About Dean Forge
Dean Forge was established by Michael Chew in 1969 in the small village of Dean Prior nestling on the edge of Dartmoor.
Robert Herrick, the Royalist poet was vicar of Dean Prior during the 17th Century and the village is still an attraction for many devotees of his work, much of it written at Dean Prior.
In 1978, when Dean Forge first designed and marketed woodburning stoves, the very local nature of this business was reflected in the name of the range - Herrick Stoves.
Dean Forge has always been a family run business, with Michael's brothers taking an active part and in recent years Michael's son Simon joined as a partner bringing with him expertise in many other fields and together they have updated and developed the Dean Stoves and now have a very extensive range of Clearburn and standard stoves to suit all houses and tastes.
The stoves are designed, manufactured and serviced all by our experts at Dean Forge, and the cast iron doors are also cast in the local foundry.