Chesterfield Lyons Where Does The Term Chesterfie

As Britain’s original Chesterfield company…
This is a question we are often asked; the answer is we’re not sure! We have customers the world over who have their own ideas; our Canadian customers like to think that Chesterfield is a Canadian word although they refer to any sofa as a Chesterfield.

This is a question we are often asked; the answer is we're not sure! We have customers the world over who have their own ideas; our Canadian customers like to think that Chesterfield is a Canadian word although they refer to any sofa as a Chesterfield. We have done a little research and according to Robert Hendrickson in the Encyclopedia of word and phrase origins, the term chesterfield is commonly applied to a sofa in honour of Philip Stanhope, the forth Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773). However, Hendrickson points out that it is more likely that a latter Earl of Chesterfield invented them, which earl he does not know. At any rate, according to the OED (Oxford English Dictionary), it was used to refer to a couch in 1900.

Although chesterfield sofas enjoy a reputation for class and sophistication, they are relatively hard to find in the media.


Perhaps the most famous chesterfield sofa is the one supposedly used by Sigmund Freud. Many experts believe that Freud used a chesterfield sofa to sit his patients down during hypnotherapy sessions. During the nineteenth century the chesterfield sofa became synonymous with psychiatry and hypnosis, and became a regular fixture in waiting rooms and treatment rooms of all kinds of doctors and therapists. There are also many different pieces of art, usually depicting nudes, sprawled across a chesterfield sofa, painted to fit in with the Freud reference.


In the book ‘A hitchhikers guide to the galaxy’, the main character Arthur Dent and his acquaintance Ford use a time travelling chesterfield sofa, that drops them off in various locations throughout the space – time continuum.
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Handmade in England. Not imported from Eastern Europe or the Far East (ask your local sofa shop where their sofas are made!), top grade leather is always used, no seconds, refinished or graded leather hardwood frames, not mass-produced, strict quality control from design through to shipping, 10-year frame guarantee and with 25 years experience. Our range of new Chesterfields and occasional chairs - All available in standard antique style leather or for a 20% premium in special full grain distressed leather for that true old Chesterfield look.

Chesterfield Lyons: East Chesterfield Christian Church Celebrated Its 150th Anniversary
January 03, 2012

The Little White Church On The Corner - Celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2008, East Chesterfield Christian Church welcomes you. We are located 5 miles outside the town of Lyons, in a beautiful rural setting. Sunday worship is at 9:oo am. Communion is held every Sunday. As is the custom of the Disciples of Christ, all who believe that Jesus Christ is the true Son of God whose death and resurrection gives us salvation from sin, are welcome to participate in the Lord’s Supper.

Chesterfield Lyons: Where Does The Term Chesterfield Come From?
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As Britain’s original Chesterfield company… This is a question we are often asked; the answer is we’re not sure! ...

. Chesterfield Lyons Feature Article: Why Buy from Us?
January 22, 2012

Handmade in England. Not imported from Eastern Europe or the Far East (ask your local sofa shop where their sofas are made!), top grade leather is always used, no seconds, refinished or graded leather hardwood frames, not mass-produced, strict quality control from design through to shipping, 10-year...



2. Chesterfield Lyons: Where Does The Term Chesterfield Come From?
December 30, 2011

As Britain's original Chesterfield company...
This is a question we are often asked; the answer is we're not sure! We have customers the world over who have their own ideas; our Canadian customers like to think that Chesterfield is a Canadian word although they refer to any sofa as a Chester...

Chesterfield Lyons is on Rediff pages, The Little White Church on the Corner - Celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2008, East Chesterfield Christian

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Chesterfield Lyons: Where Does The Term Chesterfield Come From?
As Britain's original Chesterfield company%u2026
This is a question we are often asked; the answer is we're not sure! We have customers the world over who have their own ideas; our Canadian customers

like to think that Chesterfield is a Canadian word although they refer to any sofa as a Chesterfield. We have done a little research and according to

Robert Hendrickson in the Encyclopedia of word and phrase origins, the term chesterfield is commonly applied to a sofa in honour of Philip Stanhope, the

forth Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773). However, Hendrickson points out that it is more likely that a latter Earl of Chesterfield invented them, which

earl he does not know. At any rate, according to the OED (Oxford English Dictionary), it was used to refer to a couch in 1900.

Chesterfield lyons - Chesterfield Lyons Parish History
It was under Rev. Black's leadership that the Winameg-East Chesterfield churches met with Dr. Harold Monroe regarding the f...

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1. Chesterfield Lyons Feature Article: Why Buy from Us?
January 22, 2012

Handmade in England. Not imported from Eastern Europe or the Far East (ask your local sofa shop where their sofas are made!), top grade leather is always used, no seconds, refinished or graded leather hardwood frames, not mass-produced, strict quality control from design through to shipping, 10-year...



2. Chesterfield Lyons: Where Does The Term Chesterfield Come From?
December 30, 2011

As Britain's original Chesterfield company...
This is a question we are often asked; the answer is we're not sure! We have customers the world over who have their own ideas; our Canadian customers like to think that Chesterfield is a Canadian word although they refer to any sofa as a Chester...

1. Chesterfield Lyons Feature Article: Why Buy from Us?
January 22, 2012

Handmade in England. Not imported from Eastern Europe or the Far East (ask your local sofa shop where their sofas are made!), top grade leather is always used, no seconds, refinished or graded leather hardwood frames, not mass-produced, strict quality control from design through to shipping, 10-year...



2. Chesterfield Lyons: Where Does The Term Chesterfield Come From?
December 30, 2011

As Britain's original Chesterfield company...
This is a question we are often asked; the answer is we're not sure! We have customers the world over who have their own ideas; our Canadian customers like to think that Chesterfield is a Canadian word although they refer to any sofa as a Chester...

. Chesterfield Lyons Feature Article: Why Buy from Us?
January 22, 2012

Handmade in England. Not imported from Eastern Europe or the Far East (ask your local sofa shop where their sofas are made!), top grade leather is always used, no seconds, refinished or graded leather hardwood frames, not mass-produced, strict quality control from design through to shipping, 10-year...



2. Chesterfield Lyons: Where Does The Term Chesterfield Come From?
December 30, 2011

As Britain's original Chesterfield company...
This is a question we are often asked; the answer is we're not sure! We have customers the world over who have their own ideas; our Canadian customers like to think that Chesterfield is a Canadian word although they refer to any sofa as a Chester...

This is a question we are often asked; the answer is we're not sure! We have customers the world over who have their own ideas; our Canadian customers like to think that Chesterfield is a Canadian word although they refer to any sofa as a Chesterfield.