Seating

The Chelsea 2.5m is a new heavy duty, modern hardwood seat which is available in three different standard lengths. These hardwood seats are manufactured in our Essex workshops using traditional techniques and all major joints are mortised, tenoned and dowelled.

Standard Chelsea seat lengths are, 1.5m, 2m & 2.5m.

Bespoke lengths can be made upon request as per any of our street furniture and we can also install any of our seats or furniture anywhere in the UK.

The timber remains in its natural form with principal end grain waxed but water & other oil based finishes are available on request.

The Chelsea range of street furniture is made from Iroko (Chlorophora excelsa) that is sourced from West Africa. This is a highly durable hardwood with an attractive grain that will withstand our weather all year round.We are particularly careful to buy our timber from countries belonging to the International Tropical Timber Organisation, all of which have accepted ITTO guidelines for the sustainable production of tropical timber.

By purchasing our products it ensures that the timber resource retains an economic value, thus providing an incentive to replant, manage and protect for the future.

The Westminster benches are the very top of Branson Leisure’s range. They are classic, heavy duty, yet traditional.  The Westminster is suitable for a park, street or landscape. The seats are built by highly skilled craftsmen using traditional joinery techniques. Major joints are mortised & tenoned and dowels are used extensively. By a careful ‘dry’ method of construction, i.e. the minimal use of adhesive, it is simple to repair or refurbish the furniture should damage occur.

The Cranham bench is a very robust and virtually vandal proof bench that is manufactured from green oak sleepers that are fully sanded with eased edges and rounded corners for added comfort.

The Cranham bench is ideal for parks, woodland areas and open spaces. Once installed the bench will not require any further maintenance and will withstand our British weather for many years.

The sleeper sections are 250mm x 125mm and can be cut to produce a Cranham bench to any length required. Seat height – 500mm

Standard sizes are 1.52m/ 1.8m / 2.2m.

The Cranham can also be surface or root fixed.

What is Green Oak?

The term ‘green oak’ is applied to timber that is typically freshly sawn from relatively newly felled trees. It is timber that has not been through a process of natural or mechanical drying. Natural dried oak has been seasoned for up to five years and mechanically dried oak, often seen as kiln dried, has had the drying out process quickened by the application of heat. These different terms and processes ultimately impact upon the moisture content of the timber. Green Oak is considered to have an average moisture content of 30% and so is subject to a little movement as it seasons in situ.

As the Oak naturally dries out and settles in its new environment splits & checks will appear but not in any way compromise the stability of the product.