Upon joining the Society we give new members as much information, advice and contacts as we possibly can. In house our members can and do make their own clothes, clothing pins, mail for armour, wooden spoons and much more besides, but when the expertise cannot be found or individuals cannot make their equipment, we then recommend traders and suppliers that we can trust and rely upon to provide good quality and competitive prices.

These links are individuals and companies that are regularly used by the Society and it's Members

Seamstress. Recommended by Sarah Thursfield.
Maker of period clothes from basic body linens to doublets, gowns, headdress
and hose.

14 the Granthams, Lambourn, Hungerford RG17 8YF

xymo@freenet.de

01448 72325

dtok.fsnet.co.uk

dressed.tokill@btinternet.com

Dressed To Kill, the vision of armourer Mark Taylor, has been making quality arms and armour for museums, castles and re-enactors since 1992.
Having grown from a humble self renovated workshop to the larger on-site workshop of today, Dressed To Kill has continued to supply an authentic and affordable product for over 15 years to numerous customers including Warwick Castle, Cardiff Castle and the Tusssauds Group.
Hand made using traditional methods and an eye for form and function, Dressed To Kill continues to produce arms and armour for the discerning client.

Andrew Kirkham

Crossbows, bows, arrows, arrowheads, cooking equipment, all kinds of iron work.

Andrew Kirkham, 60 Leedham Road,
Rotherham, Yorkshire, S65 3EB.
Tel :- (01709) 540390.

Robin Wood

Hand turned wooden bowls, plates, dishes, hand made spoons of excellent quality and authentic standards

Lee Farm Cottage, Upper Booth, Edale, Derbyshire S33 7ZJ (01433) 670321

  e-mail robin@robin-wood.co.uk

Plantaganet Shoes  

Shoes, boots, patterns and purses. Plantaganet Shoes, 82 Cozens Hardy Road, Sprowston, Norwich, Norfolk, NR7 8QG
Tel :- (01603) 414045
www.plantaganetshoes.freeserve.co.uk

Lionheart Replicas  

Pewter Livery badges, belts, buckles, buttons and larger pewter wares. Maker of our specially commissioned "Armoured Arm" pewter livery badge and the lords privy seal.

THE CLOTH HALL

Sourcing and supplying The Retinue with authentic woolcloth for our clothes and livery coats.

Lindy Pickard

13 St. Stephens Road,

Lockwood Huddersfield  West Yorkshire                       

HD1 3 QY

Tele – (01484) 512968.

TOD’S STUFF

From eating knives to dice, bollock daggers to penners, Tod’s stuff is the very best stuff and he has received several personal commissions from the Retinue.

Email tod@todstuff.co.uk   Tele – (07957) 434775  

    Website   http://www.todsstuff.co.uk/index.php

PastLincs

Emma and Wayne Cooper have been supplying the very finest quality furniture to the society since 1998, including our tables, trenchers, boxes, varied ironwork, fixtures and fittings, hourglass stools, benches, barel furniture and much much more.

Pastlincs, Kyme CottageL 88 Main Street, North Kyme, Sleaford, Linccolnshire, LN4 4DG
iEmail pastlincs@aol.com

Abbey Horn

Gerry Burrows

Games, ropes, nets, wood wares

5 The Square, North Taunton, Devon EX20 2ER (07721)997196

Alex and Pam Summers

Soutares and clerces, paper, inks, real gold and silver coins. books for accounting and also printing

107 Mongeham Road, Great Mongeham, Deal, Kent. CT14 9LJ 

e-mail pasummers@eurobell.co.uk

Grunal Moneta.  

Dave Greenhalgh has been supplying the Retinue with period coins in pewter since 1999, and we will very soon start acquiring a range of silver gold plated coins representing the nobles, ryalls, angels and even ducats of the late 15^th century.

Or email info@grunal.com 

The Scriptorium

The Scriptorium is a site dedicated to all things medieval, from recipes, cutting quills and heraldry through re-enactment groups and suppliers of medieval items.

Through the pages and contacts within The Scriptorium it is hoped that you will find an interest in this fascinating period way beyond the knight and man-at-arms.

Andrew McDonald 

Pottery of all types, maijolica, Lincoln ware etc.
The Potshop, Harding House, Steep Hill
Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Harding House, Christ's Hospital Terrace, Lincoln.   Tele (01522) 528994

Sweetness and Light

Bee Keepers and Chandlers, Lighting for Living History, Personal Accessories and Haberdashery.

Mary and Malcolm Fisher, 38 St Martins View, Leeds LS7 3LB (0113) 262 1201

mary@candlemaker.org.uk  www.candlemaker.org.uk

Ted Bruce Baskets

Fabric of Time – One of the most basic fabrics needed by medieval re-enactors is Linen.  Linen, made from Flax, is used to make shirts, braies, shifts and linings for almost all the clothes worn during our period, before and well beyond.

Laurie and Elaine of Fabric of Time are suppliers of very fine Irish linen, the best there is and at reasonable prices too.  The Retinue recommend Fabric of Time as a supplier to be trusted; you can contact them thus –

Telephone = (01522) 595597            Mobile = 07747 044846       

                            Email = Laurence@fabricoftime.freeserve.co.uk

Medieval-Market-SPES 

Based in Poland and making first class, researched re-enactment kit and equipment. We have purchased several items of arming jacks, furniture and ironwork from them including high status chairs, a bed and padlocks. They are regularly at the Warwick Re-enactors fair each year if you want to save on postage.