Wrought Iron Creations
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A Word About Wrought Iron
Wrought iron has been used in building from the earliest days of civilization that dates from the Middle Ages. The demand for higher dynamic loads in bridges and warehouse buildings, and the ever greater spans of train sheds towards the end of the nineteenth century, led the designers of buildings to acquire the technology developed to build ships of iron, and create beams of riveted wrought iron rolled sections. By the turn of the century this had led to buildings completely framed in wrought iron, and later steel, girder sections, and cast iron was once again relegated to an ornamental role.
Wrought iron in its application to gates and railings was frequently given an ornamental treatment by the blacksmith. There are wrought iron railings in Westminster Abbey from the thirteenth century that displays all the characteristics which we have come to know as 'wrought iron-work' although with the modern refinements such as symmetry and sweetness of line known as the English style which began at the end of the seventeenth century. A French fashion for the Baroque style in gates and railings swept country houses of Britain following the import of craftsman by William and Mary, and the greater part of our national stock of good ironwork dates from the early years of the eighteenth century.
After the introduction of mild steel, cheap because of its ability to be mass produced, wrought iron, and the craft skills associated with it, gradually disappeared in accordance with the general decline of craft standards in the twentieth century. Now wrought iron gates, fences, rails, furniture, garden decorations and so much more is in great demand because of its elegant form and long, long lasting beauty it creates.
Although our company name derives from Wrought Iron, we fabricate our products from mild steel, duplicating the wrought iron look that is so in demand in today's world. Most of the metal fencing, stairs, balconies, rails, trellis and arbor ornaments are made from mild steel.