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- Heat OptionalEnjoy with or without heat
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British Fires · Electric Fires
British Fires Winchester Electric Suite
The Winchester is a proportioned wall-hung electric fire suite with a balanced header and base, designed to frame the New Forest flame picture neatly.
- A complete wall-hung suite with a balanced, furniture-like shape
- Available for 870, 1200 and 1600 New Forest fires
- White or grey marbling gives a calm finish for modern homes
British Fires RRP. Carl confirms the supplied price; the full fit is quoted after the home survey.
- Local installer
- Free home survey
- No-obligation quote
Key features
- Wall-hung MDF suite
- White or grey marble-effect finish
- Available in 870, 1200 and 1600 sizes
- Deluxe Real Logs available on suites
- Hand painted marbling detail
- Air Curtain Technology heat delivery
- 1.5kW heater
- Remote control included
Specification
Winchester
- Width
- 1200mm, 1530mm or 1930mm
- Height
- 611mm or 705mm
- Depth
- 404mm
- Recess
- Fire opening built to selected New Forest size
- Heat output
- 1.5kW
- Supply voltage
- 220-240 V AC
- Lighting
- LED
- Remote
- Yes
- Colours
- White marbling or grey marbling
- Installation
- Wall-hung suite
What's included in the fit
Every Carl Finnell installation is handled start to finish and agreed on your home survey. A typical electric fire fit includes:
- The electric fire and its integrated frame
- Slot-in, suite or media-wall fitting
- Connection to a fused spur, by a qualified electrician where needed
- Remote control set up and paired
- A full demonstration and handover of the controls
Technical documents
Is it right for you?
Who the British Fires Winchester Electric Suite suits best
The Winchester is the architectural one of the three suites: a balanced header and base frame the New Forest fire like a proportioned classical fireplace, wall-hung with a floating finish. It suits rooms with a formal streak, and taller walls where the header line adds structure the flat suites cannot.
From the survey
Installation notes for the British Fires Winchester Electric Suite
Wall-hung like the Brockenhurst, with the same concealed fixing and wiring, in three widths from 1200mm to 1930mm and two heights including the taller 705mm format. The header-and-base composition rewards careful centring on the wall, which is a setting-out job we take seriously.
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How it compares with similar models
Between the wall-hung pair, the Brockenhurst is the cleaner minimal slab, the Winchester the more composed and formal piece; prices are close, so the room decides. The Holbury remains the choice when you want the fire set into the wall rather than mounted on it.
Fitting it locally
Fitting the British Fires Winchester Electric Suite in Yorkshire homes
The Winchester suits the higher-ceilinged rooms of the corridor, period semis and Edwardian villas included, where a fireplace with proper vertical proportion belongs, but where a real flue is impractical or the chimney serves another room.
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HETAS Registration Number 2087
HETAS registered
Installed with care, certified with confidence
Carl self-certifies every installation and notifies Building Control on your behalf, so the work is signed off properly and your certificate of compliance is issued for your records.
- HETAS-registered installer
- Certificate of compliance issued
- Meets your home insurance
Common questions
British Fires Winchester Electric Suite FAQs
What style is the Winchester suite?
Balanced and lightly formal: a proportioned header and base frame the fire, closer to a classical fireplace composition than the minimal slab look of the Brockenhurst.
Is the Winchester wall-hung or built in?
Wall-hung, with fixings and wiring concealed, so a flat wall gains a complete fireplace without structural work. The inset alternative in the family is the Holbury.
What sizes does the Winchester offer?
Three widths from 1200mm to 1930mm and two heights up to 705mm, so the proportions can be tuned to your wall. We bring the size options and marbling samples to the survey.
Does the Winchester heat as well as look good?
It carries the standard New Forest 1.5kW heater, comfort warmth with the flame picture running independently year round.