As we progress into this new century I strongly suspect that the control of water will be by electronic solenoids like our dishwashers and washing machines. Taps will disappear and we will be left holding remote controls or prodding steamy screens. Taps therefore as we know them today may have existed for only around a century and are perhaps destined like the horse and carriage to disappear into the mists of nostalgia. have therefore taken on the task of researching this century of taps and selecting the great classics from each decade. From their domestic origins in the late Victorian era through...

Centrefold: FH 1156 Wall Mounted Bath Shower Mixer with Riser and Top left opposite page: FR 862G Exposed Thermostatic Valve with Riser, 8" Rose, Handset and Cradle (detail). Top right opposite page: FR 8635 Exposed Thermostatic Valve with Top and Bottom Return Bends (detail). Bottom left opposite page: FR 8625 Exposed Thermostatic Valve with Top Return Bend (detail). Bottom right opposite page: FR 8610 Exposed Thermostatic Valve with Riser Right: FH 1156 Wall Mounted Bath Shower Mixer with Riser and 8" Rose. Finishes - Silver Nickel, Chrome, Antique Gold and Satin Nickel.

BATH WALL SPOUT (3/4") LA C HAPELLE EXPOSED THERMOSTATIC LA CHAPELLE WALL MOUNTED RISER KIT, HANDSET & RISER CRADLE AND 8" ROSE RETURN & RISER KIT, HANDSET AND WALL

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