Simple antique fireplace in limestone

Simple antique fireplace in limestone: This is a comparatively simple stone fireplace, with a minimum of decor, but with a maximum of charm. It has clearly been repaired and adjusted, and those very useful hearth stones have been made from reclaimed limestone blocks with a 1/4 round at each front corner. We can supply bricks for the space behind hearth and between the side jambs if required, thereby having a level full hearth surface on which to light an open fire.

Although this fireplace is French it could be authentic for a property outside France, as its basic classic features could have graced a cottage or modest house in many other European countries.

Dimensions approx:

• Overall height : 110 cm (43.5 inches)
• Overall width : 127 cm (50 inches)
• Overall front to back : 77 cm (30 inches)
• Lintel shelf front to back : 27 cm (10.5 inches)
• Height below lintel 80 cm (31.5 inches)
• Width between side jambs : 96 cm (38 inches)
• Jamb width : 12 cm (4.75 inches)
• Hearth stones : overall width 127 cm x ht 10 cm x front to back 32.5 cm
• Hearth stones : overall width 50 x ht 4 x front to back 13 inches

On display in BCA’s new showrooms at Pont L’Evêque, near Deauville in Normandy.