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Our Range of Fire Baskets
Our comprehensive range of functional and decorative fire baskets come in various sizes and styles, including traditional, period and ultra modern, to suit most types of fuel including solid fuel, log burning and gas, to complete that finishing touch and create the ultimate homely feeling to your room. All Baskets that are shown polished are available in black.

Discolouration
Please note that polished surfaces may change colour after prolonged exposure to heat. Polished brass and cast iron items especially are not recommended for solid fuel fires as some discolouration will occur. For this reason, please select a black finish for solid fuel.

Coals & Pebbles for Gas Fires
Decorative fires can be supplied with pebbles or coals, though coals come as a standard and pebbles are supplied on order and at an additional charge.

Sizes
Check opening dimensions of your fireplace before ordering a fire basket. See the Dimension Charts on our Information Page and/or on our Mantels details below.

Suitability of Fuels
Please note that not all baskets are suitable for gas conversion or for electric fires - if in doubt, please enquire. Please note the following:

Please Enquire for further advice and information.

Fire Baskets
Our comprehensive range of functional and decorative fire baskets come in various sizes and styles, including traditional, period and ultra modern, to suit most types of fuel including solid fuel, log burning and gas, to complete that finishing touch and create the ultimate homely feeling to your room. Please note that polished surfaces may change colour after prolonged exposure to heat. Decorative fires can be supplied with pebbles and coals. Check opening dimensions of your fireplace before ordering a fire basket. Please note that not all baskets are suitable for gas conversion or for electric fires - if in doubt, please enquire.

Stoves
Beautifully designed high quality hard-wearing modern and traditional stoves designed for a variety of fuels including natural gas and multi-fuels.

Buckets
The ultimate finishing touch to accompany you fire grate or stove including decorative and functional models. Our buckets are available in a variety of materials including copper, brass, pewter, black and galvanised finishes.

Fire Screens
A range of elegant screens in a variety of sizes, styles and finished including brass, pewter, black and antique finishes.

Frets
Frets are available for a range of sizes to fit different fireplaces. Materials and finishes include black, brass, antique, highlight and polished.

Mantels
Whether traditional or modern, mantels add an extra touch of class to the fireplace and can be supplied in wood finish, cast iron, limestone, marble and black granite and in a variety of period styles from Georgian, Victorian, Art Deco and contemporary stylings.

Companion Sets
A range of co-ordinated sets of hearth tools in a variety of finishes, chosen to compliment your fireplace and add that finishing touch to the hearth. Finishes include black, brass, pewter, black and chrome, black and brass, from traditional country style to high Victorian styling. Fireplaces Our wide range of traditional and modern fireplaces combining quality and functionality in a range of prices to suit your pocket. Our range includes models for log-burning, gas or solid fuels. Finishes for cast iron grates include black, highlight polish, satin polish and full polish.

Combinations
Combined fire places and mantels in various traditional and modern styles in a choice of materials and finishes including wood, stone and cast iron, many with full sized arched openings and adaptable for gas fires and with precast flues.

Tiles & Tiled Inserts
Sets of handmade tiles to fit in fireplace panels to complement our fireplaces and to enhance their decorative qualities. A wide range of patterns is available, from traditional, Art Nouveau, Arts & Crafts and modern styles.

Sizes
The Shire Newton dimensions are with cast back. The Primrose, Bolton, Sutton, Mackintosh, Sheffield and Hamilton listed below do NOT have dedicated cast backs so the corresponding clay brick sizes are shown.
These dimensions are designed as a guide only and and there may be slight variations due to the nature of the casting process. No allowances have been made for lintels or back fillings which are an essential part of fireplace installation. If in doubt, please ask us for advice.

Dimensions of Fireplaces

Key to Fireplace Dimensions

Key to Chamber Dimensions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Size B* (below in Table 1) is the overall height of the casting, and therefore includes cast iron combinations up to the top of the shelf, but does NOT include stone or timber mantels.

Dimensions of Mantels

This diagam shows the various dimensions of a typical fireplace mantel. Caption letters refer to "Sizes" Columns in Table 2: Mantels (below):

TABLE 2: MANTELS
TIMBER
	Sizes (in inches)
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
Lincoln 48"	48	44½	33	35	45	7	1-3
Lincoln 54"	54	45½	36	36	49	7	1-3
Henlow	54	43½	36	36	48	6¾	1-3
Bedford 48"	48	46½	34	36	45	8½	1-3
Bedford 54"	54	46¾	36	36	49½	8½	1-3
Roundel	44½	41	28½	32½	39½	6	1
Corbel	53½	44	35½	35½	47	9	1-3
Danesbury	53¼	46½	35½	35½	48¼	7½	1-3
Grand Corbel	54	46½	36	36	51	8½	1-3
Meridian - straight shelf	51¾	43¾	35	35	48	6¼	1-3
Gallileo - curved shelf	54	43½	36	36	48	6-7½	1-3
LIMESTONE / MARBLE
Amesbury	48	42	30	32	44	6¾	1¼
Cranbourne	44	39	24½	26½	40	7¼	2½
Durrington	48	42	30	30	44	6¾	1¼
Ridgemoor	48	40½	24½	26½	44	7¼	2½
Classic	56	45	36	36	54	8	2¾
Cameron	54	42½	36	36	50	10	2¾
Gothic	57½	40½	32¼	28¾	50	7½	1½
George IV	54	43½	35¼	35¼	50	10	2¾
William IV	65	49¼	39¾	39¾	58	10	2¾
CAST IRON
Churchill	54	47	36¼	36	50½	9½	3
Gladstone	58	46½	35¾	36	52¼	8	3¼
Palmerston	48	50	31	35	42½	10¼	3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measuring Hearths

How to measure your Hearth 1). We need to know from you: A. Left hand depth of hearth; B. Width along front of hearth; C. Right hand depth of hearth ; D. Height of hearth (from carpet or floor) to top face of hearth. 2). For some Fenders (eg. Rococo or Club Fenders) we also need to know: E. Distance from front leg of fire surround to the wall (or skirting board); F. Distance from side of hearth to the fire surround

Care& Maintenance

• STORAGE: Polished areas should be regularly greased or oiled with a non-flammable preparation for storage until placed in the working fireplace.
  
  
• DISCOLOURATION: Polished Brass and Cast Iron is not recommended for solid fuel fires, or some slight discolouration may occur as a result, though this will not affect the serviceability of the product - where there is a doubt, we would recommend that you choose black products for use in solid fuel situations.
  
  
• TEMPERING: New Cast Iron Fireplaces that are to be used for burning solid fuels must be gradually tempered by initially burning small fires. Cast Iron Fires accept no responsibility for any damage incurred by failure to follow this procedure.
  
  
• TILE CRAZING: Shading and crazing are inherent characteristics of glazed and ceramic tiles.
  
  
• CRACKING IN MARBLES: It should be understood that many coloured marbles have inherent hairline cracking, particularly in more "figured" or highly patterned marbles. Such marbles have a greater need for reinforcement, repair and filling in one form or another. Modern fillings, however, can be virtually undetectable and should in no way be considered as "faults" - this is in the nature of the material.
  
  
• UNIFORMITY OF PATTERNS: In marble quarrying, considerable variations in patterning are common, as colours and veining may vary from one piece to another. For this reason, very close uniformity of pattern is not always possible, and should not be expected. Also, for the same reason, sometimes marble has to be in two or three pieces, and is impossible always to match graining or to conceal joints.