The Edwardian era oversaw the introduction of electric lighting, which, combined with the booming British engineering trade, produced some incredibly high quality lighting. From crystal chandeliers to practical pendants, discover our collection of Edwardian lighting.
Edwardian lighting marks the moment electricity arrived in the home: the elegance of the Georgian and Victorian years translated into the new electric light, with graceful electroliers, delicate shades and a lightness the gas age never managed. It suits the millions of Edwardian houses still standing, and any room that wants period character without heaviness.
Our Edwardian collection is restored and made in our Herefordshire workshop, where we have worked on period lighting since 1982. It mixes genuine restored originals, five and six branch electroliers, an Edwardian rise and fall, a three branch electrolier with pale pink frosted shades, with made-to-order pieces across Edwardian chandeliers, Edwardian lanterns, Edwardian pendant lights and Edwardian wall lights.
Every original is stripped, restored, rewired in line with current standards and safety-tested before sale. If you are furnishing an Edwardian house and want the lighting to belong to it, tell us about your rooms; we will be honest about what we have, what we can make, and what each option costs.
Edwardian lighting is the style of the 1901 to 1910 era, when electric light arrived in homes: graceful electroliers, delicate frosted and opalescent shades, and lighter forms than the Victorian years. Fritz Fryer restores genuine Edwardian originals and makes period pieces to order in our Herefordshire workshop.
Many are genuine restored originals, and we always say clearly which is which. The rest are made to order to Edwardian designs, in the same materials and by the same hands that restore the originals. Every piece, original or new, is rewired and safety-tested in line with current standards before sale.
Ours are. Every original Edwardian fitting we sell is stripped, rewired in line with current standards and safety-tested in our workshop before sale. Untested period lights from general dealers should always be professionally rewired before use; ours arrive ready to fit.
Edwardian houses suit the era’s own grammar: an electrolier or chandelier in the dining room, lanterns in the hall, delicate pendants and wall lights elsewhere, nothing too heavy or ornate. Original or faithfully made pieces sit far better than generic modern fittings. We can advise room by room from your photographs.
An electrolier is the electric-age successor to the gasolier: a branched light fitting designed for electric bulbs, usually in brass with glass shades. The Edwardian years produced some of the most graceful examples, and restored electroliers remain among the best choices for period dining rooms and halls.
Yes. All our Edwardian fittings, restored originals included, are rewired for modern bulbs and take LEDs, which run cooler and kinder on old shades and wiring. Dimmable warm-white LEDs return the soft glow these fittings were designed for, at a fraction of the running cost.
Genuine restored Edwardian originals are priced individually by rarity and condition; made-to-order Edwardian-style pieces are priced comparably with premium retail brands. Either way you are buying proper materials, four decades of restoration experience, and a piece made or remade to last.
Yes. We regularly put together whole-house schemes for period properties: a restored original where the right one exists, made-to-order pieces in matching finishes where it does not. Tell us the rooms and we will propose an honest scheme, including where a simpler fitting serves you better.
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