Wycombe Chair Making Museum

Wycombe has a wonderful chair making heritage we made 4 700 chairs a day here in 1875. I went looking for the living chair museum and i was told this has closed down although the signs are still up i putting this on so other people don t waste their time like i did. Want to go look at some ugly brown chairs stuck to the wall well step right up yes high wycombe used to be the biggest chair manufacturing town in the country this museum does not do that fact any justice there is really nothing to see here ugly uncreative nasty looking brown wicker crap furniture stuck.

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Visit kraft village chair making museum you will discover the wonderful heritage of high wycombe from the bodgers working in the surrounding beech woods making turned chair parts to the benchmen framers through to examples of finished windsor chairs.

Wycombe chair making museum. Learn all about the bodgers bench men and framers that made the finished windsor chairs. The high wycombe chair making museum in high wycombe england houses a collection of antique tools and explains the process of how the bodgers worked in the woods through to the finished windsor chairs. The furniture trade in high wycombe today has its roots in the activities of the 19th century chairmakers who made high wycombe the chair making capital of the world. It is a 10 minute drive from high wycombe town centre and is part of the kraft village site which comprises a gallery and a shop and offers wood turning classes.

View of men and boys in glenister s chair factory with overhead belt drives to machinery. The wycombe chair museum is the most boring day out you could ever achieve in your life. It is now high wycombe chair making museum cic which is a not for profit company and as such its income is entirely dependent upon entrance fees and kind donations the company objective is to inform visitors about wycombe s wonderful chair making heritage. During the museum tour you will see a demonstration of rounding a billet on the shave horse and see how a chair leg is turned on the pole and treadle lathes.

If you like chairs this museum is great but if you like tables then frankly avoid. To find us just follow the brown tourist road signs to high wycombe chair making museum at kraftinwood kraft village grafton street high wycombe bucks. Famous for its chair collection the museum includes the history of wycombe in 10 objects our art gallery a 1920 s kitchen and changing temporary exhibitions. Hp12 3aj tel 01494 533302 please note our normal opening hours monday to saturday 9am to 5pm closed all day thursday sunday opening 12 to 5pm.

Temple end high wycombe about 1900 copyright wycombe museum. The high wycombe chair making museum is run by robert bishop and his wife who also own the kraftinwood building that houses it. Wycombe museum is a family friendly museum that explores the history of wycombe district and its surrounding areas through hands on galleries.