Melluish & Davis
Specialist restorers of 18th Century English Chimney-pieces
A Georgian approach to Chimney-piece restoration
Melluish & Davis Associates Ltd specialises in the restoration and removal and re-installation of historic Chimney-pieces. We work with estates, architects & private clients around the country to help restore, re-create, replace and revitalise the focal point of 18th century rooms.
The importance of Chimney-pieces is summarised by the architect Isaac Ware, writing in 1756
The eye is immediately cast upon it on entering, and the place of sitting down is naturally near it. By this means, it becomes the most eminent thing in the finishing of an apartment.
Isaac Ware, 1756