Tag Archives: Victorian

‘Tijou’ Gates +1 year

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Nick Bates

Back to Petworth House to check over the gates we finished restoring this time last year. Looking good! Never ceases to amaze me how difficult it can be to photograph large ironwork installations….. Hence a picture from last winter. I … Continue reading →

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New leaves and rosettes.

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Nick Bates

I’m so pleased I had the foresight to commission our weatherproof shelter from SCA, it has definitely paid its way so far in this project, not one day lost to bad weather! Its been such a miserably long winter. Spring … Continue reading →

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Forging.

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Nick Bates

At last we can start thinking about making new components to replace missing Ironwork and repairing damaged originals. This is what we do well… its not that we don’t clean, fix and paint well…. but making stuff is what we … Continue reading →

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