Our heritage

Since 1864, Stoneham’s name has been synonymous with timber and furniture. The business has evolved from a small wood-turning business in Reginald Square, Deptford, London to a brand name bearing the Royal Warrant to Queen Elizabeth II. In 1884 the business transferred to Finch Street, again in Deptford. By 1926 EG Stoneham & Sons Empire Works set up business at the family’s third site in Watson Street, Deptford. The factory machinery was powered by gas engines, shaft drives and pulleys producing timber components, staircase balustrades and table legs. During World War II, restrictions in cabinet making saw Stoneham producing balsawood nose cones for the Mosquito bombers, gas rattles and ammunition boxes. Post war the introduction of free standing furniture resumed and cabinets such as the “Cambridge” sold in their thousands. The business moved to Sidcup in 1959 and since, have expanded to three factories, 65,000ft² production space and 70 staff with over 50 appointed kitchen centres throughout the UK. Stoneham are accredited to ISO 9001/2008 and were granted the Royal Warrant to Queen Elizabeth II in 1995. Click here for our article in Life Magazine.