We often hear people complaining that there is not a big enough range of black nickel door handles and black nickel window furniture. That is absolutely the case! There is a terribly poor range in this lovely colour. 99% Of the time however, when we show our customers DBMA from Croft they love it and there is a massive range of door and window hardware available. Take a look, every Croft item is available in this finish from sash window fitch fasteners to lever handles and front door furniture.

Say Hi to "Branch"! These are lovely organic door pull handles in solid bronze from Rocky Mountain Hardware UK. Three sizes and ten finishes. For when you really need to make an entrance!!!

The next collection of door handles up online from Rocky Mountain Door hardware UK is Designer Leather. Loads of lever or knob options as well as rose or backplate functions and 8 leather finishes! Top quality handmade door handle loveliness from Rocky Mountain in the USA. http://www.cheshirehardware.com/rocky-mountain-designer-leather-door-handles-bronze-uk.html

A great idea to help with draughts coming through keyholes. A smart little brush seal draught excluder to stick behind your door handles!

We selected one of our Philip Watts vision panels for our showroom door so we looked a bit more inviting on the darker days. We think it works. We sell these in all shapes and sizes. http://www.cheshirehardware.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=watts+port

Fabulous American door hardware from Rocky Mountain now available in the UK. We are the Chester, Wirral and North Wales dealer and we can also take online orders. These beautiful bronze door handles have many knob, lever and backplate options as well as 10 bronze patinas. Door handles, cabinet hardware, sinks and taps available now!

This is a beautiful new finish from Frank Allart. A superb manufacturer of door handles, door knobs and window fittings. Hand Burnished Nickel is designed to look like a butler's tray after being hand polished throughout the centuries. Tiny scratches make this nickel finish look aged. Some call it Butler's silver for this reason. Available now!

All the beautiful Rocky Mountain taps and sinks are now online for your drooling love. Handles to follow in the coming weeks!

We now sell beautiful bronze sinks and taps from Rocky Mountain in the states all set up for your waste and plumbing in the UK. Available in lots of beautiful patinas from white or silicon bronze. Give us a call today to arrange more detail.

Fantastic news. We are now official Cheshire and North Wales dealers for Rocky Mountain Hardware from the US of A. The beautiful range includes door and window ironmongery as well as sinks, taps and lighting. Call us to find out more until we can get it all online.

Louis Fraser "Themes" bronze window and door hardware going up online today. Interesting new patinated bronze and pewter finishes to drool over. New door handles and window furniture added to the Louis Fraser range.

We now stock small keyhole draught excluders. These draught excluders are placed behind your key hole and have a small brush to help reduce draughts through your keyhole or escutcheon. Depending on your backplate or escutcheon they may need to be let in to the wood slightly. 40x24x4mm. Call us for details. Read More

Frank Allart select range art deco lever door handles in nickel, chrome, bronze or brass finishes. Everyone in the office just went quiet for a second looking at this stunning handmade art deco piece of door handle porn. Buy a set, just to cheer yourself up when life gets hard.

Sexy (well, we think so!) antique nickel sash window fittings from Croft Architectural. A great finish to go with modern colours whilst retaining the classic look of sash windows. The entire Croft ironmongery range is available in this beautiful new finish. Buy online or in our showroom from an established and approved Croft dealer.

There are some very special things in this world. We think one of them is the different hues you get from polished solid bronze. It is especially evident with use as your hand polishes it while the unused parts darken off. This solid bronze suffolk latch, sometimes called a thumb latch is in RBMA finish which is Real Bronze Metal Antique. Lovely hues of green and yellow come through depending on the light.

We continue to bring you photographs of products the others can't. Frank Allart allow us to sell thier door furniture in our showroom AND online which is a special honour. This is a pair of special bun or cushion door knobs on a square rose we had made for a large local project recently.

Lovely Rustic External Wall lights, ceiling lights and corner lamps going up on the site at the moment. Kirkpatrick handmade outside lighting.

The entire range of Senza Paris designer interior lever door handles with square and round roses are online and on dispaly in our showroom now. See this great value range of stylish modern door handles below. http://www.cheshirehardware.com/brands/senza-paris-interior-door-handles.html

There is a 20% sale now on! From The Anvil Door Furniture and From the Anvil Window Hardware in beeswax, bronze, pewter patina and traditional black. This also includes the Wenlock range. Buy From The Anvil Ironmongery from an established and approved stockist you can trust!

