Andy Thornton specialises in designing, fabricating and installing high-quality bespoke and traditional bandstands and gazebos. Our reliable and highly skilled workforce has worked on many major projects with local authority and community organisations.

Bandstands & Gazebos

We specialise in the design, manufacture and installation of bespoke entrance canopies for public buildings in the hospitality, leisure and retail sectors

Entrance Canopies

We specialise in the design, manufacture and installation of bespoke entrance canopies for public buildings in the hospitality, leisure and retail sectors. Our stylish entrance canopies blend with the existing architectural fabric of hotels, restaurants, hospitals, retail outlets and private homes.

We fabricate and install bespoke counter top glasses racks and over-bar gantries as well as back bar glass and bottle storage systems and liquor shelves

Glass & Bottle Display Racks

We fabricate and install bespoke counter top glasses racks and over-bar gantries as well as back bar glass and bottle storage systems and liquor shelves.

We are specialist designers, manufacturers and installers of bespoke outdoor shelters for pub, bar and hotel drinking and dining areas, shelters for schools and ornate shelters such as gazebos and orangeries.

Shelters

Stairs, Balustrades & Screens

Our skilled architectural metalworkers fabricate glazed metal balustrades, railings, stairs and handrails in stainless steel, mild steel, brass and a variety of metal finishes.

We design and build magnificent lean-to canopies, verandas and porches, which harmonise with the existing fabric of a building. Our bespoke structures provide a lovely addition to private residences & commercial properties.

Verandas

We design and build magnificent verandas and porches which harmonise with the existing fabric of a building. Our bespoke structures provide a lovely addition to private residences & commercial properties.

Are you looking for a durable, customizable, and affordable way to protect your customers, employees, and property from the elements? Then you need a metal lean-to canopy from Andy Thornton Ltd.

Lean-To Canopies

Metal Lean-to canopies for property developments, hotels, pubs restaurants and a range of commercial applications.

Freestanding Canopies

We are specialist designers, manufacturers and installers of bespoke freestanding canopies for pubs, bars and hotels.

Architectural Metalwork Projects

The original Andy Thornton vision was a one-stop-shop for pub interiors, we now supply furniture to everything from restaurants, and hotels, right through to universities, garden centres and office spaces.

Furniture Projects

Back in 1975, the original Andy Thornton vision was a one-stop-shop for pub interiors. We’ve since broadened our offering so we can supply the whole spectrum of hospitality spaces whatever the interior style. We now supply furniture to everything from restaurants, and hotels, right through to universities, garden centres and office spaces. Below is just a taste of some of the hundreds of venues we supply furniture to every year.

Andy Thornton supplies metal and tin tiles for commercial interiors in a range of finishes and designs

Metal Tiles Projects

Andy Thornton has been the key UK resource for trade architectural antiques, period furnishings, architectural salvage and quirky vintage props for 50 years.

Antiques Projects

Andy Thornton has been the key UK resource for trade architectural antiques, period furnishings, architectural salvage and quirky vintage props for 50 years. Our team can source a wide range of original items, simply get in touch to let us know what you're looking for.

Antiques Projects 

We work on a wide range of projects from cafe furniture, to restaurant interiors and gazebos for hotels and shelters for pubs view the spectrum of styles here.

Projects

We are a one-stop shop for many hospitality projects as we can provide everything from loose furniture and fixed seating to metal structures and tin tiles. We work with big-name brands and international design companies as well as the independent pub and restaurant owners who have helped us grow our company for the past 45 years.  Browse our projects below for an idea of how we can help to make your hospitality vision a reality. 

Architectural metalwork for pubs, restaurants, hotels and more. Outdoor dining canopies to glass racks , stairs and balustrades and bandstand and gazebos. 

Architectural Metalwork

Carden Park is a luxury country hotel near Chester, Cheshire. Set in 1000 acres of countryside the hotel has upgraded its wedding gazebo. 

Carden Park Wedding Gazebo, Chester

Paultons Park, the family theme park set in the New Forest, has over 70 rides and attractions set in 140 acres of parkland, and is famous as the home of Peppa Pig World.

Paultons Family Theme Park, The New Forest

A stunning new Victorian-style bandstand has been supplied to Devonport Park, Plymouth, by the Architectural Metalwork Division of Andy Thornton, as part of a £5.3m Peoples Park restoration project. 

Devonport Park Bandstand, Plymouth

Commissioned by the Regeneration Department of Thanet District Council, the 6-metre-diameter structure closely replicates the original Victorian bandstand that had long since been left in a state of neglect.

The Oval Bandstand, Margate

The stunning new Victorian-style bandstand was commissioned by a support group called the Fund for Cape May, to be a key element of a $1.8 million renovation project at Rotary Park, in Cape May, a city of national historic interest in New Jersey, USA.

Rotary Park Bandstand, Cape May, USA

The Inn on the Lake, which has 47 en-suite guest rooms and an AA rosette restaurant, is part of The Lake District Hotels Group and specialises in providing the ultimate wedding experience.

Inn On The Lake, The Lake District

Iconic London hotel The Savoy re-opened in 2010, following a record-breaking three-year refurbishment, with an investment of £220m. The interior design, by Pierre-Yves Rochon, is very much in the spirit of the hotel’s original Edwardian and Art Deco influences.

Thames Foyer, The Savoy

A traditional-style octagonal bandstand in Haworth Central Park was installed on the exact site of the original bandstand, which dated from 1929 and was demolished in the 1970s.

Haworth Central Park

One of our largest bandstands to date, an impressive Edwardian-style structure commissioned by Mansfield District Council. The bandstand is located in the centre of Carr Bank Memorial Park, Mansfield which first opened to the public in 1924. 

Carr Bank Memorial Park, Mansfield

Andy Thornton Ltd completed the design, manufacture and installation of a bespoke wedding gazebo at Quex Park, Kent, in just five weeks.