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Success built on tradition

Why choose Castles Kitchens

Our Showroom

Service You Can Rely On

Crab crusted fish with a Laurier dressing

The Castles Kitchen Range: Traditional Contemporary Shaker

Warm salad of glazed chicken, toasted

pine nuts and goat’s cheeseWorktops

Sinks and Taps

Celebrity Chef Recipe:

Celebrity Chef Recipe:

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Rhubarb Parfait and Poached Rhubarb

Hazelnut biscuitsAppliances

Handles

Castles in the Spotlight

Accessories

Salad of spring lamb nicoise style

with egg dressing

About our Carcases

Serving the Building Trade

From Dream to Reality

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“The kitchen is generally the least interesting place in a fine house, unless you expect to make it your home. Then it suddenly acquires a personal interest... not to be exceeded by any room in the house.”

-Marcus P. Hatfield, 1887 Food for thought from Castles

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Success... built on traditionA tradition of working with wood and timber for over 150 years makes Castles Kitchens a truly unique company to do business with.

In 1838 Castles was established as a Ship-breaker at Millbank in London, with yards on the River Thames at Woolwich and Charlton. The company is reputed to have broken up about 1,000 ships and, with a few exceptions, all of the most famous “Wooden Walls of England” ended their days at Castles yards.

More than a century ago, Castles had become a specialist in the manufacture of garden furniture using seasoned teak taken from the old ships. Such innovation earned the company a distinguished client base, and at the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887 the lawns of Buckingham Palace were furnished with Castles' teak seats.

Castles seating was also installed at the Lords and Oval cricket grounds, and at Wimbledon’s All-England Tennis Club.

The Company offices in London were destroyed during World War II, and Castles relocated to Plymouth, where they had long operated a shipbreaking yard.

By the 1950s, the focus of the business had switched to the emerging market of customised fitted kitchens. Today, with over 50 years’ experience in the kitchen trade, Castles continue their tradition of fine design and craftsmanship, through the supply and fitting of high quality kitchens.

...years designing,manufacturing and installing

quality fitted kitchens

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Why Choose Castles Kitchens?

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Castles has been designing, manufacturing and installing kitchens for over 50 years. Over this time, we have built up a vast pool of experience. We have also learnt what our customers are looking for and adapted to their changing requirements.

Castles provides a complete package. This starts with expert and innovative design and excellent product knowledge. This enables us to help you to select the layout, appearance, appliances and accessories for your kitchen that suit your particular requirements. But we do not stop there. Our experienced fitters will ensure that your dream becomes a practical reality.

And even after that, our staff will deal with any residual issues or problems that arise post fitting. Our involvement does not finish until the job is done and our customer is fully satisfied. Our Plymouth factory facilities enable us to assemble and make adjustments before, during and after the fitting of the kitchen.

Castles provides quality and service at a price that fits your budget.

The finished installed kitchen

Preparing units in our factory

Computer representation of a planned kitchen

Our Showroom

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As a first step in the process of thinking about your new kitchen, why not visit our showroom? Ideally located in Estover Close, on the edge of Plymouth near to the airport and the new “Park and Ride” facility, you'll find over 150 square metres of kitchens and accessories on display.

Pop in to browse, and get some ideas about the styles of kitchen available - from traditional to modern and contemporary. You may be surprised by some of the ideas you find included in our display kitchens - there are “state of the art” storage solutions, built-in appliances and features such as drawer organisers and wine coolers.

If you'd like some help or advice, our expert staff are on hand to guide you through the options available, or sit down and discuss your requirements in more detail over a cup of tea or coffee.

Planning your new kitchen can be a complex process, but we're here to help, with a 50 year tradition of expertise and trustworthiness in fitted kitchens. Together, we can help you to get the kitchen you want - built to your specific requirements and budget.

Talking to Castles is the first step towards your dream kitchen - for more details of how we can help to turn your dreams into reality, see page 49 of this brochure.

Service You Can Rely On

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Castles' success is largely based on a total commitment to satisfying their customers' requirements.

A measure of the company's professionalism and commitment is their longstanding membership of the Kitchen Bathroom Bedroom Specialists Association (KBSA). Unlike most of their competitors, Castles' customers receive the protection of the KBSA's ConsumerCare Plus scheme (see www.kbsa.org.uk for details).