Sexy new fasteners and stays in satin nickel for casement and sash windows going up on the site today. Excellent prices. Call for details.

Today we are loading up the new Senza Pari range of designer Italian interior lever door handles. Espresso and a fag taken with style and attitude anyone?

We are uploading Samuel Heath window furniture for casement and sash windows today. Lots more available online or in our showroom. All nickel Chrome Brass and Bronze finishes.

Beautiful cupboard ring handles from Kirkpatrick available in black or pewter. There is a huge range of cupboard knobs, cup handles and pull handles in all shapes, finishes and sizes on our site.

We use parliament hinges to clear deep reveals and allow doors to open wider around obstructions. Did you know we sell them in Brass, satin chrome, polished chrome, satin stainless, polished stainless, black and pewter? We also have 25yr guaranteed fire rated versions with thrust bearings in three sizes for heavier doors. Usually stock or a day or so delivery.

APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE FROM CROFT FOR ANY DELAYS IN SERVICE. THEY WERE BROKEN INTO OVER CHRISTMAS AND SOME PRODUCTS AND CASTS WERE STOLEN/DAMAGED. THIS SHOULD SORT IT'S SELF OUT VERY QUICKLY BUT THERE WILL BE SOME INEVITABLE DELAYS TO SOME ORDERS. PLEASE BEAR WITH THIS EXCELLENT BRITISH MANUFACTURER AND DON'T LET THE THIEVES WIN! Read More

After many many years, Frank Allart are bringing out a brand new catalogue showing the FULL range of door furniture and window furniture. The Frank Allart Ironmongery range has for as long as we can remember been far bigger than the old catalogue and as a trusted dealer we are delighted to have been provided with an early electronic copy of the proposed tome! Unfortunately, we cannot publish images from this new calalogue yet but suffice to say that we are, as usual, ahead of the game with our product knowledge and coding which makes our schedules and your purchases much more accurate and secure. Buy the best, from the best. Call us today! Read More

Antique brass handmade georgian door knobs by Croft. These ones are for a rim lock but may doorknob variants exist and they are available in 21 finishes! We are not a DIY shed. We are distributors of the finest architectural ironmongery. Buy online or in our showroom with confidence.

Espagnolette Bolts. We sell them in black, pewter, brass, bronze, chrome or nickel. A massive choice of handles, knobs, lengths and security levels accompanies this choice. This one is from Frank Allart (shown satin nickel) and is available with any Frank Allart Knob or Lever, locking or non locking. Even a 5 lever option!

Please note that Kirkpatrick have now uplifted prices by 3% for all door and window ironmongery. We will be implementing the changes this week, so get your orders in as soon as possible! Read More

When you see this beautiful range of art deco casement window hardware it will be difficult not to burst into tears. Keep yourself together and place an order instead!

If you are looking for door handles or window fittings in brass, bronze chrome nickel, silver plated, antique, distressed, aged, pearl, polished or satin finishes, you are in the right place. We sell Frank Allart, Croft and Brassart hand made british ironmongery for doors and windows. Our staff are fully qualified and experienced with these fine products. Call today!

Next up on our packed door and window handles website? Our new "Themes" range of door and window furniture. Will be online in a week or so but you can enquire/buy now. Fully qualified staff await your call!

The whole range of Select handmade lever door handles is now online! This one is a beautiful modern organic shape and available in brass, bronze chrome or nickel finishes. Type Select Range into the search bar above right.

Welcome to the new SELECT RANGE of door furniture from Frank Allart. Door Handles and Door Knobs available in brass bronze chrome and nickel as well as silver plated. Call us for details or type SELECT RANGE into the search bar at the top right. We sell the full range of Frank Allart Ironmongery, so please call as we do not have it all on the site yet.

Although we are not about low price lines we are all about good value! A British Standard 25 year guaranteed sashlock for £21.60 is fantastic value. We also sell sashlocks for £12 but these are only 1 year guaranteed. Do the math!

Brand new door handle and window fittings finishes from Frank Allart. As usual, this is the place to hear about them first! This is Rustic Nickel Bronze. Contact us to see the rest!

