An exposed shower valve is a wonderful way of adding oodles of period charm to your bathroom. Besides looking breathtakingly fantastic, they provide you with complete showering flexibility and these days have all of the same technology as contemporary showers. Crafted from solid brass and finished in polished chrome, the Stour Exposed Thermostatic Shower Kit from Burlington is the complete package. The thermostatic exposed valve uses Vernet wax capsules to ensure the water temperature doesn't fluctuate by +/- 1 degree when water is turned on elsewhere in your home. Ceramic disc cartridges within the body of the valve allow for a simple quarter-turn of the controls to fully adjust the flow and temperature. These three white ceramic levers are used to control the flow of the fixed head and handset, with the centrally placed handle adjusting the temperature.Attached to the rigid riser, which itself has beautifully intricate details, is the fixed shower head with AirBurst and EasyClean tec