Eileen's Emporium was founded by Eileen Pitchforth to supply materials for modellers. When she, and her husband Jim, retired about 10 years later the business was take over by Roger Sawyer. After 12 years the retirement bug hit again and Derek Russan became Eileen the Third!.

Derek has been a modeller all his life, a member of the Scalefour society for over 20 years and also active in local model railway clubs.

Derek has also been in international business for over 25 years and is fully conversant with international trade. Derek is one of the founders of Avonside Works, the designers and manufacturers of the Chassis² assembly jigs. 

Eileen's Emporium exists to serve its customers and provides an international mail order service as well as attending as many shows as possible. The primary focus has traditionally been on railway modellers, but much of the product range is equally applicable to military, naval and most other forms of modelling.

The address published is a post box, so please do not try to visit, if you do the girls in the cafe will sell you a coffee, but you will not get to see us!.

Visitors are seen strictly by appointment only, please contact us for more details.