The Budmouth takes its name from Hardy’s fictionalised Weymouth in The Trumpet-Major, a cheerful Georgian seaside town. Elegantly curved and easy in its proportions, it carries that same holiday lightness wherever it is placed.
This is the traditional wingback of the group: high back, curled scroll arms, wings that turn inwards to enclose the head, and turned oak front legs on castors. Everything about the shape descends directly from the eighteenth-century original.
At 73cm it is the narrowest wingback here by some margin — 15cm slimmer than the Knollsea — which makes it the practical choice where the fireside spot is tight. The inward-turning wings do the job they were invented for: they hold warmth and cut draughts.
Traditional shape, traditional cloth. Checks, stripes, herringbones and wools all suit the scroll arms and wings; a documentary print or a classic floral is entirely at home. Very contemporary fabrics can look at odds with the frame.
Designed in York, handcrafted in Nottingham. Made to order in 10–12 weeks, with free fabric samples posted before you order.
