Clithcroc Advertiser and Times, January 4th, 1973 V * BEAUTY


PENTHOUSE has the sound of luxury living bordering on the opulent. It conjures up pictures of Fifth Avenue, Tiffany’s, the "Waldorf, ritzy rooms for ritzy people, like the superb bathroom furniture bearing the “Penthouse” name.


Gold-plated taps and fittings, a swirl


of marble here and there, or rich, jewel colours, deep-toned and full-bodied. No, don’t turn the page believing that won­ derful bathroom furniture is for the rich only, or for those with mammoth-sized rooms to furnish for bathtime enjoyment.


Read on, and just think about it again,


for if around £400 seems a lot of money to spend on a bathroom, pop off into the


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RTY for the Station Clitheroe, darts


proved that darts Is he only game that lembers can play,


the end of the even- hey were experts at g balloons between


e’s knees and ding string in and d gents’ trousers adies’ dresses,


anised by the darts social committee.


Colin Walker, Mr ■y Simpson and Mr an Smith, there was dancing to records spot prizes and a


t supper provided by wives of the darts


rerd: dominoes, Mr on Smith.


finals and finals of arts and dominoes cap competition played. The winners darts, Mr Richard


ing the party, the trr-"V V


tured are some of niests at the party.


lly to complete th« .sion of manual tele- exchanges to auto-


Post Office plan*


service and to provide for almost all tele- s in 1974.


modern bathroom layout. The room shows all the prominent features of a new style of bathroom>


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73 LIZ adds a touch of glamour to match the Penthouse look, of-.this ultra- ■. IT


kitchen and see how long it takes to tot up the contents to round off an easy £1,000. Line up that refrigerator, washing machine, freezer, spin-dryer, cooker, and bobs your uncle, hundreds of pounds spent on essential items can be whisked through in seconds. A lovely bath, and a lavatory, a bidet and a washbasin are all essential items,


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Range of luxuries brings that Penthouse touch to your home


and should they not be bought to last, and to look beautiful, be easy to clean, and as “ with it ” as kitchen equipment? Of course they should. So think again, and pay a visit to the


showrooms of James Blezard and Sons Ltd, plumbers and heating merchants, at Guy Works, Padiham. The Penthouse suites are irresistible.


THIS IS THE LAST WORD IN DESIGN


the Penthouse range came into being, and manufac­ turers these days need a lot of courage to invite anyone to watch the making of their products from start to finish. There is a lot of shoddy


foyer of the main offices, there was my name blazoned in huge letters welcoming me to Ideal- Standard, and this is but a small measure of the sort of treatment this firm metes out. I was there to see how


stuff around, dolled up to a presentable appearance, but totally lacking durability. Ideal-Standard is an


internationally famous com­ pany, and has built up its reputation by giving quality goods at competitive prices. The Penthouse range is


life, it is worth waiting for, and has to be ordered specially.


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will when you see it. it just is not the sort of thing you can buy on the spot, but like all the best things in


something more. It is exclusive. If you want it, and you


THE Ideal-Standard group in the United Kingdom is based at Hull, where the new range of Penthouse bathroom furniture is manufactured in premises so huge a car is necessary to move from one part of the factory to another. As I stepped into the


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grown the clinical, austere look, and are searching for something warm and per­ sonalised. The bathroom answer is Penthouse.


BY WINIFRED BOSE Most housewives have out­


colours to give sophistica­ tion to the smallest bath­ room, or add flair and peak fashion to a large, con­ ventionally furnished room. Midnight blue, gunmetal


It glows in five, vibrant


austere bathroom fittings. A wealth of new ideas can be built around Penthouse furniture, which could not be more aptly named. The five deep colours are


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available on the Brasilia furniture, and the Cleopatra countertop basin. Bath panels and toilet seat lids are finished in colour­ matching nylon velour. Corners are . smoothly shaped to promote easy cleaning. Ideal-Standard are natur­


ally so proud of their Penthouse products, top designers were chosen to illustrate bathrooms in luxury homes. The Brasilia hath design


exhibition bathrooms at the launch of I deal-Standard’s new range of Pent­ house bathroom furniture, held at the RIBA headquarters, in London’s Portland Place.


basins with mixer sets with separate centre spouts and pop-up waste outlets.


grey, dark plum, a rich fruity tan and that gorgeous, top fashion, dark turquoise, which makes water look fabulous, arc the new colours.


Contoured


suites in subtle marbled china, made by a patented Ideal-Standard process in two colour schemes. One is a luscious whirl of coffee and cream: the other is off- white strongly veined with green. Both are the last word in bathroom beauty.


Penthouse also offers two


links with other Brasilia shapes, and is contoured for


The new Brasilia bath


house range are shades to link with the marbled designs, and the panels of the bath with an elliptical interior are surfaced in finely textured nylon velour, which is washable and wears well. It is also warm to touch. Add gold-plated taps and


comfort combined with elegance. Plain colours in the Pent­


i s . ideally shaped and elegantly proportioned. It is 18,000 mm long (six foot), and 800 mm wide. The elliptical interior cuts out hard to get at nooks and crannies and makes clean­ ing child's play. It takes twice as long to


three shower types; a flexible lead with a hand' spray, with two heights of resting places: a flexible lead fixed to a spray head that slides up and down a wall-mounted rail, and a fixed riser with a spray head at showering height.


