LINKS

Reproduction Furniture
Our sister site with over 400 pieces of superb value-for-money top-end 17th/18th century style reproduction oak and country furniture, as well as traditional fine art and accessories for the period home.
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bContemporary Furniture

Brings you the best and latest in British designed and British built, bespoke contemporary furniture. 

In alphabetical order

Artists Inn Residence, Washington, D.C., USA

The owner commissioned us to make a 4-poster bed for their beautifully appointed six bedroom, bed & breakfast, family home with private art gallery, located in the historic Dupont Circle section of Washington, D.C.

Bespoke Curtains | Made to Measure Curtains | Ready Made Curtains

Bespoke curtains, hand made and hand sewn, to your specific requirements, utilising traditional craftsmanship to give a truly superior finish.

Country Style Accessories

Online shop selling beautiful country and vintage style interior accessories with a rustic homey appeal, including metal and wooden signs, hooks, hanging decorations, photo frames, glassware, paperweights and items for storage and the kitchen. 
Brass Foundry Castings

(The BRASS FOUNDRY CASTINGS collection of architectural fittings and antique furniture mounts dating back to the 17th Century.)
Design Directory
An international design links database

www.english-heritage.org.uk
www.hrp.org.uk
   (Historic Royal Palaces)

French Country Style

French inspired country home accessories and furniture from Lavender & Sage. For the living room, dining room, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom.
www.hudsons.co.uk  
(Guide to Historic Houses & Gardens)
www.huntington-antiques.com
www.information-britain.co.uk  
(Hotels, pubs & inns, b&b, museums, castles, historic houses etc.)

 www.nationaltrust.org.uk
www.pevsner.co.uk

  (guide to The Buildings of England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales)

Sussex Bed and Breakfast
Dawes House Bed & Breakfast, a beautiful part thatched cottage, situated in the middle of the cuckmere valley overlooking the South Downs. Immediate neighbours to the English Wine Centre and a couple of miles from the picturesque and historic village of Alfriston. If you're thinking of visiting Early Oak Specialists, why not book a few nights here.

Sutton House, Hackney, East London

(a lovely Tudor House, owned by the National Trust, in the heart of the city)

Old and New Oak Beams

Based in the Sussex countryside they have one of the largest stocks of old and air-dried oak beams and ancient floorboards in England and offer a worldwide delivery service. They also fabricate and construct oak frames for porches, barns and houses.
 www.vam.ac.uk  
(Victoria & Albert Museum, London)
www.wealddown.co.uk  
(Open air museum of rescued Medieval, Tudor and later buildings at Singleton, West Sussex)

The inclusion of a website does not constitute an endorsement or a guarantee of quality or suitability.

 BIBLIOGRAPHY

Oak Furniture, The British Tradition " Victor Chinnery

Furniture in England, The Age of the Joiner " Wolsey and Luff

The Age of Oak " Percy  Macquoid

The Dictionary of English Furniture " Ralph  Edwards

English Medieval Furniture and Woodwork " Victoria and Albert Museum

English Historic Carpentry " Cecil  Hewett

Windows and Doorways " David and Barbara  Martin

Wall Construction " David and Barbara  Martin

The House Within " Royal Commission on the  Historical Monuments of England

The Traditional Buildings of England " Anthony  Quinney

An Introduction to Gothic Architecture " John Henry Parker

Gothic Architecture " John Henry Parker

   
 

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