Cinema-goers taking a seat for the new James Bond movie Spectre will watch star Daniel Craig use his licence to chill as he sits back on hand-made chairs from Kent.

Craftsmen at Tudor Oak in Boughton Monchelsea, near Maidstone, made 40 chairs and carvers which appear in one of the central scenes of the film, which is released today.

Made to a traditional 17th century early-English design, they were upholstered in coffee brown hide after bosses received a specification from the film’s Oscar-winning set designer Anna Pinnock.

Tudor Oak managing director Sasha Kamenetski said: “We were honoured to be approached by Anna with such an exciting and high-profile commission.

“When the film’s production team announced that the furniture was needed in double-quick time, the whole company set to work to make sure we didn’t let them down.

“Along with everyone else playing a part in such a famous project, we were sworn to secrecy, so it’s fantastic to now be able to talk openly about our links to the famous James Bond brand.

“Who knows, maybe, one day, Tudor Oak furniture will become as synonymous with high-quality and tradition as Bond’s Aston Martin and his love of all things British.”

Kent has historic ties to the Bond movie franchise, of which Spectre is the 24th installment, writes Andy Gray.

James Bond author Ian Fleming was inspired by what he saw in the county and apparently numbered his spy accordingly.

It is rumoured that the author either took the world famous numbers – 007 – from the London to Dover coach or from the Deal to Canterbury bus service.

Fleming moved to St Margaret’s Bay, between Dover and Deal, after taking over the lease of a holiday home in 1952, with his wife-to-be Anne Rothermere and their son Casper.

Much of the surrounding area was used as inspiration for Bond novels, including the white cliffs at St Margaret’s and Kingsdown as the site of the missile Moonraker, built by the villain Hugo Drax in the novel of the same title.

The author’s other great love was golf and the Royal St George’s course at Sandwich features heavily in Goldfinger as Royal St Mark’s, where Bond and Goldfinger took part in a match.

Maidstone can claim to have played a role in the franchise’s success, as Ian Fleming’s book version of Moonraker featured some familiar road names and places.

King Street, Gabriels Hill and the Royal Star Hotel – now the Royal Star Arcade – enjoy a mention as the novel’s heroine, Gala Brand, is driven through the county town by the evil Hugo Drax.

A 1999 appearance from Chatham Dockyard featured in The World is Not Enough.

Pierce Brosnan was in the title role and the dockyard was used for a boat chase scene.

Eagle-eyed viewers may have noticed Chatham High Street, just before Bond sails past the O2 in London.

Manston airport in Thanet played a key role in 2002’s Die Another Day, starring Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry, with cargo plane scenes being filmed there, as the airport has one of Europe’s longest runways, capable of accommodating larger aircraft.

Former Gravesend schoolgirl Gemma Arterton appeared in 2008’s Quantum of Solace alongside Daniel Craig.

Also from Gravesend, Len Mount, a pensioner in his 70s, makes model helicopters.

His creations, which cost up to £20,000 have featured in Goldeneye, The World is Not Enough, and Live and Let Die.