Baths have a choice of


spray a piece of the Pent­ house range as that of normal bathroom fittings, and all the hidden spots get the same quality treatment. Penthouse provides wash


Ideal-Standard factory con­ vinced me that here was a firm which did not hesitate to let tlie outside world see the inside workings. Only a firm of integrity dare take this step. As I watched the Pent­


A two-hour tour of the LEADING London model 20-year-old Liz Carson is pictured in one of the Family firm with


personal approach THE only firm in North- East Lancashire with Penthouse furniture is the family business of James Blezard and Sons Ltd, Guy Street, Padiham. Thev are distributors in


the North-West on the com­ mercial side for Ideal- Standard, and are probably the largest commercial


house loo moulds cooling off after 16 hours in the kiln, and the spraying and glaz­ ing done in one process,. I was more than satisfied.


beating merchants in the North-West as stockists.


business since 1859. in Padi­ ham, and at the same Guy


The firm has been jn FRIENDLY


company about 1930, and it still has that homely, per­ sonal atmosphere of the private family concern. Business oh the heating


The family acquired the


Works, where trade is car­ ried on today.


Harold and Harvey, arc directors, and their late father, Mr Walton Eddles- tone, was a director before the 1914 war.


Three brothers, Eric,


side is still conducted, and there is a friendly air be­


tween employees and owners. Needless to say, the same amiable reception repeats


Lancashire. Cheshire, West­ morland and West York­ shire.


itself in the customer/pro- prietor relationship. They deliver goods in


at their Guy Street Works. It opens Saturday morning# too.


fittings to any of this delect­ able furniture, and the result is extravagant and immensely satisfying, for it does not cost the earth. The gold-plated range


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/6in. Brushed Rayons


DLECORDS 55p yard


RICS


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MNANTS REMNANTS k REMNANTS


iins at Reduced tings, Blanketing, nes, Flannelette


DISTINCTIVE marble offect—this close-up shows the. distinctive marble effect in Ideal-Standard's new range of Penthouse bathroom furniture. Also featured are the gold-plated mixer fittings, introduced as part of the new range of bathroom furniture.


THE bathroom of mirrors—John Prizeman used Mirrolite on two walls and the ceiling of the bath­ room he designed specially for the introduction of Ideal-Standard’s new range of Penthouse bathroom furniture. The bathroom was designed as a recess off the master bedroom, and its floor level is two steps down from the bedroom. Mr


Prizeman chose marbled bathroom furniture from the new range.


almost impossible to describe the shattering effects this bathroom furniture can give to an otherwise nondescript room, traditionally styled. Ruby-rich shades with


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includes mixer fittings for basins, and a choice of mixer/shower for baths. Without colour, it is


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depth and sheen, can be used to create atmospheres seldom associated with cold.


NEW PENTHOUSE BATH. Ideal-Standard’s new luxury bath—part of the range of Penthouse furniture—has an elegant elliptical interior, contoured for comfort. Generously-sized, its Imperial equivalent is 6ft. The bath is shown with gold-plated handgrips, available as an optional extra, and mixer fittings.


The front and end panels are covered with washable nylon velour in a matching colour.


For details of the IDEAL-STANDARD Penthouse bathroom furniture contact any of the plumbers listed below B. COWPERTH WAITE


DOMESTIC and INDUSTRIAL HEATING and HOT WATER SPECIALISTS. PLUMBERS and SANITARY ENGINEERS.


SHOP: 2 WADDINGTON RD—WORKSHOP BACK BRENNAND STREET


68 SALTHILL ROAD, CUTHEROE TELEPHONES 3699 and 3893 — ESTIMATES FREE


Few Pairs Only £3.95 pair £3.50 pair


lity Towels or 75p pair r £1.45 pair 0 each


xtiles— To clear DUCTIONS


TILES TREET


P . S T U B B S PLUMBERS & HEATING ENGINEERS


321 PADIHAM ROAD, BURNLEY Telephone 23888


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F. WILKINSON & SON 37 CHURCH STREET, COLNE. Tel. 3373


Experts in the Plumbing and Heaiting Field RING US NOW FOR FREE ESTIMATE


J. W. MARTIN Plumbing and Heating Engineers


5 BUTTS, BARNOLDSWICK Nr. Colne, Lancs. Tel. 3137


415l 6 RAILWAY VIEW, CLITHEROE 3389 TEL.


185 LEEDS ROAD, NELSON Telephone 62469


R. TILLOTSON LTD PLUMBING AND HEATING ENGINEERS


TELEPHONE COLNE 3865 WINDSOR STREET, COLNE, LANCASHIRE


WHATEVER YOUR NEEDS PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS OR HEATING


See W. PENROSE 223 BARDEN LANE, BURNLEY. Tel. Burnley 27388 S. J. MOORE PLUMBING & HEATING ENGINEERS TEL.


DRAKE & STANWORTH PLUMBING AND HEATING EXPERTS


DEMAND IS ON


years — but Britain lagged behind. Today, more people are intent on making their


in the bathroom for many


bathroom fittings match the trend for higher standards in the home, which is pre­ cisely why Ideal-Standard launched Penthouse.


and Belgium have been demanding (lair and fashion


WHEN Ideal - Standard moved info (lie luxury bath­ room business, they did so after research which re­ vealed that the British would like to have more interesting and attractive bathrooms. France, Italy, Germany


See the Penthouse rang#


FOR EXPERT ADVICE AND SERVICE IN THE PLUMBING AND HEATING FIELD


CONTACT—


AINSWORTH & DENT LTD 279a LEEDS ROAD, NELSON. Tel. 62433


For all your Plumbing and Heating needs, see K. J. DEWHURST


88 SCOTLAND ROAD, NELSON Telephone 62078


FOR THAT NEW BATHROOM SUITE OR CENTRAL HEATING INSTALLATIONS CONTACT—


PETER HOLROYD & CO 96 HICHAM HALL ROAD, HICHAM, Near BURNLEY. Telephone PADIHAM 73175


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