The Bidbury & Co Collection

Most manufacturers make a traditional tap. Bidbury and Co. make traditional taps, which is a different proposition entirely. Brass bodies, crosshead handles, white porcelain caps lettered in blue, and a catalogue that points in one direction rather than hedging across every style at once.

Brass, almost throughout

Nearly every tap here has a brass body, and on a traditional tap that matters twice over. Brass is the historically correct material, so the weight and the way it takes a finish are part of the look rather than incidental to it. And brass is simply the better material: it has the mass that makes a handle feel right, it holds a bonded finish, and it does not develop the looseness that gives a lighter alloy away within a couple of years.

Most of the taps carry a five-year manufacturer guarantee, some subject to registration. Julie H. described what the result feels like in a real kitchen: "The porcelain handles give it a lovely classic look and it feels proper solid compared to the cheaper taps we've had before."

The whole period kitchen, from one maker

This is where the range earns its place. Bidbury taps cover the tap side in crosshead, bridge and lever shapes. Bidbury sinks cover the bowl in fireclay ceramic, mostly Belfast and butler shapes. Put those together and you have the definitive country kitchen pairing without matching two manufacturers by eye, which is a real saving of both time and risk.

The sinks carry serious cover, several at twenty-five years and a couple with lifetime warranties subject to registration. Fireclay is a material that rewards that kind of confidence, staying white for decades rather than years.

Naming is worth a word here, because the tap ranges are named after English places rather than product codes, and they are easier to hold in your head that way. Amesbury and Moreton for the bridge and mixer shapes, Stockwell for the pull-out, Oakford, Milford, Alderley and Chedworth across the sinks. Nothing rides on the names except that comparing two of them is less of a chore than comparing two part numbers.

Practicality without the compromise

The pull-out sprays deserve their own mention. A period body with traditional handles, and a spray head hidden inside it that lifts out on a hose. Danielle W. summed up why that combination works: "The traditional design looks beautiful in our kitchen and feels very well made. The metal handles have a nice weight to them, and the pull-out spray is surprisingly handy for everyday use."

For anyone filling large pans regularly, the pot filler taps solve a different problem again, putting water at the hob rather than at the sink.

The details that finish the job

Accessories are easy to dismiss and they are the reason a traditional installation either looks finished or does not. Waste kits, adapters, overflow covers, disposal buttons and replacement handles, all finished to match the taps. A modern chrome waste dropped into a fireclay Belfast sink undoes a surprising amount of what you paid for, and matching those parts is cheap insurance against exactly that.

Where this sits

If you want the period look, this brand is one of the first places to go, alongside the wider traditional taps range and the full butler and Belfast selection. Settle the water pressure first, since period properties are exactly where gravity-fed systems still turn up, and the rating is on every product page.

The complete kitchen taps range compares Bidbury against every other manufacturer we carry.

Why shop with The Tap Collection

Every order includes free mainland UK delivery and the full manufacturer warranty, and you can spread the cost with Klarna or PayPal Pay in 3 at checkout. Our UK based team is happy to help with finish matching and compatibility questions: call 0330 133 2247, email info@thetapcollection.co.uk or send us a message through our contact form. We are open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, and aim to reply within 24 hours on working days.