Peter Quarmby Windsor Chairs

Twickenham in the summer.

Please note our general open day on the 29th June, with art, beer, ice cream, Indian food, and live music.

And on the 9th of March it’s our “Second Saturday” opening in the afternoon.



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Yet more pictures from my recent stroll on the Downs near Harting.

This is just gratuitous advertising obviously. But I hope you like the pictures anyway. So, we’re having a general open day on the 29th June, with art, beer, ice cream, Indian food, and live music. I bet you knew I was going to say that didn’t you?

And not forgetting the 9th of March, it’s our “Second Saturday” opening. This is becoming predictable.

Just some pictures from my recent stroll on the Downs near Harting.

What has this to do with Windsor chairs you might ask. Nothing, absolutely nothing! But did I mention that we’re having a general open day on the 29th June, with art, beer, ice cream, Indian food, and live music? And did I tell you I’ve got a terrible memory?

The 9th of March is also a date to remember, it’s our “Second Saturday” opening. So there you go, need I say more?

Just a reminder that tomorrow is our Second Saturday opening at the Old Dairy, so why not come down in the afternoon and see what’s going on? There’ll be artisan cheese, Indian food, beer, wine, and the usual offerings from our resident businesses.

We hope to see you there!

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We’ve set up a new account to let you know of what’s happening at the courtyard in the Old Dairy on Pierrepont Farm. Cryptic as always, we’ve given this the name of

Please follow this account to be informed of our events.

This Saturday, 10/2/24 in the afternoon, is our Second Saturday opening. We hope to see you there!

Another date for your diary is
Saturday 29/6/24 12-5pm, our Open Day with live music, Indian food, beer, wine, and various arts and craft plus our resident businesses.



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Some of the nice objects for the home, available from Saint Patina, a business at the Old Dairy run by Emily Maskell.

Emily says:
Hello, I’m Emily, curator and restorer of statement, rustic furniture and decorative vintage items. I’m intrigued about the past, and a protagonist against ‘throw away’ culture.

With an emphasis on patination, and a leaning towards rustic 17-19th century pieces, I delight in unearthing unique and authentic, time-aged pieces that bring joy to the soul and create a home bursting with interest and individuality.

Please see:
or
www.saintpatina.co.uk
Emily is around most Saturdays but please check. She also takes part in our 2nd Saturday openings, please see below.

Please note two dates for your diary:
Saturday 10/2/24 afternoon, Second Saturday opening; and,
Saturday 29/6/24  12-5pm, Open Day with live music, Indian food, beer, wine, and various arts and craft plus our resident businesses.

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Showing the work of William Horner, one of our resident artists.

William Horner was born in London, studied sculpture at the Royal College of Art and went on to set up Strangelove Studios in London. His work moves between object and image, setting up a play of associations through various materials and forms. He is interested in the precarious status of objects, how they fall out of use and re-emerge as images of themselves, opening up other purposes and imaginings.

Please see:
www.williamhorner.art


Please also note two dates for your diary:
Saturday 10/2/24 afternoon, Second Saturday opening; and,
Saturday 29/6/24 12-5pm, Open Day with live music, Indian food, beer, wine, and various arts and craft plus our resident businesses

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This lovely fudge is the work of Liz Usher, who runs Mummy Makes Fudge, one of our resident businesses at The Old Dairy. Available in many delicious flavours, it really is a treat and just melts in the mouth. Liz’s fudge is available at the many markets she attends, or you can order it by post. It’s also on sale at the Taproom.

Do contact Liz to place your order!

Please see:

www.mummymakes.net

Please also note two dates for your diary:
Saturday 10/2/24 afternoon, Second Saturday opening; and,
Saturday 29/6/24 12-5pm, Open Day with live music, Indian food, beer, wine, and various arts and craft plus our resident businesses.

Here are some of the fine pieces of furniture currently available at Finntage Interiors.

Finntage specialise in restoring Nordic and British furniture from the mid 20th century, although they also carry some Art Deco pieces as well. Their workshop is to be found at the Old Dairy on Pierrepont Farm, and they also show furniture at the Old Cinema in Chiswick, as well as in Petworth.

Finntage currently have a sale on, so do get in touch with them now to take advantage of the reduction!

Please see:
and,
www.finntageinteriors.co.uk
for more details.
And:


Please also note two dates for your diary:
Saturday 10/2/24 afternoon, Second Saturday opening; and,
Saturday 29/6/24 12-5pm, Open Day with live music, Indian food, beer, wine, and various arts and craft plus our resident businesses.

