How long your aluminium windows will last depends on their quality. They should last 20 -30 years at least, but have been known to stay in good condition for up to 45 years. This is considerably longer than uPVC and wooden double glazing.
Shefford
Shefford is a community and civil parish located in the Central Bedfordshire area of Bedfordshire, England. At the 2001 census it had a populace of 4,928, and was estimated to have actually expanded to 5,770 by 2007. The population at the 2011 Census had risen to 5,881. Between 1868 and 1974 Shefford was the site of St Francis' Boy's Home (orphanage) that was located above Street alongside the Roman Catholic Church devoted to St Francis of Assisi. The church remains in use as a place of worship. The orphanage buildings, which are seen on the right of the picture, have been become apartments. The orphanage structures are one of the most imposing in the community as well as date from the 1880s. Many data pertaining to the home can be discovered at the Bedfordshire as well as Luton Archives and Records Service at District Hall in Bedford. There are Office as well as Department for Education Inspection Reports offered that cover the duration from 1962 to 1969. During The Second World War a whole Jewish kids's area entered into being in Shefford as evacuees from Europe were billeted around the town as part of "Operation Pied Piper Tomorrow".
