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RUDLOE's History The company was set up just outside the village of Box, near Bath. The surrounding area has been renowned for elegant stone architecture from the Roman Baths to the Georgian Crescents. In Victorian times, railway architecture reached a pinnacle of taste and achievement, with Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Box Tunnel providing a prime example. With the western portal of Brunel's stunning Box Tunnel in such close proximity and frequent view, we couldn't resist the challenge of reproducing it as a cast stone fireplace (below). |
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We scaled down the tunnel using Brunel's
own drawings as a specification and then worked with Hooper's, long-established
pattern makers in Box, to produce the original and carry
on the tradition of first class local craftsmanship. The Box Tunnel fireplace is a thoroughly functional surround suitable for most types of fuel. It can be used with a wide variety of grates and stoves, but we feel that it looks particularly splendid with the appropriately-named 'Brunel' stove. |
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