As a KBSA member, Castles is registered with TrustMark. TrustMark is a Government-backed initiative that helps householders find reliable and trustworthy tradesmen to carry out improvements to their homes. Amongst other benefits, TrustMark ensures that a company's technical skills are independently checked through regular on-site inspections and that their quality of work, trading practices and customer satisfaction levels are monitored.

A free of charge professional planning service, using the latest computer-aided design software, transforms basic ideas into stunning colour layouts and three-dimensional plans. These systems enable designers to make the very best use of the space available and give customers a realistic preview of the appearance of the finalised kitchen.

A free delivery service, with loading and unloading supervised by experienced staff, gives you the confidence that kitchens will be delivered on time and in pristine condition. Castles also offer an installation service, carried out by trained and experienced fitters, which puts the finishing touch to a truly professional service from your initial enquiry right through to completion.

Computer representation of a planned kitchen

Devon celebrity chef Peter Gorton is He has kindly contributed this recipe for you to try in your own kitchen.

joint proprietor of the renowned “Horn of Plenty” Country House Hotel and Restaurant at Gulworthy in Devon.

passionate about creating superb food. Peter is Head

Chef and

The Horn of Plenty, Gulworthy, Tavistock, Devon PL19 8JDTel. 01822 832528 www.the hornofplenty.co.uk

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Crab Crusted Fish with a Laurier Dressing

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Ingredients Serves 66 x 160g fish fillets, skin off 80g butter55g fresh breadcrumbs 25g Gruyere30g parsley and mixed 100g crab meat fresh herbs

MethodMix the breadcrumbs and herbs in a food processor until the herbs are finely chopped and the breadcrumbs have turned green. Add the butter and cheese and continue to process until all the ingredients are fully combined. Add the crabmeat and pulse the food processor carefully to just mix in the crab.

Empty the mixture onto a sheet of baking paper, form into a ball with your hands, top with another sheet of paper and, using a rolling pin, roll to about four millimetres in thickness. Chill.

Cooking the FishPre-heat oven to 220°c Season fish fillets with salt. Remove crab crust from the fridge. Take off the top layer of paper and cut rectangles of crab crust the same size as your fish portions. Place on top of fish, put onto buttered baking paper in an ovenproof frying pan and cook in the oven for 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and rest for 3 minutes.

Laurier Dressing - Ingredients2 shallots 2 cloves garlic, minced6 tablespoon olive oil 1½ cups dry white wine2 fresh bay leaves 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar4fl oz passata Salt and freshly ground pepper4 tablespoon softened butter (optional)

MethodPlace the shallots, garlic and olive oil into a small saucepan over a low heat for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the balsamic vinegar, white wine and bay leaves. Increase the heat and cook and reduce by half.

Add the tomato passata, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Bring the mixture to the boil and remove from the heat. Remove the bay leaves and slowly whisk in the softened butter. Adjust the seasoning.

The Castles Range

Our wide range of kitchen styles gives every opportunity to find the right style for your kitchen.

The range can be broadly divided into three main categories:

Traditional

Contemporary

Shaker

The following pages give a glimpse of each of the main styles in our range.

Our kitchens are produced using the latest manufacturing techniques and materials to offer you the widest possible range of choices.

Door ConstructionF

As a guide to help you find out a little more about each of the styles, you will see a small icon beside the name of each style. This indicates the materials used in the construction of the doors of that style.

Timber doors - a varnished timber finish. (Some of our wooden doors can also be supplied in a sanded finish offering you the chance to finish them to your own personal requirement.)

Foil doors - combining consistency with man-made durability, foil finishes can mimic materials from natural woodgrains to stainless steel, or add a splash of colour. Modern manufacturing techniques ensure optimum performance and consistency in colour, pattern and finish.

Laminates - a durable and practical material that is easy to clean, laminate doors can be a cost-effective alternative to wood.

Stainless Steel - a modern and robust material, and preferred choice for the professional kitchen for its durability and hygienic qualities.

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Each type of door requires specific methods of cleaning and care to maintain it in good condition. Visit our website for a range of tips and advice on how to keep your kitchen doors at their best -

www.castleskitchens.co.uk

Tips on Door Care