BRAND SPOTLIGHT 04 - Clock Woodburners: British-Built Stoves Designed to Work Hard

Every stove brand in our showroom earns its place for a different reason.

With Clock Woodburners, it's refreshingly simple:

they're proper workhorses.

Clock is one of the newer additions to the Southwest Woodburners family, and we now have four of its stoves on display: the Blithfield 8, Blithfield 5, Blithfield Compact and Sudbury.

They're British made, solidly engineered and particularly interesting for customers looking for a capable multifuel stove.

A British stove manufacturer with an interesting beginning

Clock's story is rather different from some of the long-established manufacturers.

Its first stove was built in 2016 following a commission from Blithfield Hall, a Grade I listed property in Staffordshire. That project ultimately led to the company's first production model: the Clock Blithfield 5.

Today, Clock says its stoves are designed and built in the UK, including fabrication, assembly and hand finishing.

And you can feel that slightly industrial, no-nonsense philosophy in the finished product.

These aren't delicate stoves.

The Blithfield 5 – the stove that started it

The Blithfield 5 is arguably the heart of the range.

It's a 5kW multifuel stove with classic proportions, a generous window and straightforward controls.

It's equally comfortable in a cottage fireplace or a more contemporary setting and can also be specified with an integrated log store to give it additional height.

For customers who want something robust, traditional-looking and capable of burning approved smokeless mineral fuel as well as wood when configured and operated appropriately, this is exactly the type of appliance we start discussing.

The Blithfield Compact

Not every fireplace has room for a standard stove.

And that's where the Blithfield Compact earns its keep.

Clock's technical information lists the Compact at approximately 430mm wide and 335mm deep, compared with 525mm x 390mm for the standard Blithfield 5.

That difference can be incredibly useful in smaller fireplace openings.

Rather than squeezing a larger stove into a chamber where it doesn't really belong, the Compact gives us another option while retaining the character of the Blithfield.

And for bigger spaces: the Blithfield 8

At the other end is the Blithfield 8.

This is the stove for rooms that genuinely require more heat.

And we've done something particularly useful with ours in the showroom:

we have it under fire.

That means customers can see it burning rather than simply looking at a cold display model.

It's especially useful because one of the things we like about the Clock range is its controllability. Seeing a stove respond as the controls are adjusted tells you far more than reading a specification sheet ever will.

Don't overlook the Sudbury

The Clock Sudbury brings a slightly different look to the collection while retaining the practical characteristics we like about Clock.

Clock's technical documentation lists the Sudbury as a 5kW model and, like the other appliances in the range, it's designed around real-world usability.

It's one we'd definitely recommend seeing alongside the Blithfield rather than choosing between them online.

Who is Clock for?

Clock isn't trying to be Stûv.

And Stûv isn't trying to be Clock.

That's precisely why we're happy to have both in the showroom.

If your priority is an ultra-minimal architectural fireplace, we'll probably walk you towards something else.

But if you tell us:

"I want something solid."

"I want multifuel."

"I want good control."

"I want a stove that's going to work hard."

Then Clock is absolutely a brand we're going to show you.

See Clock burning in our Dorset showroom

We currently have four Clock models on display, including the Blithfield 8 under fire, giving you the opportunity to compare sizes, proportions and designs properly.

And that's really what our showroom is for.

We don't expect everybody to arrive knowing which stove they want.

Come with photographs of the room, rough measurements and an idea of what you like.

We'll take it from there.