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bi-folding glazed doors and thereby increasing capacity from 130
guests to 160. With a full house for weddings in 2017, (120+
weddings booked), over 100 weddings already booked for 2018
and prime dates in 2019 booking fast, the extension was a must.
Tunnels Beaches is a network of hand carved tunnels leading
to sheltered beaches and a tidal Victorian bathing pool at
Ilfracombe, the location of a breath-taking beach front wedding
venue operated by Devon Beach Weddings. The bespoke building
curving out of the rock means there are no concerns about the UK
weather and whatever turn it takes it is all visible through curved
bi-folding glazed doors – whether opened or closed. Awlwood Joinery already had a good relationship with the owners
Jamie and Zoe McLintock having worked with them at the Tunnels
Beaches Bath House – an old Victorian bath house – which was
turned in to wedding accommodation for the venues guests, so
when the scheme was mooted to install curving bi-folding doors
the McLintock’s turned to David Wray at Awlwood Joinery. “It wasn’t
anything we had done before but we are skilled guys and the
concept is not beyond the reach of man – after all we can send men
to the moon – so we undertook the commission. The architect, RGP
of Barnstaple, came up with a scheme and we did as they instructed
– but with fewer doors (two sets, opening out). The design included
wood cladding and lots of steel.
The owner had the idea to refurbish and at the same time to extend
the upper story of the curved building by 2 metres, installing curved “We opted for the Brio Weatherfold 4s system after talking to Bob
Harrison at Hebden & Holding architectural ironmonger and the
an innOvaTive WeDDing venue in nORTH DevOn.
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