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Traditional freestanding baths fall into a number of broad categories

with regard to their general shape, two other issues of equal

importance are the style of foot and the type of tap fittings required.

Each of these and the main styles of traditional bath tub shape are

described below. The information in this article is about

contemporarily manufactured traditional style freestanding baths

not antique baths.

Bath Foot Style

Traditional bath feet usually come in one of four broad styles

although the variation within those styles can be great. Plain feet,

ball and claw feet, often just called claw feet are in the form of a

talon or claw gripping onto a ball which rests on the floor and takes

the weight of the bath, lions paw feet are shaped like the paw of a

lion standing on the bathroom floor and then there are various more

or less Art Deco style feet that you can find on a few freestanding

baths. Of these three categories the ball and claw feet come in such

wide variation that the more stylised versions are barely

recognisable as such with much of the detail gone. Plain feet are

similar to the ball and claw in general shape but have no detail on

them.

Bath feet are available in various materials and finishes, cast iron feet

must be painted, most often they are painted black, white or the

same colour as the bathroom walls. Feet are also available made

from brass, either with a polished brass finish (which is often used

with gold taps) or in electroplated chrome, gold (usually called

antique gold), brushed nickel or bright nickel. Not all traditional

baths have feet. In general feet are not interchangeable between

baths although they may sometimes be that specific manufacturers

use the same feet on two or more of their baths. You should never

buy a bath without the feet unless you already know you can get the

proper feet manufactured for that bat

Roll Top and Tap Fittings

Its important to know when you buy a traditional freestanding bath

what sort of taps you will use with it and what you will need to

attractively plumb them in Traditional freestanding baths are often

called roll top baths, this refers to the rolling edge of many

traditional style of bath. It is not possible to mount a tap onto the

rolling edge of a roll top bath. A traditional solution to this was to

drill the taps hole in the side of the bath just above the overflow the

taps used are shaped to come up at right angles to the water inlet so

they are in the same form as a deck mounted set of taps. These taps

are called globe taps, they usually come as a pair of taps, hot and

cold. Globe taps are only really used these days with antique cast

iron roll top baths

More generally these days roll top baths onto which taps can be

mounted have what's called a tap platform. A tap platform is a

flattened part of the bath edge into which tap holes can be drilled

and taps mounted. For baths onto which taps can't be mounted you

will use either wall mounted or floor mounted taps. Note also that

there are some contemporarily manufactured and, broadly speaking,

traditionally styled baths that do not have a roll top as such and onto

which taps could in theory be mounted anywhere on the edge of the

bath.

Traditional Single Ended

This is the simplest of the traditional bath styles, its a level topped

tub sitting on four feet, in plan its rounded at the head end (where

your head would go if you were lying in it) and flat at the foot end.

The plug hole and overflow are at the foot end of the bath. If it has a

tap platform that is also at the foot end of the bath. Its distinguished

from a slipper bath by being the same height all around the top of

the bath.

Traditional Double Ended

This is essentially the same as the traditional single ended bath but in

plan it is rounded at both ends and the plug hole and overflow in the

middle of one of the long sides of the bath. If it has a tap platform

then that is also in the middle along the long side of the bath. Like

the single ended bath it is the same height all around the top of the

bath and it sits on four feet of one style or another..

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Slipper Baths

A slipper bath is a traditional single ended bath but with a the head

end of the bath higher than the foot end. The head end of the bath

rises up, usually with some style, to make the (heeled) 'slipper' shape

after which the bath is named. Traditional slipper baths sit on four

feet, often with slipper baths the front feet and back feet are slightly

different shapes and are not interchangeable. Short slipper baths,

1500mm. are popular in en-suites. Large slipper baths are suitable

for a very luxurious and indulgent setting. Slipper baths are often but

not always quite wide and deep.

Bateau Baths

A bateau bath is a double ended version of the slipper bath, whereas

the slipper bath goes up at just one end the bateau is symmetrical

and rises up at both ends. Like the slipper bath its generally on four

feet, unlike the slipper bath there shouldn't usually be different feet

required for the front and back. Bateau baths are found both with

and without tap ledges for mounting taps.

Boat Baths

A boat bath is a bateau bath without feet, instead it generally has a

skirt that goes down to a plinth which takes the weight of the bath

Keyhole Shower Baths

These keyhole shaped baths, where the round end of the bath was

for a shower are very rare and there may well be no non-bespoke

manufacturers of them left, although up until recently they could be

bought as a non-bespoke product.

Variations

Of course there are variations, in particular, there are a number of

baths designed to tile in including double ended, single ended and

corner baths that nevertheless have feet and are in effect

freestanding (but tile-able in). Finally there are a few distinctly Art

Deco baths with simple lines and angles of that period style.

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