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We are delighted to be the recipient of a grant awarded by The Arts Society from their Patricia Fay Memorial Fund. This will help with the training costs of one of our current apprentices. #theartssociety The Arts Society

Masterpiece London 2019. Preview day today. Detail shot of our latest extending dining table. Wonderful English Walnut with 3000 year old bog oak from East Anglia. Masterpiece

Since 1980 training in the Barnsley Workshop has been supported by the Edward Barnsley Educational Trust. It was set up to ensure the knowledge and skills built up in the workshop over the years would be passed on to younger generations of furniture makers ow.ly/GTj630iWkF9

Our next post in our new series features Cotswold Farm, a historic Arts & Crafts house set in a quiet valley. In 1926, Sidney Barnsley, with his assistant Norman Jewson, extended the house in the Arts & Crafts style. Learn more about the house here ow.ly/sYtD30j4v9F

Our first Open Day of 2018 is happening tomorrow at our Froxfield workshop between 10am - 4pm. We hope you can join us to meet the team, see some examples of our work and explore the workshop ow.ly/fA2030j4w2O

Thank you to everyone who attended our open day on Saturday. It was great to see and speak to so many people. If you couldn't make it, our next open day is Saturday 2nd June and we'd love to see you there ow.ly/JTFq30j4Bjs

The only house commissioned, created and lived in by William Morris, founder of the Arts & Crafts movement, Red House is a building of extraordinary architectural and social significance. Find out more about it here ow.ly/xJ2r30j4LUY

James Ryan, our Designer-Manager was recently awarded a Masters award from The Lord Mayor of London, Charles Bowman & the current Master of The Furniture Makers’ Company, Tony Smart. Read his article about the award and the event here ow.ly/aqFw30j4C9w

In 2001, at the request of a client, we produced a set of folding library steps. These would become known as our Mark I library steps. Find out about the evolution of this piece of furniture here ow.ly/GHsv30j4CPu

Standen House is in an idyllic location with views across the Sussex countryside. Designed by Philip Webb, the house is one of the finest examples of Arts and Crafts workmanship, with Morris & Co. interiors creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere ow.ly/BzJW30j4Nr8

This is a small occasional table that could also be used beside a bed. The design was adapted from an Edward Barnsley design. It was designed by James Ryan and made in English walnut by Douglas Foster ow.ly/jS8230j4DpM

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We would like to wish all of our customers and followers a very Happy Easter

Our next stop on our Arts & Crafts tour is @SloaneChurch. The architect, John Dando Sedding, believed that a church should be ‘wrought & painted over with everything that has life & beauty—in frank and fearless naturalism…’. Learn more here ow.ly/YgAT30j9GrR

Edward Barnsley established his workshop in 1923. Today we draw on many years of experience of working with wood. The skills are passed from craftsman to apprentice, from generation to generation. Learn more about our Craft Skills here ow.ly/6HGJ30j9H97

Here are some lovely photos taken at our Open Day on the 24th March. Thank you to Charles Dedman for coming along and sharing these images with us

Open Saturday 2 June 2018 10.00am to 4.00pm - barnsley-furniture.co.uk/2018/04/27/ope…