Fisher Stoves in England - UK

Hello

I hope someone can help me with this stove (from reading this forum I think its a Grandpa Bear) - I am writing this from - Herefordshire the most rural county in England UK - This picture was taken in our local pub - the Pandy Inn in Dorstone Herefordshire (A great place to stay and serves a good pint of beer)! - I have been asked to carry out some maintenance on the stove and no one knows much about it, we think it was installed some time around 1980 (Not sure about this date) does anyone know if there was ever any UK licences to make them here or could it have been an import? - It still works great and sits in the restaurant / bar keeping it nice and cosy - but could do with some new bricks and if anyone knows how to get / make the Handel springs that would be great!

I am new to this forum (if fact I am new to forums of any sort - this is my first post ever - so hope i've got it right)! Thanks for you help - Nick

It's great to find out so much about the the stoves (I read the "Fisher Stove Story" last night) and all the stuff on this forum is just amazing!! - Thank you to everyone who contributes!! (I also have an interest in masonry stoves - I've experienced them first hand in Eastern Europe).

Thanks again - Webbie - regards to you all from this side of the pond!

Hi Coaly

Thank's for the info - after your message I noticed the letters "GMR" on the back of one of the doors - Grandma? - It makes sense for them to have been fabricated here, we have quite a few good metalworking shops / engineers round here (we have a lot of agricultural machinery to look after) I will continue to hunt around and see if I can find anyone who knows anything more - as I've been writing this I just been told of another Pub locally who may have a Fisher stove installed - so I'll just have to check it out this week. Will get pictures if I can and keep you all posted!

Thank you again.

Regards to all Nick.

Thanks for the information & contact!

I will order some nickel spring handles from Woodmans.

The cover of Bob Fishers book is a copy of the front cover with a bit of information I found on the net about Fisher stoves and asking if any customers of the pub had any info on the origins of the stove.

The damper is another story!

Great - Thank you!

Interesting to read the article - I bet that was some convention!

Well i've been busy on the search for Fisher stoves here in the UK - last night I took a very wet trip down to another pub near where I live!!

The Bridge Inn @ Michaelchurch Herefordshire UK



There is a road under the water some where - anyway I made it over the foot bridge and into the bar to find this stove........... -




It was in full furnace mode and really kicking out some heat! - so only one thing to do - settle down for a pint, had a very good chat with the landlord (who has only recently bought the pub) and he was very interested to hear about the story of the Fisher stove. The only information I could find out was from a local who thinks it was installed about 20 - 22 years ago.

I was asked if I could get a new one by one of the customers!!

It has a back boiler fitted serving some radiators upstairs (I would be really interested to hear about any back boiler info / specs anyone may have - as the landlord said the existing set up did not work very well).

I will go back and try to get a closer look one morning when the fire is lower to see if I can work out whats going on.

Thank you Coaly for the info and also to Webbie for posting the book about "The Fisher Story" I found it an great read (very straight as it was talking - I Like) and in many ways very inspiring - just shows what can be achieved by one man and a good idea and a lot of hard work!! - I just hope Bob Fisher & his family are doing well! - I think the fact that we have this forum and I am writing this here in England discussing his stoves still working well after all the years - says it all

Regards to all - Nick