CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF DEBEN FRAMES  

In 1969 Derek and Josephine Walpole moved to Woodbridge and took on the Deben Gallery on the Market Hill.

Under Derek, Deben Frames, the in-house framing service completely outgrew the sprawling rooms behind the gallery and moved to its present location on Martlesham Heath in 1985.

Three years later, Derek and Josephine’s son Robert joined the firm ready to take over from his father when he stepped down from the helm in 1995. Derek stayed on for a few days a week for a further five years.

In September 2012 Linda, Robert’s wife carried on the tradition and joined the family business on a part time basis.

In June 2019 we have celebrated 50 years of business.