Collingwood Batchellor 

Collingwood Batchellor is a family run business with a Department Store at Horley in Surrey.
Furniture Stores at Horsham in West Sussex & Haslemere in Surrey.
Aswell as Furniture, Beds and Linens Stores at Haywards Heath in West Sussex.

A Brief History

Mr J A Collingwood partner of ‘G W Collingwood & Son’ furniture shops formed Collingwood Batchellor after acquiring the Victoria Road site from W.H.Batchellor in 1968.

His wife Mrs Audrey Collingwood then became Managing Director in 1979. Once the opportunity arose to buy the freehold, she embarked upon an ambitious plan to rebuild, develop and reorganise the business into a department store.

In 1993 Collingwood Batchellor expanded outside of Horley for the first time by opening a Bed and Linens Shop in the Orchards Shopping Centre Haywards Heath.

In 1997 family owned furniture store Allistons was acquired to become Collingwood Batchellor’s Horsham Branch, which was refitted to house an extended range of furniture.

2001 saw the addition of a Furniture Store in the premises next door to our Bed & Linen shop in Haywards Heath.

With the success of Collingwood Batchellor’s expansion, in 2002 the Haslemere Branch opened its doors, which again specialises in Furniture.

Following in Mrs Collingwood’s footsteps her sons, Guy and Thomas are continuing to develop the business.

2006 saw the first phase of the Horley Branch’s Redevelopment and in October 2007 the second phase was completed. After a culmination of over 10 years planning Collingwood Batchellor Horley has expanded by almost a third. Some of the many improvements include: expanded Linens, Furniture and Fashions departments, a huge new selection of Designer Watches, Sunglasses and Jewellery, as well as a brand new Ladies Shoe Section.

In 2008 the Horsham branch was totally refitted with the addition of a lift for easy access to both floors.

Summer 2009 sees the relaunch of our Haywards Heath Bed & Linen Store, plus the addition of a linen department to the Halsemere store.

Coming in Autumn 2009, GIVe (by George Davies) will be joining our fashion department at the Horley branch.