Fire and Iron Gallery

In the beautiful outbuildings of a 1450 farmhouse, delicate jewellery is displayed alongside opulent beds and life-size steel animals. The emphasis is on quality above all else, which has led to the gallery being featured many times on television and radio and in the national press. Blue Peter, Woman's Hour, Carlton Country, Home Front, Fuji TV, Country Living, Country Life, BBC Homes and Antiques, Period Home, The Sunday Times, The Observer...they have all discovered this extraordinary gallery. Have you discovered it yet? Come and see the wonderful things which can happen when fire meets iron....

Lucy Quinnell currently owns and manages Fire and Iron Gallery, and she has iron in her blood! Lucy's grandparents and parents were all involved in the business of blacksmithing. In 1989 her father, Richard Quinnell, was awarded an MBE for his part in the revival of what had been, for many decades, a dying craft. During his career, Richard produced some of the most significant 20thC ironwork in the UK and overseas, including the gates to Shakespeare's Globe in London, the coat of arms for the British Embassy in Rome and the gates to the National Ornamental Metal Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. Richard also founded the British Artist Blacksmiths Association and, with his wife Jinny, planned to establish a really good gallery alongside his workshops where talented blacksmiths could show their work.

Lucy studied Art and English Literature, but the family business was too fascinating to ignore. The death of her mother Jinny inspired Lucy to adopt her parents' dream of creating a space where artist-blacksmiths could show their work to the general public. Fire and Iron Gallery has developed into a lively exhibition space where hundreds of metalworkers display their creations and many thousands of visitors come each year to learn about, enjoy and buy great metalwork. Special exhibitions are held regularly to complement the permanent displays, and occasional blacksmithing demonstrations take place in Fire and Iron's purpose-built arena. Lucy continues to expand the gallery, as well as lecturing and writing on the subject and designing ironwork for individual clients.