or discuss solid fuel stoves or fires, give us a call today.

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.