Georgian Composite Doors
Symmetry, fanlights and classical order.
Georgian composite doors reproduce the classical order of Georgian and Regency architecture — symmetrical six-panel arrangements, rectangular top-light fanlights, and the balanced proportions the eye expects on late-1700s and early-1800s townhouses. Genuine Georgian properties in Cornwall are concentrated in Truro, Falmouth, Penzance and a handful of merchant houses in the smaller ports; Georgian-style composite doors also suit later properties (Regency, early Victorian, some Edwardian) that were built to Georgian design conventions.
We install Georgian composite doors as fully conservation-appropriate replacements for original timber doors that have reached end of life. The panel arrangement, colour palette and glazing pattern are all specified against period reference — a Georgian composite that reads as a modern imitation defeats the point of the style.
Typical price
£1,895–£2,595
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Where georgian composite doors suit.
- Georgian townhouses
- Rectories
- Symmetrical frontages
Georgian Composite Doors: the detail.
What defines a Georgian door
Georgian doors are built on classical symmetry. The panel arrangement is almost always six panels: two narrow rectangular panels top, two wider rectangular panels centre, two narrow rectangular panels bottom. The proportions match the golden-ratio conventions Georgian architects worked within. A rectangular fanlight or transom top-light sits above the door — often carrying a decorative Georgian glazing bar arrangement (spider, sunburst or radial patterns are period-authentic). Colour is almost always dark: black, deep green, Oxford blue, or occasionally red.
Georgian properties in Cornwall
Truro's Lemon Street and Walsingham Place carry some of the finest surviving Georgian frontages in the county. Falmouth's Arwenack Street and Church Street retain merchant Georgian architecture. Penzance's Chapel Street and the smaller ports (Fowey, Mevagissey) all have surviving Georgian and Regency properties. Georgian-style doors also suit early Victorian rectories and the many later semi-detached properties built to Georgian design conventions.
Fanlight and transom top-lights
The fanlight above a Georgian door is not decorative — it originally served to bring light into a Georgian entrance hallway before electric lighting existed. On modern Georgian composite installations, the fanlight remains an integral part of the composition. We specify fanlights with period Georgian bar arrangements (radial, sunburst, spider or simple horizontal-bar) in clear or lightly-obscure glass. The fanlight is a separate glazed frame section above the door leaf, integrated into the doorset as a single installation.
Colour — dark is authentic
Georgian doors were almost universally dark in colour — black, dark green, deep blue, or ox-blood red. Painted white or cream doors do exist on Georgian properties but are much rarer and generally represent Victorian repainting of earlier doors. For a period-authentic Georgian composite installation, specify Traffic Black, Racing Green, Oxford Blue or Ox-blood Red.
Security specification
Georgian composite doors carry standard PAS24:2022 specification: 3-star anti-snap cylinder, multi-point locking, reinforced hinges. The fanlight above the door is fixed non-opening in almost all installations, avoiding any additional security consideration.
Hardware — polished or aged brass
Georgian doors run brass hardware. Polished brass is the most authentic finish for a fully-restored Georgian frontage; aged brass suits properties where the surrounding metalwork has developed patina. A large round knob (5-6 inches diameter), a substantial knocker (often lion's-head or urn-pattern), a matching letterplate and antique-brass numerals complete the reading. Cylinders can be hidden behind matching brass escutcheons.
Conservation area considerations
Many Georgian properties in Cornwall sit in conservation areas or are listed. Grade II listed Georgian houses may accept a composite door with the correct specification; Grade II* and Grade I listings almost always require timber. Truro's Georgian core is conservation area throughout; we handle planning applications routinely.
Frames and thresholds
Aluminium frames in matching colour give the best appearance on Georgian installations. Original Georgian door thresholds are usually a single flat stone step; we recreate this reading with a slim aluminium threshold rather than a bulkier weather-bar arrangement. Where the original stone step remains, we install to sit flush with it.
Lead-time and planning
Standard Georgian composite installations without planning consent: 5 to 6 weeks manufacture, 1 week install scheduling. Installations requiring conservation area or listed building consent: add 8 to 12 weeks for consent process before manufacture begins.
Maintenance
Standard composite maintenance — soapy water twice a year on the slab. Polished brass hardware benefits from a light polish with brass cleaner twice a year to maintain shine; aged brass needs no polishing.
Why georgian composite doors make sense in Cornwall.
Serious security
PAS24-tested doorset with a 3-star anti-snap cylinder and multi-point locking as standard.
Warm and efficient
U-values around 1.0 W/m²K — significantly better than uPVC or hardwood alternatives.
10-year colour guarantee
UV-stabilised GRP skins that hold their colour for a decade, even on south-facing frontages.
Zero maintenance
Never needs painting. A wipe with warm soapy water twice a year is all it asks for.
Kerb appeal you notice
Bespoke colour, hardware and glass combinations designed around your property.
Installed properly
Cornwall-based, Certass-registered fitters. Same-day install with a full cleanup.
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Every finish carries a 10-year colour-fastness guarantee.
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Georgian Composite Doors installed across Cornwall.
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Truro homeowners choose composite doors for the blend of period-friendly styling and modern security their listed and Victorian properties deserve. We install across the city centre, Malpas, Highertown and the surrounding villages.
ExploreComposite Doors Falmouth
Salt air is punishing on softwood doors. Composite doors are the smart specification for Falmouth's harbourside terraces and cliff-top homes — the marine-grade skins won't warp, fade or corrode.
ExploreComposite Doors Newquay
From Pentire's holiday lets to family homes in Tretherras, our Newquay composite door installations are trusted to survive Atlantic weather while keeping the kerb appeal buyers expect.
ExploreComposite Doors St Austell
St Austell's mix of granite cottages, china-clay terraces and new-build estates means we're installing everything from Chartwell Green heritage doors to sleek anthracite grey styles.
ExploreComposite Doors Penzance
Penzance's exposed south-coast position demands doors engineered for it. Our composite installations shrug off wind-driven rain and salt spray from Mount's Bay.
ExploreComposite Doors Bodmin
Bodmin homes see everything the moor throws at them. Composite doors give the thermal efficiency and weather resistance moorland properties need.
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