Popular Fireplace Surround Materials

Every fireplace surround that leaves Classic Mantels Sussex workshop is handmade on the bench by one of their highly skilled, time-served masons or joiners in a choice of the finest English and Mediterranean Limestones, Continental Marbles and premium natural Timbers.

Shown below are some of the most popular materials Classic Mantels regularly source, all of which are carefully selected to ensure each surround is unique and stunning. Surrounds can be made in any other readily available timber, limestone or marble. If you have chosen the surround you would like but you have seen a material that is not shown on our website, please complete the quote form on the surround page and state the material you are interested in. Classic Mantels will endeavour to source the material of your choice wherever possible.

Limestone & Marble Collection

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Aegean Limestone

Aegean Limestone

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsAegean Limestone Fireplace Surrounds, Mantels, Hearths, Back Panels and Slips Aegean Limestone is a fine grained stone infused with thousands of small fossils. It is a creamy beige colour...

Arabescato Corchia Marble

Arabescato Corchia Marble

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsArabescato Corchia Marble Fireplace Surrounds, Mantels, Hearths, Back Panels and Slips Arabescato Corchia Marble is quarried in the Carrara region of Italy. It is a rare and highly sought...

Azul Bateig Limestone

Azul Bateig Limestone

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsAzul Bateig Limestone Fireplace Surrounds, Mantels, Hearths, Back Panels and Slips Azul Bateig Limestone is sourced from Spain. It has a delicate and consistent earth grey background showing...

Bath Limestone

Bath Limestone

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsBath Limestone Fireplace Surrounds, Mantels, Hearths, Back Panels and Slips Bath Limestone is an English limestone with a medium grain structure that features lots of small fossilised shells....

Calacatta Viola Marble

Calacatta Viola Marble

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsCalacatta Viola Marble Fireplace Surrounds, Mantels, Hearths, Back Panels and Slips Calacatta Viola Marble is a classic Italian marble resembling ice sheets floating in a purplish sea. The...

Carrara Bianco Marble

Carrara Bianco Marble

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsCarrara Bianco Marble Fireplace Surrounds, Mantels, Hearths, Back Panels and Slips Carrara Bianco Marble is a classic marble quarried in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is white and features...

Crema Marfil Marble

Crema Marfil Marble

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsCrema Marfil Marble Fireplace Surrounds, Mantels, Hearths, Back Panels and Slips Crema Marfil is a creamy beige marble quarried in Spain with soft veins of colour including tones of yellow,...

Dark Emperador Marble

Dark Emperador Marble

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsDark Emperador Marble Fireplace Surrounds, Mantels, Hearths, Back Panels and Slips Dark Emperador Marble is a dark brown marble quarried in Spain featuring stunning white crystals and veins....

Derbyshire Fossil Limestone

Derbyshire Fossil Limestone

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsDerbyshire Fossil Limestone Fireplace Surrounds, Mantels, Hearths, Back Panels and Slips Derbyshire Fossil is an English limestone that is quarried from the Peak District National Park. It...

Grey Emperador Marble

Grey Emperador Marble

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsGrey Emperador Marble Fireplace Surrounds, Mantels, Hearths, Back Panels and Slips Grey Emperador Marble is a soft grey marble quarried in Turkey. Featuring stunning white crystals and veins,...

Honed Black Granite

Honed Black Granite

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsHoned Black Granite Fireplace Surrounds, Mantels, Hearths, Back Panels and Slips Honed Black Granite is quarried in India. It has very smooth matt finish and it is very popular for hearths...

Honed Black Slate

Honed Black Slate

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsHoned Black Slate Fireplace Surrounds, Mantels, Hearths, Back Panels and Slips Honed Black Slate is quarried in Italy. It has a very smooth matt finish and it is very popular for hearths and...

Leathered Black Granite

Leathered Black Granite

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsLeathered Black Granite Fireplace Surrounds, Mantels, Hearths, Back Panels and Slips Leathered Black Granite is quarried in India. It has a slightly textured, worn surface and it is very...

