Cast Iron Fireplace Surrounds
Cast iron fire surrounds are often considered ‘period’ features and, considering their popularity during the Victorian Era (1837-1901) and Edwarian Era (1901-1910), that’s not altogether surprising. Cast iron fire surrounds became progressively ornamental over the years, often including tiled inlays, before going out of fashion in the 1920s and 1930s. Nevertheless, the cast iron fireplace is once again in vogue as a traditional, but nonetheless striking, focal point in homes of all ages.
Cast iron is hard, but brittle, metal with a relatively low melting point, which can easily be liquefied and moulded, or ‘cast’, into different shapes. As such, it is the perfect material for creating the ornate detail on the sides and top of a typical cast iron fireplace. Restoring a cast iron fire surround typically involves painstakingly removing one or more layers of paint with a chemical paint stripper, sanding with steel wool to remove paint residue and rust and polishing with grate polish. The finished product, however, is very much worth waiting for.

Mantel-Piece
£850.00
Item No. I178

Twentieth century fire surround
£1650.00
Item No. I186

Restored cast iron fireplace
Reserved
Item No. I154

Victorian cast iron chimneypiece
Reserved
Item No. I160

Cast surround by biclam
£950.00
Item No. I150

Grand cast iron Surround
£1850.00
Item No. I99

Decorative cast iron surround
£1150.00
Item No. I82

Ornate Victorian chimneypiece
£1650.00
Item No. I185

Reclaimed cast fire surround
£1450.00
Item No. I182

Cast iron fire surround in the Adams manner
£3800.00
Item No. I72

Iron Mantelpiece
Reserved
Item No. I202

Large Chimneypiece
£2800.00
Item No. I70