The Leighton two seater garden bench is the original Leighton garden seat in the J P white catalogue, other seats of
similar design but of different lengths are named 'Drayton' or 'Pictshill'. I have seen a copy of a French Revolution
era painting which shows a seat with remarkable similarities to the profile of this seat.
The Leighton design is a truly traditional design, using the same near forgotten construction techniques of the original.
- although the front legs look square in section, we use the original technique of turning them on a lathe. Twenty or
more legs are placed onto the outside of a drum which is then turned on the lathe to make the profile detail on one face
of the leg. The legs are then removed from the drum and turned 90 degrees before replacing them on the drum and turning
again. The process is repeated until all four faces have been turned. The result is a square seation moulded leg with
each face slightly convex - almost unnoticeable unless you are told the result has an extra dimension to it equal to the
difference of a machine cut slab of marble to the marble on the Taj Mahal. The slightly convex surface enhances the
strength of the design by using this traditional technique.
Made in England