About Crown
Designed and hand built by master craftsmen
From our Oxfordshire workshops to your garden, with our own install teams.
Our story
It began with one pavilion, built properly
Crown started in 2006 in a small workshop in rural Oxfordshire. Our founder had spent years as a joiner and kept seeing the same thing: garden buildings that looked tired after a few winters. The idea was simple. Build a pavilion the way a fine piece of furniture is made, from good timber, cut and joined by hand, and made to last.
The first one was for a neighbour's garden. Then a friend asked for one, and then their friends did. We still work the same way today. Nearly two decades and more than 8,000 buildings later, every Crown building is still made to order, and many of the craftsmen who built the early ones are still with us.
Every element is chosen for quality and longevity: FSC certified Northern European Redwood, and Canadian Western Red Cedar for the shingle roofs.
The workshop
Made by hand in Watlington
Every building is cut, joined and finished in our workshops at Lys Mill, Watlington, before we deliver and install it in your garden.
Joinery you can feel
Thicker handrails and sturdy balusters, shaped and finished by hand.
Timber chosen to last
FSC certified redwood, selected for straight grain and a long life outdoors.
Finished inside and out
The ceiling is made as carefully as the parts you see first.
The people
Who you'll meet along the way
Your design consultant
Meets you at a show site, at home or on a video call. Talks through size, position and access, and stays your contact from first visit to handover.
Our design team
Draws your building to scale in your garden, so you can see exactly how it will sit before anything is made.
The workshop
Master craftsmen who build each pavilion and garden room to order. Many have been with us from the very first year.
Our install team
Our own specialist team delivers, builds and finishes your building, then takes you through it before they leave.
Our own install teams
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