Barker and Stonehouse in Norwich
1 showroom · Mid-High (£££)Est. 1946
Barker and Stonehouse is a family-owned furniture retailer founded in 1946, operating 11 showrooms across Northern England and the Midlands. They offer a curated mix of contemporary and classic furniture spanning mid to high price points. Known for their large, styled showrooms that showcase room settings rather than just individual pieces, they carry both own-brand designs and international labels. Their strong regional presence and personalised in-store service set them apart from national chains.
Known for: Curated collections, often unique designs
These lot curate their collections like a gallery owner with a furniture addiction. You'll find pieces here you won't see anywhere else, which is refreshing when every other showroom looks like it ordered from the same catalogue. Slightly industrial edge keeps things interesting.
“Curated cool, never boring, occasionally bold”
Showroom Details
Barker and Stonehouse at Jarrolds Norwich
Jarrolds Department Store, London Street
Norwich, NR2 1JF
What to Expect at Barker and Stonehouse
- Price Range
- Mid-High (£££)
- Trustpilot Rating
- ★ 4.9 / 5(Positive)
- Sofa Styles
- Contemporary, Industrial, Designer
- Style Focus
- Varied style selection
- Customisation
- medium
- Delivery Time
- 6-8 weeks
- Delivery Cost
- Varies by item
- Delivery Type
- White glove delivery, assembly and packaging removal
Finance Options
0% APR: 6mo (£500+), 10mo (£500+), 12mo (£1000+). Classic credit: 24/36/48mo at 9.9% APR (£500+). 10% deposit required. Provider: V12 Retail Finance.
Warranty
2-year guarantee standard on all products. Optional 6-year protection plan upgrade covers everyday wear and accidental damage. Furniture Ombudsman member.
After-sales: Dedicated after-sales team; Furniture Ombudsman registered
Returns Policy
14 days from delivery. Items must be returned; customer responsible for return shipping costs
Sustainability
Medium – some eco-labeled items. Certifications: No recognized certifications widely
Contact Barker and Stonehouse
- Phone
- 0333 010 2352
Benny's Take — Barker and Stonehouse in Norwich
Barker & Stonehouse Norwich is a concession inside Jarrolds Department Store on London Street (NR2 1JF) — the city's proper independent department store, which is exactly the right setting for the brand. Floor is much smaller than the Newcastle or Teesside originals — expect a curated edit of the contemporary ranges rather than the full catalogue, and the Jarrolds context makes it feel more high-end than the retail-park branches. Whitemeadow partnerships usually get prime concession space. Park-and-walk is the central-Norwich routine. Order-and-deliver model, with typical 6-10 week lead times for custom configurations.
Sofa Shopping in Norwich
Norwich's 11 showrooms cover an unusually broad range for a city this size, partly because East Anglia has no realistic alternative furniture-shopping destination between here and Cambridge or Ipswich. Sprowston Retail Park on Salhouse Road at NR7 9AZ is the volume hub — six different brands share the postcode: DFS Norwich at Unit 5, Furniture Village Norwich, Natuzzi Editions Norwich at Unit 6, Oak Furnitureland at Unit 11A, ScS Norwich, and Sofology Norwich at Unit 7. That's six retailers within one car park, which is roughly Milton Keynes-level density and outstanding for a regional capital outside the M25. Longwater Retail Park / Dussindale on the south-eastern fringe at NR7 0HR picks up Dunelm Norwich. Sweet Briar Road north-west of the centre handles IKEA Norwich at NR6 5AW for the budget anchor, and HSL Norwich sit at Amsterdam Way at NR6 6EP for the high-seat-recliner crowd. The city centre offers proper department-store credibility: Barker & Stonehouse have a concession at Jarrolds department store on London Street at NR2 1JF — a properly characterful piece of Norwich retail history with a north-east design-led brand sitting inside it, the kind of thing you'd never get in a generic chain mall. John Lewis Norwich anchors All Saints Green at NR1 3LZ for the mid-high mainstream. The price spread is genuinely good: four mid-high, four budget, two mid, one high (Natuzzi Editions) — no pure luxury, but Natuzzi covers the ambitious-end Italian leather territory well enough for most shoppers. Practical reality: A11 from Cambridge or A47 from Peterborough are the main approaches, Sprowston parking is free and plentiful, and the medieval city centre rewards a wander once you've ticked off the showrooms. The Lanes are worth an hour after lunch. Norfolk's quiet star deserves more credit than its reputation suggests for furniture shopping — properly the East Anglian capital.
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In Norwich, Barker and Stonehouse is one of 11 sofa brands with showrooms. Benny rates Barker and Stonehouse 4/5. Here's how it compares:
| Brand | Rating | Price | Showrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barker and Stonehouse | £££ | 1 | |
| DFS | £ | 1 | |
| Dunelm | £ | 1 | |
| Furniture Village | £££ | 1 | |
| HSL (High Seat Ltd) | £££ | 1 | |
| IKEA | £ | 1 |
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