Philip Watts port holes for doors going up on the site today. Some amazing vision panel designs! Our simple circular one was installed at the showroom today.

Special prices now online for Philip Watts door handles! These beautiful and unique designer stainless steel lever handles like Charlie, Tank Track, Fingerprint and Bow will really add a touch of top end design to your modern project. Tank Track shown below. For the rest see our main site under Philip Watts.

Slowly but surely the Samuel Heath door and window furniture range is going up on our website. This is a centre door knob from the countour range available in brass, chrome or nickel as well as PVD brass which is far more hardwaring than normal brass.

Going up on the site in the coming week or two is our new range of beautiful coloured glass door knobs. These doorknobs come with a matching range of cupboard door knobs. Colours are green, blue, clear, frosted and of course pink! Rounded or faceted. We hope you like!!

Every day we are approached by overseas manufacturers offering SIMILAR LOOKING door handles to those that we sell but at a fraction of the price. After many years of trading we already have low price door handles that we know last reasonably well if that is what you need. There is simply no point selling you something based on price alone that may damage our reputation as the very best in the business. There are other places for that! If you want reasonable, good or excellent quality, traceable, tested and approved-by-experts door hardware that you probably won't regret or send back you are in the right place. Buy decent door and window hardware with confidence from our fully GAI qualified and highly experienced staff. You won't look back!

Another look at the beautiful rustic door and window hardware we are busy uploading to our site. Louis Fraser have a superb range of door and window hardware in black, bronze and pewter. This one is a locking handle for a modern espagnolette lock in a window. Delish!

We had this made recently for a customer as part of a large refurbishment in antique brass. Thumb latches were used which were made by Croft but for the bathrooms they were made in a dual finish to match the chrome on the inside. A neat idea that really worked!

We are currently uploading the entire range of door and window furniture and fittings from Louis Fraser, a fine manufacturer of ironmongery in Warwickshire. Their range of beautiful rustic door and window hardware must be seen and is on display in our showroom if you fancy popping in for a brew!

Cutting edge design? Top build quality? You are in the right place! This is "Plan Design" from Karcher Design. The rose of these lever door handles can be set flush into the door face giving a completely unique and exclusive look. We can even provide the milling templates so your builder can be sure of getting it right. Talk to our qualified staff today!

We had this made for a customer recently and thought to post it up. Not everyone realises that we can supply handles or knobs with keyhole covers to stop draughts.

We were called out to a corporate client recently who had so many keys that this is a picture of just one bunch! They now have department keys for diferent areas of the building and one grand master key that opens everything. Simples! Call us today to see if our knowledge of locks and masterkey systems can help you!

This is the elegant Jersey lever door handle from Karcher Design in Germany. Smooth and sleek in solid stainless steel and with a good "return to door" which looks great but also helps to avoid those situations where you catch your sleeve on your door handles. Also available on square roses or Plan Design roses which are fitted completely flush with the face of the door. Call us for more details.

Karcher Design lever handles are of superb quality and we guarantee best prices, so call us today for a deal if you are ordering in quantity.

Gorgeous Frank Allart "Gull Wing" lever door handles in chrome with the optional reeded rose. Also available in nickel, brass or bronze variants. Fabulous british handmade exotica. Door furniture and window fittings of the highest quality. Call us today for details of the whole Frank Allart range.

Photographs of the M11 cupboard knobs by Croft going up in all finishes today. Brass Bronze Chrome and Nickel in all antique, distressed, polished, satin and pearl variants. A perfect match for our cup handles. This one is polished gunmetal. Highly polished solid bronze with a warmth that brass could never provide.

Cottage or barn door tee hinges in anything but black or galvanized steel? Unheard of? Not at Cheshire Hardware. We make the t hinges match the Thumb Latches and can produce them in any plated or waxed finish from Antique Brass to Satin Nickel, Distressed Nickel to IBMA Bronze. This one is Pearl Nickel. All Bronze, chrome and nickel finishes take px 5 weeks wait but are worth it.

Being that this is often the most busy time of the year in the door handles world it is worth noting that a lot of our German and Italian door handle manufacturers have at least a partial shut down, which is a great help... Get your orders in early!

