Britannia offers a professional architectural metalwork service specialising in both the conservation and reproduction of historic cast iron and wrought iron. The company is the Country’s only specialist architectural metalworkers that can offer a complete service from design consultancy to final installation and also owns its own specialist green sand foundry.

Important Past Contracts:
Britannia has been involved in the restoration of metalwork on some of the most prestigious building projects in the Country as well as important projects in Germany & the Gulf. Among the list of high profile projects are:

- The Restoration of the Temple Bar Gates
- Somerset House
- Royal Geographical Society
- The Royal Pavilion, Brighton
- The Houses of Parliament
- Schloss Reinhartshausen, Nr Wiesbaden
- Shoreditch Church
- Sheffield Heart of the City Project

Library of Georgian & Victorian Patterns
Britannia possesses possibly the largest collection of original Georgian and Victorian cast iron patterns in the Country which it has built up over the last twenty five years, an ideal and valuable resource for projects requiring replica castings

The Britannia Foundry:
The Britannia Foundry located in Hoddesdon approx. 20 miles north of London is modern, clean, efficient and employs highly skilled staff.

Environmental Policy:
Britannia has a strict environmental policy which covers all its activities form waste recycling to energy conservation. Its foundry produces virtually no waste and its green sand casting process is inherently more environmentally friendly than modern resin-set foundries.

Information Technology:
Britannia’s modern offices are equipped with up to date computer and internet systems to enable architects and designers to send the Company drawings in CAD format for working on.

Britannia Architectural Metalwork Ltd
The Old Coach House
Drayman’s Way, Alton
Hampshire GU34 1AY

Tel:  01420 84427
Fax: 01420 89056
Email: info@britannia.uk.com
Registered in England 01655393

Britannia has a wealth of experience in designing, manufacturing and installing all types of traditional architectural metalwork. Hence the Company is able to act either as a manufacturer and contractor or as a specialist consultant to architects, surveyors and other construction professionals advising on all aspects of architectural metalwork.

This consultancy service can include in addition to general advice on metalworking techniques and detailing, advice on restoration of metalwork, site surveying and recording, detailed design and even obtaining Planning and Listed Building Consents.

Pattern Making Services and Specialised Castings

Britannia offer a full pattern making service including making replica castings from originals. In most cases this will involve removing an original from the site and taking impressions directly from it. Such replica castings are not unduly expensive and do not require specialist pattern‑making skills but in cases where the existing casting to be copied is not available (i.e. removed long ago) and one has to rely on historical evidence, creating the replica pattern requires very special skills.

The illustrations below show the creation some years ago of replica castings for Peckham Rye Station, the originals of which were removed during the War. In this case no clear drawings or photos of the originals could be found and all the patternmaker had to rely on was gleaned from the background of old photos.

Specialised Castings:

Using the skills referred to above the Company can make specialised castings to the individual design of architects or designers. We can also help designers develop prototypes.