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Some work of Sinéad Fox, one of our resident artists.

Sinéad’s artist’s statement:
Sinéad Fox is an abstract artist whose work is a playful exploration of colour and texture. Her current body of work, ‘Accidental Landscapes’ explores the power of the humble daydream and our internal archive of happy memories.

Born in Cambridge, Sinéad studied at UCA, Farnham and at Camberwell School Of Art, London. 

Sinéad welcomes studio visits by appointment. Please see her IG account or www.sineadfox.com

Please also note two dates for your diary:
Saturday 10/2/24 afternoon, Second Saturday opening; and,
Saturday 29/6/24 12-5pm, Open Day with live music, Indian food, beer, wine, and various arts and craft plus our resident businesses.

Here are the dates for the various food vans in attendance in February. There are few things nicer than a meal and a pint in a lovely bucolic location. What a nice thing to have on your doorstep. Presently FBC are serving Rockbridge and a couple of pales, and the best bitter is due back on soon.

Other dates for your diary include the second Saturday, 10/2/24, when our businesses generally open. Afternoon is the best time to visit.

And the other date of course is Saturday 29/6/24, which will be our open day. This promises Indian food, Italian ice cream, cheese, beer, wine, furniture, and various creative businesses including a few guests.

So make some notes in your diary and don’t miss out!

Creative businesses at the Old Dairy, Pierrepont Farm are generally open on the 2nd Saturday of the month, which in January falls on Saturday 13/1/24.

The afternoon is the best time to visit. Come along for restored furniture, cheese made from the farm’s milk, sculpture, artwork, Windsor chairs, and of course you can enjoy some beer or wine at the tap room.

Please follow the general account for Pierrepont Farm, which gives details of all their upcoming events:

A memory of some less rainy times over the summer.

Some liquid you won’t get tired of is currently pouring in the tap room at .

For your consideration, there is a delicious IPA, a smooth, tasty beer which is very easy to drink despite its strength of 5.7%.

The Pierrepont Best Bitter however is also a satisfying pint with a delicious biscuity finish. Please note I’m not Jilly Goolden so your description may differ.

Both are bright, refreshing beers available on keg and cask respectively. Pouring later today!

Two dates for your diary:
Saturday 13/1/24 and Saturday 29/6/24

See also and follow which is the group account for what’s on at Pierrepont Farm.

Saturday 13th January is our second Saturday of the month when most businesses will be open, although we’re usually there on other Saturdays too.

Saturday 29th June is our next open day, when there’ll be live music, Indian food, Italian ice cream, art, craft, including fudge, cheese, and beer. Other refreshments are also available!

We hope to see you there. Please share or repost.

Why not come down to on for a restorative drink? They’re open today 11 til 5pm and the same tomorrow, that’s New Years Day.

Pictures show brave souls outside yesterday, and less brave souls inside. Actually it was quite mild.

It’s a local pub, for local people.

A quick look around the latest show of at the pop-up shop in the Lion and the Lamb courtyard. This is now closed, so my post isn’t as useful as it could be I’m afraid but please do check out their account, they show the lovely work of many artists, and you can of course get in touch with them.

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Just another early reminder, a date for your diary. Our next open day at is on Saturday 29th June, from 12 until 5. There’ll be live music, drink, Indian food, Italian ice cream, oh, also crafts and art. Hope to see you there!



Some words on my latest effort:

Red on red. A guitarist’s rocking chair made entirely from cherry wood. The seat is American cherry, and everything else is made from English cherry. The two woods are different in colour, the American is far redder than the English but the English wood will quickly darken and the two woods will converge in colour.

A good community spirit down at this afternoon. Why not come along? Merry Christmas!

First oiling, before and after. As mentioned this really brings out the colour. Still needs a fair bit of rubbing down.

The chair is all rubbed down now and ready for its first coat of oil. This will really bring out the colours of the wood. This chair is the first I’ve made entirely from cherry, although it’s a combination of American and local English cherry, with the former a noticeably deeper red. The English cherry will deepen in colour very quickly however.

Final assembly. It’s necessary to knock the joints back and forth until the tenons line up with the mortise holes. Next, sanding and application of oil which will show the colour of the wood.

Assembling the top half.

Carving and sanding the rockers.

Dry fitting of rockers to undercarriage.

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Each second Saturday is when most businesses are open to the public, although most Saturday afternoons are also usually busy.

Measuring the angles, vertical and horizontal, at which the legs meet the rockers. Next is to drill and dry fit the rockers.

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Photo: copper beech leaves at Cut Mill Pond