Period Features

How To Shop - It Really Couldn't Be Easier! How To Shop - It Really Couldn't Be Easier!
Simply browse the sections below and click the Add To Basket icon to make a purchase; change quantities on the screen which follows. Click the Checkout icon to finish. If you get stuck, please call us on 01538 372202 for help. Don't forget you can always place your order by phone if you prefer.
Period Hardware Period Hardware
Hardware made easy! An outstanding range of products which are often very hard to find.

- traditional door knobs (including coloured glass), door knockers, letterplates, escutcheons

- fingerplates in various materials, bell pulls, bell pushes and an excellent butler's bell

- rustic door, window and cabinet fittings and hinges in hand-forged iron

- crystal and ceramic cupboard knobs, a great range of hooks, brackets &c.

Electrical & Lighting Electrical & Lighting
Add the perfect finishing touch to your period home with our great range of products.

- old-fashioned light switches, matching wooden mounting blocks and "Bakelite" sockets

- fabric-covered electrical cable in brown or antique gold (ring us to ask for a free sample!)

- charming ceramic light pulls with brass or chrome fittings, and wooden light pulls too

- retro light fittings will also be added in the near future when we open our new lighting showroom

Kitchen Kitchen
The fastest-expanding section of our department store for period homes, currently featuring:

- fantastic feather dusters made of real ostrich feathers; wooden dolly pegs and carbolic soap

- cotton/linen roller towels and holders (these are so hard to find but really handy!)

- a lovely range of brushes such as washing-up brushes, scrubbing brushes, nail brushes &c.

- a new range of retro cream enamelware which includes bread bins, tea pots, mugs and colanders

Enamelware Enamelware
We've moved a lot of this enamelware out of the ever-expanding kitchen section just so you don't miss anything:

- retro cream enamel tea, coffee, sugar and cake tins;

- old fashioned black and white enamel bread bin and matching accesories;

- cream enamel milk pots, wall buckets, colanders and more!

Laundry Laundry
A small range of high-quality items for the laundry room, many moved from the ever-expanding kitchen section, but some new items too:

- lovely retro enamelware laundry sprays & peg buckets

- old fashioned dolly pegs and carbolic soap

- ceiling airers
Bathroom Bathroom
A small range of high-quality items for period bathrooms; soon to be expanded - watch this space...

- a good selection of toilet roll holders in various materials

- single or double towel rails to match; porcelain mugs and soap dishes

- enamel Bathroom and W.C. signs in black, white or blue

- ceramic cistern pulls, lovely French soaps and old-fashioned toilet brushes!

Housewares Housewares
A selection of jute rugs and throws to compliment the period home;

- jute rugs

- peg bags

- throws & blankets

- laundry bags
Garden Garden
A fine selection of hard-to-find items for country (or urban) gardens.

- wooden compost bins made to resemble traditional beehives, and these great leather aprons

- fabulous lace-up Wellington boots by the Danish designer Ilse Jacobsen (going fast)

- copper candle lanterns, willow flower trugs, watering cans and oak plant labels

- a good choice of old-fashioned lantern and bell cloches which are functional as well as attractive

Miscellaneous Miscellaneous
An interesting collection of sundry period items which don't fit into any other department!

- a wonderful range of candles from Price's Patent Candle Company, plus accessories

- waxes. polishes

- fireside accessories such as chestnut roasters, toasting forks and the fire pipe shown here

- door stops and wedges, French-style enamel signs for your home

- unusual wax polishes (including lavender and orange)


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