Glass Splashbacks | Kitchen Splashbacks | Bathroom Splashbacks | Glass Balustrades | Chelmsford, Essex

Based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Splashbacks of Distinction have a real passion for toughened glass in and around the home. We have transformed many properties, both commercial and domestic with our glass splashbacks, for kitchens, bathrooms and living rooms. Our toughened glass balustrades, glass shelving and splashbacks with high resolution images have really caught the imagination of people who demand beauty and functionality in their homes and offices.

Chelmsford is the principal settlement of the City of Chelmsford and the county town of Essex, in the East of England. It is located in the London commuter belt, approximately 32 miles northeast of Charing Cross, London, and approximately the same distance from the once provincial Roman capital at Colchester. The urban area of the city currently has a population of approximately 110,000, whilst the district has a population of 168,310, however this is thought to be rapidly increasing on a year-by-year basis with many people from Essex and the London borders re-locating to the city.

On 14 March 2012, chairman of the Privy Council and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced that Chelmsford, along with Perth, Scotland and St Asaph, Wales, was to be granted city status. The Letters Patent officially granting city status to Chelmsford from The Queen was received on 6 June 2012.

Some early Chelmsford history

Before 1199, there were settlements near to Chelmsford from ancient times. A Neolithic and a late Bronze Age settlement have been found in the Springfield suburb, and Chelmsford was occupied by the Romans. A Roman fort was built in AD 60, and a civilian town grew up around it. Chelmsford was given the name of Caesaromagus, meaning Caesars field or Caesars marketplace, although the reason for it being given the great honour of bearing the Imperial prefix is now unclear. Some historians have argued that the reason was that there was a plan to make Chelmsford the new provincial capital to replace Londinium or Camulodunum. The remains of a mansion, a combination post office, civic centre and hotel, lie beneath the streets of modern Moulsham, and the ruins of an octagonal temple are located beneath the Odeon roundabout. Chelmsford disappeared for a while after the Romans left Britain.

In 1199, following the commissioning of a bridge over the River Can by Maurice, Bishop of London, a grant was made by Royal Charter for Chelmsford to hold a market, marking the origin of the modern town. An under cover market, operating Tuesday to Saturday, is still an important part of the city centre over 800 years later. The name of Chelmsford is derived from Ceolmaers ford which was close to the site of the present High Street stone bridge. In the Domesday Book of 1086, the town was called Celmeresfort and by 1189 it had changed to Chelmsford. Its position on the Londinium to Camulodonum Roman road ensured the early prosperity of Chelmsford.

Chelmsford became the seat of the local assize during the early 13th century and by 1218 it was recognised as the county town of Essex, a position it has retained to the present day. Chelmsford was significantly involved in the Peasants Revolt of 1381, and Richard II moved on to the town after quelling the rebellion in London.

The Sleepers and The Shadows, written by Hilda Grieve in 1988 using original sources, states: "For nearly a week, from Monday 1st July to Saturday 6th July in the year of 1381, Chelmsford became the seat of government. The king probably lodged at his nearby manor house at Writtle. He was attended by his council, headed by the temporary Chancellor, the new chief justice and the royal chancery. Their formidable task in Chelmsford was to draft, engross, date, seal and despatch by messengers riding to the farthest corners of the realm, the daily batches of commissions, mandates, letters, orders and proclamations issued by the government not only to speed the process of pacification of the kingdom, but to conduct much ordinary daily business of the Crown and Government."

King Richard II famously revoked the charters which he had made in concession to the peasants on 2 July 1381, while in Chelmsford. It could be said that given this movement of government power, Chelmsford for a few days at least became the capital of England. Many of the ringleaders of the revolt were executed on the gallows at what is now Primrose Hill.

Anglo Saxon Chelmsford

An Anglo-Saxon burial was discovered at Broomfield to the north of Chelmsford in the late 19th century and the finds are now in the British Museum. The road Saxon Way now marks the site. In the 17th century many of the victims of Matthew Hopkins, also known as the Witchfinder General, spent their last days imprisoned in Chelmsford, before being tried at the Assizes and hanged for witchcraft.

Henry VIII purchased the Boleyn estate in 1516, and built Beaulieu Palace on the current site of New Hall School. This later became the residence of his then mistress, and later wife Anne. Soon after it became the residence of the Kings daughter, by his first marriage to Catherine of Aragon, Mary I.

King Robert I of Scotland, better known as Robert the Bruce, had close ties with the nearby village of Writtle and there is some evidence to suggest he was born at Montpeliers Farm in the village, but the story is disputed and possibly conflated with his father, Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale.

In 1835, when visiting Essex and Suffolk to cover local elections, Charles Dickens visited Chelmsford. He was apparently so upset that he could not find a newspaper on a Sunday that he wrote in a letter to a friend that Chelmsford was the dullest and most stupid place on earth.

Splashbacks of Distinction were in Chelmsford a short while ago to fit a glass splashback and glass balustrades in a clients house. Our client was so delighted with the results that he asked us to fit some glass balustrades in his modern office down the road from his house. Once he had some new spotlights fitted, they really made the glass stand out and made the entire space come to life.

Splashbacks of Distinction supply the following splashback products in Chelmsford, Essex

Glass kitchen splashbacks
Glass kitchen splashback samples
Glass kitchen splashbacks in many different colours
Printed glass splashbacks
Colour matched splashbacks
Painted splashbacks

Splashbacks of Distinction also supply the following glass products in Chelmsford, Essex

Stainless steel and glass Balustrades
Glass shelves
Coloured mirrors
Toughened mirrors
Decorative glass
Glass hardware
Glass worktops
Glass shower cubicle
Garden glass balustrades
Glass staircases
Glass table tops
Satin glass
Toughened glass
Laminated glass
Opaque glass

Splashbacks of Distinction also supply the following glass related services in Chelmsford, Essex

Glass cut to size
Mirrors cut to size while you wait
Glass processing
Glass supply and installation
Supply only splashbacks
A glass express service
Template and fit

Only the finest quality from Splashbacks of Distinction

Splashbacks of Distinction ensure that only the finest quality toughened glass is used in all our products. We guarantee all of our work and are fully insured. We employ only trained and certified engineers. Splashbacks of Distinction never leave your property without ensuring you are totally satisfied with your beautiful new glass splashback, baluster, shelving or shower enclosure.

Further Information

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