About Us
What we do
We make traditional English joinery for homes that deserve more than something off the shelf. From bespoke kitchens and fitted cabinetry to furniture and staircases, we design each piece around the house, the room and the people who will live with it. We pay attention to proportion, materials and the small details that make new joinery feel as though it has always belonged there.
Our work takes its cues from traditional English interiors rather than passing trends. We want a kitchen to become the heart of a home, a staircase to strengthen the character of a hallway, and fitted cabinetry to transform an awkward space into something useful and beautiful.
We still believe in an older way of doing business too. You should know who is making your joinery. You should be able to trust what they tell you. And when the work is finished, it should feel solid, considered and built for many years of use.
That means staying closely involved from the first measurements and design decisions through to manufacture, fitting and the final details. We do not simply fill a space. We make something for the house.
Our history
Bishopsgate Joiners takes its name from a family story that began in eighteenth-century London. In 1748, Theophilus Gammon entered the records of the London Carpenters’ Company. He learned his trade at the bench, working with hand planes, saws, chisels and mallets. In those days, a craftsman built his reputation one job at a time. Accuracy mattered. Judgement mattered. And the quality of the finished work carried his name with it.
The same connection with skilled work continued through later generations. In Victorian London, Charles Gammon worked as a carver and gilder, shaping and finishing decorative timber by hand. Later, in Woolwich, Cecil and Arthur Gammon carried forward the same practical values: measure carefully, understand the material and do the job properly.
Today, John Gammon continues that tradition through Bishopsgate Joiners in Harlow, Essex. The tools have changed, but the approach remains familiar: take your time, know your craft and make something worth keeping.
John Gammon
John leads Bishopsgate Joiners from its workshop in Harlow and brings the Gammon family’s long association with craftsmanship into the business today.
He believes good joinery starts with getting the fundamentals right: careful measurements, a proper understanding of timber and close attention to how every detail comes together. He takes a personal interest in the work because, just as it did for the craftsmen who came before him, the finished piece carries his name. For John, craftsmanship is not about making things complicated. It is about doing simple things exceptionally well and refusing to rush the parts that matter.
Vojciech ‘Voy-tek’ Wisniewski
Vojciech works alongside John across Bishopsgate Joiners’ projects, from work in the workshop through to fitting in the home.
Together, John and Vojciech keep Bishopsgate Joiners deliberately hands-on. The same people who understand the project also help make and install it. That continuity matters: fewer handovers, better communication and greater care over the details. It is a traditional way of working — know your customer, know your craft, keep your word and leave behind work you are proud to put your name to.