The mysterious Scottish Engineer - photographer
Not regular ironwork fare today but iron related...... Some months back I saw a portfolio of photographs for sale at an auction - the...
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Scots architectural ironworkers in the US - creating first generation ironworks
Like many other nations, the Scots travelled to the United States for many reasons. It is not surprising that some of the Scots...
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The ubiquitous ironwork of Messrs Frederick Braby and Co
Frederick Braby Co, Eclipse Iron & Galvanising Works (1839 - onwards) Originally established in London, Braby and Co established...
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3d model of the Glasgow Necropolis Macfarlane Monument
Three generations of Walter Macfarlane are buried here. The founder, his nephew and his son, Col Walter Macfarlane. Also buried here are...
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A mystery solved ?
The Stirling Black Boy fountain is an odd piece of work - it is the only known ornamental work by Glasgow firm Neilson and Co. Neilson...
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Logos and branding
The use of trade catalogues was an important sales tool for Victorian architectural ironworkers. We are used to being bombarded by brands...
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Sheep wool grease and iron - a natural combination ?
Lanolin has been used for thousands of years to protect metal - from the armour of knights to bronze statues, this naturally produced...
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Perth Waterworks - one of the world's earliest cast iron facades ?
James Bogardus is widely recognised as being the 'father of cast iron facades' except I believe he isn't. A schoolmaster in Perth with...
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Scotland's architectural ironwork industry
Some 25 years ago I started to collate information and research Scotland's architectural iron founding industry. Few people were...
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Dangerous railings...... ?
Glasgow and many other cities had a period of removing the spikes from railings following incidents where people had accidentally impaled...
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