The designer lighting portion of the showroom is starting to come together now with lighting products from JH Miller to begin with. Floor lamps, table lamps and wall lights being fitted as we speak. More to follow. Who shall we get to switch them on when its all finished?

Croft door and window handles are only shown in brass and you can't imagine them in Bronze, Nickel or Chromes? Not any more. Cheshire Hardware show more finishes than any other website including the manufacturers! This one is a lever handle for a patio door multi point espagnolette 92mm lock. Beautiful, handmade solid RBMA bronze.

Fabulous quality, handmade period door and window hardware from UK manufacturers Brassart now available from Cheshire Hardware. Expensive, but perfectly crafted to suit the period. This example is Adam style and was created to reflect the magnificent neo-classical buildings that Robert Adam built between 1770 and 1810.

Cup handles on kitchen drawers needn't just be black or pewter. We have a full range from chromes and nickels to bronzes and brass finishes. Polished, satin and antique hues. Match these up with our cupboard knobs on your cupboards for a stunning look.

We sell the entire range of sliding door gear and tracks for timber or glass doors. Geolan, Perlan, Rolan and Levolan are all available in many sizes and with the amazing softstop damping system for safety and comfort. Sliding door locks and handles are also available as are fittings for pocket doors.

So you want to add a dash of the modern on your cottage doors? Try our 1881 thumb latches which are available in all the chrome and nickel finishes as well as brass and bronze variants. Ofthen called Suffolk Latches. This one is pearl nickel. We also sell tee hinges in matching finishes. Delivery can be out to 4 weeks at the minute but some finishes are in stock.

Next up on the website is the new ranges from Finesse Design who make beautiful pewter door and window hardware, also matching kitchen cabinet handles. So far we have the Milton and Pelton ranges up as well as the FD502 espagnolette window handles and as usual we have exclusive photos of different angles and some fitted shots. Contact us if what you want is not shown or if you are buying in bulk and need rates. Best prices absolutely guaranteed, as usual!

One of the most regular questions in today's Q&A was "what is the best finish of brass for external use on door handles?"

The answer depends on more than just material properties. Briefly, you should consider the following:

Laquered brass door handles. This was originally brought in to preserve brass door handles on the shelf (so as not to sell people green door handles!) and the intention was always to remove it before fitting. These days people don't do this and consequently this allows some manufacturers to use brass of such poor quality under the laquer that there is no point. It is accepted that one should fit the laquered product. The range is huge but DO accept that once your rings or keys scratch the laquer the brass underneath will tarnish and you will need to strip the laquer to be able to do anything about it. Even then, if it is not top quality brass you may be better just buying new.

PVD or Stainless brass door handles. Specially treated to provide a very hard surface, this brass finish hardware can often carry a 25 year guaranteed finish. Sometimes a subtly different colour to normal brass but can still look good and is all but maintainance free. The problem is that these is a very limited range, so style wise you are on Hobson's choice.

Un-laquered brass door handles. Available in satin brass or polished brass. Provided you are prepared to get the Brasso out every now and then (polished brass) or give your handles a wipe down this is the best choice. The brass used is usually of top quality and exudes a warmth that no PVD or laquered brass can match. The range is very large and all the top manufacturers like Croft, Frank Allart, Brassart and Samuel Heath offer this finish. Because of the shelf life this range is not usually stocked and can take several weeks to make from scratch but at least you know you have door knobs straight off the polisher's knee! You can of course just let the door handles patinate naturally and see what you think. You can always restore them if you don't like the result with a bit of elbow grease!

If you live by the sea, a salty road or a chemical plant etc, expect anything to melt in five minutes (even stainless steel!) so take the above info and triple up your cleaning and polishing regime to allow it half a chance.

Keep the questions coming!

