Workshop owner and designer Peter Waals

norman jewson

after gimson s death in 1919 peter waals continued run daneway workshops. end of year canvassing potential clients in own name on daneway headed paper following year able set own workshop @ halliday s mill of alfred james, @ foot of cowcombe hill in nearby village of chalford, employing many of gimson s skilled craftsmen including designer norman jewson. chalford more practical location workshop sapperton, since close railway station , had more accessible roads.

christ church, chalford

many examples of own work, , produced other craftsmen in workshop, can found in christ church there. include organ gallery, chancel screen , lectern, of designed jewson. cover of font, lifts , descends means of counterbalance in roof space, carved 1 of waals craftsmen, owen scrubey.

from 1920 1937 workshop produced high quality furniture waals , jewson s designs , trained apprentices in arts , crafts tradition. apprenticeship @ chalford workshop waals lasted 5 6 years, , apprentices on trial 3 months without pay. 1 such apprentice new age thinker sir george trevelyan died in bed made there.

furniture produced during period features in exhibitions , catalogues of leading art houses , auction rooms.