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Heritage Craft
Our Primary Business is being Wheelwrights and Wainwrights.
Wheelwrights as the name suggests repair and make new wooden wheels for Carriages, Carts, Cannons and Bicycles.
Wainwrights then go on to restore old or build new Carriages and Carts, this can involve a wide range of traditional skills involving Blacksmithing, Carriage Upholstery, Harness work, Painting and Pinstriping.
Our picture shows a new set of wheels for a Showmans Wagon
Market Carts
As General Wheelwrights we welcome the opportunity to work on any wooden wheels, however our speciality is Market Carts. 2- & 4-wheel carts used at Markets, these can be Coster Mongers carts, Market Porters Carts or 4-wheel market stalls with or without a fold out cover. We always have a few in stock, some original Victorian carts or market stalls, some restored and others waiting, and if they don't suit, we can always build new ones.
Our picture shows an original "Tappey" Cart which was rebuilt and repainted
Domestic Cooperage
Domestic cooperage - the making of wooden tubs and buckets for the home is a very endangered craft.
We only know of one other domestic cooper in the UK and he has given up due to ill health, so as far as we know we're it.
We produce a small but increasing range of buckets, tubs, and planters. We endeavour to make them historically accurate, and we welcome enquires for one off items and bespoke sizes.
Our picture shows one of our Medieval Buckets sitting next to a cannon we also built..