Stove Hunters
For those who want the extraordinary, not the ordinary
01380 587013
Stove Hunters
For those who want the extraordinary, not the ordinary
01380 587013
"Probably the largest and most beautiful selection of sympathetically restored French, antique stoves in England."
Have you pondered on getting a wood burner but been put off by all the regulations, the cost of having your chimney lined and wanted something more environmentally friendly? Well look no further, we hunt down, restore (we only restore our own stoves, we simply do not have time to restore third party stoves) and convert antique French stoves so they are capable of burning Bio Ethanol. The prefect solution, no mess, no fuss, no fumes. Check out our Bio Ethanol page here.
We, at Stove Hunters, search out the best French cast iron stoves all over France for your perusal so you don’t have to settle for a horrid ‘black box'. We endeavour to stock a good variety of designs, colours, periods and styles to give you the maximum choice to complement your home and lifestyle. Also bear in mind that environmentally, our stoves are a great choice as they are essentially being saved from the landfill and given a new lease of life in your home. So much better than a Chinese new stove with their horrific carbon footprint. Choose one of our stoves and the environment all in one go.
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Bio ethanol fires
When we first started this business back in 2012, we mainly sold Wood Burning Stoves, this progressed to include solid fuel. Then we had a bit of a lightbulb moment and discovered Bio Ethanol fuel. We now have Bio Ethanol boxes specially made for fit our stoves so we can be environmentally friendly and not use any sort of fossil fuel at all. We like to think that we are environmentally aware (after all our stoves themselves are a triumph as we are saving them for use instead of manufacturing a new stove) so Bio Ethanol seemed a natural progression. Now with new legislation which came to pass in 2022, we are very pleased we made the move years ago. Bio Ethanol; no fumes, no mess, no chimney. Further information can be found at this page.
Our stoves
Fancy snuggling up on a cold winter's evening in front of a beautiful stove with the flames flickering away? Look no further. We only select the best stoves when we are in France. If they are an exceptional stove but the enamel is badly damaged we will have them stripped. All our stoves undergo full body off restoration and are ready to be placed to give your room that extra special touch, and best of all they look gorgeous even when they're not lit. Why settle for the ordinary when you can stand out from the crowd with an original French Stove.
French antiques
France has a distinct style to it and people often have a particular image in their head when they think of French homes (which is not always as it is in real life I have to say). So when we are over in France we search out interesting French items for you, including side tables, lights, advertising items, door furniture, small furniture etc so that you may be able to recreate that style and look. A lot of our furniture is painted in shabby chic style to give that Parisian chic and is very neutral, greys, creams etc to blend in with many interiors. We find our clients are often styling their house to reflect their love of France and we try to facilitate that and find those hard to find things which make the difference.
About Us
About Us
We are Tom and Amanda Humphreys and we have been running Stove Hunters since 2012 after we came back from living in France for 6 years in the Loire region. We saw a gap in the market when we couldn't help notice that there did not seem to be any other UK based businesses selling these lovely stoves run in a professional manner.
Hailing originally from Shropshire, on the Welsh border, where we had owned Smithy Reclamation. We were not exactly unfamiliar with these gorgeous French Stoves as we would occasionally go over to France on buying trips all those years ago. Then when we moved to France we would buy them and sell them to fund our occasional trips back to the UK and the idea just grew from there to what it is today.
For 10 years we were based in Burbage in a refurbished showroom in an old grain store. We have now moved nearer to our home to a beautiful restored Old Granary within sight of the Devizes White Horse. We are one of the very few showrooms in the UK dedicated to the wonderful, colourful world of antique French stoves. Plenty of parking and 1000 sq ft of showroom for you to peruse and choose which antique stove would put the finishing touches to your home. We also have disabled access with a wheelchair accessible lift to the upstairs showroom..
Our workshop is also on site so you can have a chat with Tom about any concerns you may have and if you are lucky, you will be able to actually see one of our lovely stoves being restored. Unfortunately, we do not have time to restore stoves belonging to other people.
We normally have between 20 and 40 restored French stoves on display from which to choose; something for everyone; from the over the top, sumptuous Salamandres which must have looked absolutely fabulous in beautiful Parisian appartments to the more sparten art deco stoves; all shapes, sizes and colours. They are all converted to burn Bio Ethanol so no chimney or flue is required and no fossil fuels are used and no particulates emitted either so great for the environment.
We regularly send our French Antique stoves all over the world so wherever you are, you can have one of our stoves. They are put on a pallet and sent either by land, sea or air depending on where you are. Just email or phone for a quotation.
Have a good look through our website and you will see Bio Ethanol Stoves for sale and also vintage stoves which are now sold. We do not show these to frustrate, rather to inspire and if you see something you like which is sold, let us know and we can see if we can find another one on a buying trip. These cast iron stoves generally are not one offs but some are much harder to find than others so please ask.
We hope to welcome you to our showroom in the future should you decide to buy one of our stoves which will really make a statement in any home. We always have the coffee pot at the ready if you need a bit of time and refreshment to make your decision. As our tagline says, we are for people who want the extraordinary, not the ordinary. Hope to see you soon
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Ever wondered how it's done? Watch Tom dismantle a Godin Radiolette in a time lapse video.