Phil

From this Tuesday our resident expert Phil will be putting aside the morning to answer questions about door handles, window fittings, door and window locks, finishes, door closers, hinges, fire seals, legislation etc etc etc. No need to place any orders or worry about how silly your questions might sound! We are putting this service forward for you so that you can get the very best advice from one of the country's most experienced and qualified door hardware experts. Read More

Well, it's Cheshire show time again and our stand is in the Shoppers Mall as usual displaying many of our Door and Window handle ranges from Frank Allart and Croft through to Karcher Design, Finesse Design and even JH Miller Designer Lighting. Our qualified staff are waiting to hear from you! Read More

The new range of pewter and beeswax door and window hardware and handles is now available from Ludlow Foundries (a subsidiary brand of Carlisle Brass). A beautiful period range of traditional rustic and gothic knobs, lever handles and tee hinges. This range adds to the already established black iron range. Search by brand to the right and find Ludlow Foundries. Read More

The entire range of JH Miller Italian Designer Lighting is now up on our website with full details, prices and our zoom facility. Feel free to order online. You can always come in or call with your orders as usual. Search by brand on the right and select JH Miller. All switches and sockets are listed as accessories. Read More

We recently supplied door handles for the major fit-out at the superb Hard Rock Cafe in Munich, Germany. MacKenzie Keck selected us to supply beautiful Kirkpartick Door Handles for the project. The Door furniture throughout looks superb and the Door Handles in black antique are outstanding. Read More

We have now enabled a zoom facility on the light fittings on our website so you can see the superb detail of these beautiful lighting products. The entire range of JH Miller Italian light fittings is now being uploaded. Just type MJ Miller into our blue search bar at the top tight so see them. If you need further information we can send you a catalogue whilst we decide what to do to best display these products in our showroom. Remember to order your switches and door handles at the same time! Read More

Please bear with us while we upload these fantastic lighting products. It is taking a while to get right and we won't continue until we can do it right. You can always pop into the showroom and take a look at a catalogue or we could post one to you. Like we used to do in the old days! Read More

Cheshire Hardware have won a prestigious order to supply Frank Allart Door Hardware for the refurbishment of the large Miss Selfridge store on Oxford St in London! We produced the Ironmongery schedule for Arcadia Group using beautiful reeded Door Knobs and Bathroom Privacy Turns in Antique Brass along with Bespoke Antique Brass Kick and Push Plates. Well done to our Technical Manager, Phil!

Well, we have taken the plunge and decided to get into specialist, high quality lighting. Seems a natural progression when you consider that we sell light switches and sockets. The showroom will be converted soon but the entire JH Miller range is available now. Give us a call to discuss! Read More

Our Range of British Handmade Door Handles, Door Knobs and Window Fittings is growing. Lots of new products coming soon or already here! If what you want is not shown, please call us as we are3 still populating the section. Read More

We are getting busier so we recruiting! Fancy a job??? Do you know your Architectural Ironmongery Onions? Are you a Door Handle god? A locksmith who can open a lock with his eyes alone??? Can you help our website to stay head and shoulders above the rest? Can you demonstrate incredible customer service skills? What have you got for us??? If you think that you really are a cut above the rest in ANY respect we want to hear from you. NOW! Read More

We are delighted that we have been selected to provide technical scheduling support and given the order to supply beautiful Kirkpatrick Door Furniture, Geze Door Closers, Royde and Tucker Hinges and Rednaus Locking Products for the refurbishment of this beautiful Castle in Cheshire. A far from simple scheme involving many difficult and non standard situations. Like any client large or small the owners wanted the very best in performance and value. We were the ideal choice of supplier and we are very keen to see the completed scheme! Read More

Have you taken your old brass doorknobs off to replace them with nice modern Satin Chrome ones only to find that they leave a gaping hole in the door due to the huge mechanism? Cant find replacements? You have now. Check out our range of Weiser Knobsets designed to slot straight in. Read More

Take a long, drooling look at our new range of finest Muranno Glass Door Knobs. Hand Made Murano Glass with either 24ct Gold Leaf or 925 Silver Leaf infused inside the Glass, The base material is either Polished or Satin Stainless Steel and you can pick your glass shape too. Truly boutique Italian Door Handles. Type Murano into the search bar and see the whole range. Read More

Our sponsored rider currently sits THIRD in the Brisish Superstock 600 series with only Brands Hatch to go. First is technically gone. Tune in to Eurosport or get along and give the lad the support he needs! (Oh, after you have bought some door handles.) Read More

We just had these samples arrive at our showroom and were so impressed with these hand made natural Cumbrian slate door knobs that we just had to share them here.

Imagine the qualities of Cumbria's finest quality slate perfectly complementing the natural beauty of a solid oak door, or making a classic style statement on a Georgian style front door.

