As its name suggests, cast iron is distinct from its sister material, wrought iron, in that it is produced from patterns and moulds rather than shaped by a smith at a forge. The pattern — usually made in timber, lead or plaster — was used to form a mould, with green sand employed to take the form of the pattern.... Into this mould molten pig-iron would be poured and, after cooling and fine working, the final form of the cast object would result. — Dobraszczyk 5-6
Lamps, lampposts and other street furniture
- Dolphin Lamppost, Victoria Embankment, London
- Lamppost with climbing boys, Chelsea Embankment, London
- Lamppost, Westminster Bridge
- Lamp, Houses of Parliament
- Base of Lamppost, Buckingham Palace
- Lamppost with cherubs and griffins, Trafalgar Square
- Wrought iron street lamp, in back of Foreign Office
- Cast-iron "Little Ben" clock-tower by Victoria Station, London
- Cast-iron Lamppost ouside main entrance to (former) York County Hospital
- Ironwork outside the Unitarian Chapel, St Saviourgate, York
- Double lamppost outside York Minster
- Ironwork at the De Grey Rooms, York, especially the fine balcony railings
Service covers and manholes
Domestic furniture
Columns
Gates and Fences
- Coats of Arms, Buckingham Palace fence
- Royal Gates to Green Park near Buckingham Palace
- Gates to Green Park with Royal Coat of Arm
- Fence, Foreign Office
- Wrought iron gates and fencing, Street's Law Courts
- Advertisement for Bostwick Gate and Shutter, Co. Ltd.
- Railings with "floral finials" at Lady Hewley's Almshouses, York
- Albert Memorial
- Bollard with the initials of the Royal Brough of Kensington
- Finial with mer children surmounted by gilded crown
- Gate to St Paul's, Heslington, York
- The Norwich Gates for Sandringham, Norfolk
Benches
- Camel-ended Bench, Victoria Embankment, London
- Sphinx-ended Bench, Chelsea Embankment, London
- Bench with lion's head armrest, Clissold Park, Stoke Newington, London
Hinges and decorative ironwork
- Decorative ironwork on cupboard, Castell Coch, Tongwynlais, North Cardiff
- Shutter with silvered wrought-iron hinges and decorative work, Cardiff Castle, Wales
- Door with silvered wrought-iron hinges and decorative painting, Cardiff Castle, Wales
- Cast-iron and glass porch-roof with plaque of hunting dog
- Ironwork on Dublin doorway, also balcony and streetlight
- Ironwork on the doors of St Mary's, Ellerton, N. Yorkshire
Fireplaces
- Designed by T. E. Collcutt for Thomas Easley, Ltd
- Designed by Richard Norman Shaw for Thomas Easley, Ltd
- Strapwork and ornamental ironwork on the doors of Bangor Cathedral, probably by George Gilbert Scott
Rooftop finials and other decoration
Recommended Reading
Dobraszczyk, Paul. Iron, Ornament and Architecture in Victorian Britain: Myth and Modernity, Excess and Enchantment. Pbk. London and New York: Routledge, 2016. [Review]
Last modified 29 October 2021