The Chesterfield Company

The Chesterfield Company: made-to-order Chesterfield sofas from a Manchester workshop

The Chesterfield Company is a family-run British furniture maker that describes itself as a genuine leather Chesterfield sofa manufacturer. It states that it has been producing Chesterfield sofas and armchairs since the 1950s, and its site also refers to manufacturing in Manchester, England since 1951. The company sells through its online store and through a showroom attached to its Manchester factory, and it notes that it has been trading online for ten years.

Its output has reached buyers well beyond the United Kingdom: the company says its leather Chesterfield sofas and armchairs have won worldwide acclaim and that one of its most recent Chesterfield sofas was delivered as far afield as Japan.

Chesterfield sofas, contemporary models and sofa beds

The catalogue is organised into four main families. The Chesterfield range covers the buttoned classic in leather and fabric, including corner versions, while a separate contemporary line offers updated silhouettes. Leather and fabric options run through both, and the sofa bed category is likewise split into Chesterfield, contemporary, leather and fabric variants.

Named pieces shown as part of the showroom display include the Claridge Luxury Leather Chesterfield Sofa, the Balston Leather Chesterfield Sofa, the Berwick Vintage Leather Chesterfield, the Billingham Grey Chesterfield Sofa, the Blenheim Leather Chesterfield Sofa, the St Edwin Modern Chesterfield Sofa, the Tatton Chesterfield Corner Sofa, the Penhurst Fabric Chesterfield Sofa and the compact Ludlow Fabric Chesterfield Sofa. The fabric and leather sofas extend to the Arundel Vintage Brown Leather Sofa, the St Charles Hand Antiqued Leather Sofa, the Gladbury Traditional Leather Sofa, the Burwood Luxury Fabric Sofa and the Lyme Tan Chaise Sofa.

Armchairs, wing chairs and footstools

Seating beyond the sofa includes Chesterfield chairs and contemporary chairs in leather and fabric. Among the models listed are the Scroll Wing Chair Chesterfield Leather Armchair, the Didsbury Vintage Leather Fireside Armchair, the Manchester Vintage Fabric Fireside Armchair, the Oliver Spoon Back Chair in fabric, the Dunham Curved Armchair, the Harewood High Back Leather Chair and the Rode Relax Chair.

Accessories complete the living room offer: Chesterfield, contemporary, fabric and leather footstools, such as the Lyme Deep Buttoned Footstool and the Claridge Leather Chesterfield Footstool, plus soft furnishings and cleaning kits for leather care.

Configuration, sizes and leathers

Most pieces are made to order and the site lists the sizes and colour options available for each model, ranging from a single size on some chairs to seven sizes and dozens of colours on the larger sofas. The company states that it can apply modifications and tweaks to existing designs so that customers can create their own version of a Chesterfield sofa. It also offers a free brochure and free leather samples for those who cannot visit Manchester, and its team advises on choosing a suitable leather sofa.

Showroom, stock outlet and delivery

The Manchester showroom and factory are presented as open seven days a week, and new Chesterfield models under development are displayed there. A stock clearance section lists in-stock Chesterfield, contemporary, leather and fabric sofas, chairs and footstools, advertised at up to 80% off with express delivery. The site also mentions a 14-day free returns policy, a price promise guarantee, a warranty information page and a trade enquiries channel. At the time of writing this profile, the shop displayed an October sale with an extra 5% off using a checkout code and a pre-Christmas delivery cut-off of 19 October.