We think this unique range would look equally stunning in a modern setting, with slate being equal in the personality stakes as its better known marble and granite cousins.

We will be putting these new rising stars of the Lake District on the website and available to order very quickly. In the meantime, if you can't wait to get your hands on a smooth, cool, natural beauty - call us for more information on 01606 888520 or email us at sales@cheshirehardware.com

Congratulations to Connor Behan who came a very respectable 6th in the National Supersport race at Cadwell Park. Connor is sponsored by Cheshire Hardware (as you can see from the front of the bike) and currently lies 2nd in the Championship! Read More

Well done to Martyn Cooke who successfully passed his third year Guild of Architectural Ironmongers course and is now fully qualified! This means that every member of customer facing staff is now qualified! Find that elsewhere! Order your door knobs and door handles from us and be sure we will give you the very best advice! Read More

Cheshire Hardware are very proud to announce that after years of following his racing we have come on board as a sponsor for Connor Behan, a local star who races in the National Superstock 600 Series. National Superstock is part of the British Superbike Series. We see great things ahead for this incredibly entertaining lad. Go Get em, Connor!!!

Well that was a superb show. We were unsure of how our products would go down at the County Show but we seemed to be a big hit! We even won a rosette for our huge stand!!! Thanks a million if you turned up and said Hi! Thanks even more if you were one of the many who either placed orders or are about to use us on your project. See you next year!!!

Come and see us at the Cheshire Show on the 21st and 22nd of June. Visit the stand, take a voucher, place an order over £200 in the next two weeks and be in with a chance of winning dinner bed and breakfast at the beautiful Peckforton Castle!

We have been gripped by the excitement of the Oscars here at Cheshire Hardware! So we thought we would hold our own version of the Academy Awards - for door handles of course!

We have chosen our two favourite Oscar categories and nominated the door handle that most creatively interprets the essence of the chosen movies. We would love to hear your opinions on our nominations...

Best Special Effects
Harry Potter - The Deathly Hallows
Exciting, magical, spellbinding! This fabulous pewter door handle's metallurgical alchemy would not be out of place at Hogwart's.
Finesse Design's popular Allandale door handle suits any style of home, whether you are walking through a front door or a wardrobe...

Iron Man 2
Iron Man may possess ultra modern powers but his sculpted, hewn looks are reminiscent of our angular Art Deco range from Croft Architectural. Available in a wide range of hand-finishes, we felt this aged antique brass suited the leviathan perfectly.

Alice In Wonderland
This gothic fantasy style can easily be recreated with From The Anvil's characterful range of monkeytail door hardware.
You can imagine this door handle telling you to pick his door!


Best Picture

The King's Speech
We have fallen in love with the nostalgia of this movie, set in a period of understated elegance.
Our nominated door handle from traditional British ironmongers Croft Architectural epitomises all that British manufacturing stands for - lasting quality and timeless elegance.
This traditional lever on backplate in the finest quality polished brass would add grace and charm to any traditional home, be it a stately home or a georgian town house.

The Black Swan
Dark and sensual, with undertones of warm umber and cool nickel depending on the light, this sleek black nickel lever on rose captures the mysterious beauty of the Black Swan.

The Social Network
Everybody loves Facebook! We have all been seduced by the opportunity to reflect our personalities online, to present our bright and shiny side to the world, to demonstrate our sharp wit... this cool and sleek lever on rose in highly polished chrome will reflect the bright surroundings of any modern home.

We would love to know your opinions on our nominations. So join the debate on our Facebook Page

Thanks for reading!

Our Door Handles and Window Fittings Website is newly ready! Cheshire Hardware takes another step. www.cheshirehardware.com will take you to the best range of door handles, door knobs, front door furniture, door bolts, door closers, locks, latches, panic bolts, cupboard knobs and even special bespoke handles and fittings. We deliver to Chester, Greater Manchester, Liverpool, Warrington, Crewe, Knutsford, Macclesfield and across the UK. Specialist Stockists of Croft Architectural, Finesse Design, From The Anvil, Carlisle Brass, Heritage Brass, Philip Watts Design, Fingertip Design, Geze, Dorma, Briton and Eurospec. We look forward to seeing you in our showroom, hearing from you on the phone, or seeing your order online. Read More