Fire surrounds are wooden, stone or cast iron surrounds for a fireplace insert or hob grate.

Georgian Fire Surrounds can be very simple and restrained or have corbels to support the shelf, dentil moulding under the shelf or frieze, roundel decoration at the top of the legs and reeded legs and frieze. A rounded extruded frieze is also a common feature.

The Mid Victorian period saw the introduction of the breakfront shelf and larger more elongated corbels became common on mantels.

Arts and Crafts mantels with a surpisingly contemporary feel.

Art Nouveau mantels have typical art nouveau sinuous decoration.

In the Edwardian Era mantels became much more geometric in design. There was a return to many of the design features of the Georgian style.

With Regency Fire Surrounds roundel decorations are still popular but there is more restrained decoration to the shelf

Georgian Fire Surrounds can be very simple and restrained or have corbels to support the shelf, dentil moulding under the shelf or frieze, roundel decoration at the top of the legs and reeded legs and frieze. A rounded extruded frieze is also a common feature.

In the Early Victorian period the decoration to the mantels legs and frieze becomes much more ornate

The Mid Victorian period saw the introduction of the breakfront shelf and larger more elongated corbels became common

At the end of the Victorian Era the decoration became much more ornate

In the Edwardian Era mantels became much more geometric in design. There was a return to many of the design features of the Georgian style.