Lilac Milas Marble

Lilac Milas Marble

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsLilac Milas Marble Fireplace Surrounds, Mantels, Hearths, Back Panels and Slips Lilac Milas Marble is a stunning marble from Turkey with a white base and strong purple veining thats looks...

Nero Marquina Marble

Nero Marquina Marble

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsNero Marquina Marble Fireplace Surrounds, Mantels, Hearths, Back Panels and Slips Nero Marquina Marble is a beautiful marble quarried in Spain. With a deep black background and striking white...

Polished Black Granite

Polished Black Granite

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsPolished Black Granite Fireplace Surrounds, Mantels, Hearths, Back Panels and Slips Polished Black Granite is quarried in India. It has a highly polished, mirror like surface. It is very...

Portland Stone

Portland Stone

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsPortland Stone Fireplace Surrounds, Mantels, Hearths, Back Panels and Slips Portland stone is an English limestone that is quarried on the Isle of Portland in Dorset. It has been used...

Riven Black Slate

Riven Black Slate

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsRiven Black Slate Fireplace Surrounds, Mantels, Hearths, Back Panels and Slips Riven Black Slate is quarried in Italy. It has a textured matt finish and it is very popular for hearths and...

Rosal Limestone

Rosal Limestone

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsRosal Limestone Fireplace Surrounds, Mantels, Hearths, Back Panels and Slips Rosal Limestone is sourced from Portugal. It is a fine to medium grained stone containing less fossils and veins...

Verde Guatemala Marble

Verde Guatemala Marble

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsVerde Guatemala Marble Fireplace Surrounds, Mantels, Hearths, Back Panels and Slips Verde Guatemala Marble is quarried in India. It is a beautiful green marble with some black tones. The...

Timber

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Natural Oak

Natural Oak

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsNatural Oak Fireplace Surrounds & Mantels Our Natural Oak surrounds and mantels are made from premium American hardwood. With a tight fine grain that shows well with oil, wax, stain or...

Light Oak

Light Oak

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsLight Oak Fireplace Surrounds & Mantels Our Light Oak surrounds and mantels are made from premium American hardwood. With a tight fine grain that shows well with oil, wax, stain or lacquer,...

Medium Oak

Medium Oak

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsMedium Oak Fireplace Surrounds & Mantels Our Medium Oak surrounds and mantels are made from premium American hardwood. With a tight fine grain that shows well with oil, wax, stain or lacquer,...

Limed Oak

Limed Oak

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsLimed Oak Fireplace Surrounds & Mantels All timber surrounds and mantels can be supplied hand-finished in a choice of coloured stains, waxes, oils and lacquers. A limed finish, sometimes...

Pine

Pine

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsPine Fireplace Surrounds & Mantels Pine is a popular softwood sourced from Scandanavia. Often finished in oil, wax or a stain, pine has a more open grain and typically features lots of knots....

Maple

Maple

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsMaple Fireplace Surrounds & Mantels Maple is a blond hardwood sourced from North America. Often finished in oil, wax or a stain, it has a very fine grain that shows well with a light finish....

Mahogany

Mahogany

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsMahogany Fireplace Surrounds & Mantels Our Mahogany is sourced from South America. It is a hardwood with an interesting grain that shows well with a darker finish of oil, wax or stain. Please...

Black Walnut

Black Walnut

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsBlack Walnut Fireplace Surrounds & Mantels Black Walnut is a fine grained American hardwood, often finished in oil, wax or stain, that shows well with a darker finish. Please Note: Timber is...

Painted Finishes

Painted Finishes

Home / Fireplace Surrounds and Mantels / Popular Fireplace Surround MaterialsFireplace Surrounds & Mantels With a Painted Finish All timber surrounds and mantels can be supplied hand-painted in any colour or in white primer ready for painting on site. Popular paint...