For oven cleaning in Shorne, London Oven Cleaners charge from £77. The oven is heated once it is rebuilt, you look inside, and anything not right is put right there.
Forge Lane, at the north end of Shorne, was called Smith Street before it took its present name, and it is inside the village conservation area, which was designated on 23 February 1970.
The Street, between the Ridgeway and the A226
Shorne is aligned along one road, The Street, from the old ridgeway at the top of the hill down to the A226. Gravesham Council's 2016 appraisal describes it as largely a dormitory village, much enlarged in the 20th century: a suburban estate now stands where the Court Lodge manor house was, a new village school was built off Cob Drive in the 1970s, and the old school site on the common became private housing. The older buildings sit in three clusters along The Street, with Hayes Terrace (1882) by the small green at the north end and two short terraces of late 19th-century workers' cottages down Forge Lane near St Katharine's Chapel.
That gives two kinds of kitchen in one village. A cottage or a terrace often has a narrow kitchen with a built-in single or a freestanding cooker. A larger detached house may have room for a range cooker or an AGA.
- Range cooker
- Gas or electric, freestanding, usually two ovens side by side under a wide hob. It only needs to be cool on the day. A 90cm range is £143 and takes 2 to 3 hours.
- AGA
- A cast-iron cooker that stores heat and stays warm all the time it is in use, so it is switched off the night before. A two-oven AGA is £143 and takes about half a day.
For both, the racks, shelves and side runners come out and are soaked and cleaned separately while the ovens and door glass are degreased by hand indoors. The range oven cleaning page has more on ranges.
Shorne Woods, dug for clay in the 1930s
South of the village, Lord Darnley leased Shorne Woods to a cement company in the 1930s, and it dug out the bed of London Clay on the ridge. The woods are now Shorne Woods Country Park, owned by Kent County Council, on Brewers Road. Addresses out here include Boughurst Cottage and Gardeners Cottage on Brewers Road and Hanbury Cottages on The Ridgeway.
Who lives in Shorne parish
At the 2021 Census the eight output areas that the ONS assigns to Shorne parish held 1,007 households, and 85.9% of them owned their home; 51.3% owned it outright. Only 6.3% rented privately.
Shorne oven cleaning prices
| Oven or appliance | Fixed price |
|---|---|
| Single ovenBuilt-in single: cavity, racks, door glass and seals. | £77 |
| Double ovenBoth cavities and doors, every rack soaked and cleaned. | £110 |
| Single wide ovenOne oven, wider than the standard 60cm. | £114 |
| Range cooker, 90cmThe whole cooker: every oven and the grill. | £143 |
| Range cooker, 100cm | £167 |
| Range hob or range hoodThe wide hob on a range, or the hood above it. | £48 |
| AGA, two-ovenCooled properly, cleaned, re-lit and checked. | £143 |
| AGA, four-oven | £187 |
| HobCeramic £23, gas £28. | £23–28 |
| Extractor hood | £28 |
| Microwave | £22 |
| Single oven, hob and extractorThe three together, one visit. | £117 |
| Double oven, hob and extractorThe three together, one visit. | £143 |
Every appliance has its own line, from a single oven to a four-oven AGA, and the price agreed on the phone does not change on the day.
Oven cleaning questions from Shorne
Where will the van go in the conservation area?
Tell us when you book. Gravesham's appraisal notes that outside the stretches with a footway, cars and pedestrians share the carriageway, so we look for the nearest legal space to your door.
Should the AGA be switched off before you come?
Yes, the night before, so it is cool by the morning. The AGA care and cleaning guide explains why.
Can the hob of a range cooker be done at the same visit?
Yes. The hob or the hood of a range is £48 on top of the range price.
We live on Brewers Road, out by the country park. Do you come that far?
Yes. Shorne is covered seven days a week, and weekends cost the same as weekdays.
What customers tell us
Arrived promptly and did a great job cleaning the oven, hob and extractor. They look like new now and for a very reasonable price too.
Brilliant clean, my oven looks like brand new. A 5 star clean.
I would certainly recommend this service, very efficient and good value for money. The young man did a great job and even cleaned the kitchen floor. Thank you.
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