The 150-year history of Barnstaple-based Shapland and Petter, now part of the L&S Group, is to be charted with help from a £50,000 Your Heritage grant.
The key role the company has had in the North Devon town will be highlighted during the 18-month project which could feature in an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert museum next year.
As well as demonstrating Shapland and Petter’s importance to Barnstaple’s economy, the project will detail the history of furniture design – utilising the company’s extensive design archive held at the Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon.