Architectural

Specialist Blacksmiths and Metal workers.

Producing Bespoke and ornate stair ballustrades, Gates and Railings, Architectural and sculptural work as well as commission work, Heritage and conservation ironwork.

Family run business located near the border in Newry, Northern Ireland who are able to supply clients in both the Uk and ROI.

Andy Hopper AWCB Sculptural Blacksmith. Award Winning Artist.

Andy designs and creates High End Contemporary Forgework. His speciality is Hot Forging and Forming of Stainless Steel and Bronze. Sculptural and Architectural Design. He makes sculptural pieces and also works on a commission basis. Each design is totally unique. Winner of the highly prestigious TonyPandy Cup 2014 awarded by The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths for the Stainless Steel and Bronze staircase handrail, ‘The River Flows’. The Globe Theatre Gates in London also won this Award in 1995.

Andy is an International Artist. He was assistant to Supreme Master Blacksmith Michael Roberts FWCB at Memphis Metal Museum, USA in April 2014. The conference was specifically focussed on the forging of non-ferrous materials. He also demonstrated Forging Bronze and gave a lecture on the design and manufacture of ‘The River Flows’.
Process fascinates me. The movement and manipulation of hot metal becomes poetry when approached correctly. I use ultramodern computer-based machines, heavyweight industrial machinery and 5000yr old forging techniques and processes to carry out the tasks efficiently with flow and rhythm. My training is traditionally rooted with a very modern approach to the work.nI put my heart and soul into my work.

My ongoing artistic concern is about the building blocks of creation. The physics of hot metal and of the bursting force of life itself.
All the secrets are there to be deciphered. Consonant and Vowel, Proportion. The language of form. Form creates a sonic resonance. Through extensive calm deep contemplative thought, then sketchbooks, then the drawing board, I decode.
The work then comes to life at the making stage in the forge. The Artworks should breathe the form with energetic life and vigour.

My mission statement is to create Artworks that are tactile and physically beautiful that will stand the test of time.
I am Passionately driven. I specialise in Hot-Forging and Forming processes to create High End Contemporary Design. Predominantly working in Steel, Stainless Steel and Bronze.
I take full advantage of all superior techniques. I implement these with ultramodern computer-based machines, heavyweight industrial machinery and 5000yr old forging techniques and processes to carry out the tasks efficiently with flow and rhythm.

West Country Blacksmiths

West Country Blacksmiths offer a complete premium metalwork service from their National Trust Forge on the edge of Exmoor in Somerset, working both locally across Somerset and Devon, whilst also working throughout the Country.

West Country Blacksmiths harness the skills of a team of uniquely talented craftsman, who’s skills are second to none working at incredible levels by harnessing vision, skills and experience of top blacksmiths, alongside some of the most talented engineers, metalworkers, coded welding experts and designers to allow the team to offer a unique service including a bespoke design service, undertaken by our team of highly experience and skilled tradesman, working alongside specialist skilled designers to offer both a 2D and 3D design service.

Unlike many others, the skills our team process allows us to work with all forms of metal on both new and restoration of metalwork projects including wrought iron, mild steel, cast iron, stainless steel, bronze, brass, aluminium and corten.

We work with private individuals, other metalwork companies, contractors, designers, architects, local authorities and other organisations both locally and nationally, and we are always pleased to welcome new enquiries, and offer our artistic and engineering skills and experience to prospective projects.

To find out more please visit http://www.westcountryblacksmiths.co.uk

Professional Artist Blacksmith Melissa Cole (FWCB) produces bespoke contemporary designed metal work from her Wiltshire forge.
Working to commission for private clients and public art pieces, Melissa’s work has a distinctive style, rhythm and flow inspired by forms and lines found in natural spaces. Her work has a sense of movement which comes directly from the making processes of forging, each piece designed to fit the location and purpose.
Public work by Melissa can be found in Oxford, Plymouth, Chippenham, Swindon and in many schools across the South West. Smaller sculptural pieces can be viewed at her gallery alongside the forge and in exhibitions across the country.
Melissa also teaches private blacksmithing and sculptural metal work from her own forge and was a Short Course tutor at West Dean College.

We opened in June 2010, Designing, Creating and Teaching, We strive to take your ideas for your home and garden and make them a reality, by breathing life in to iron through the ancient art and craft of traditional blacksmithing.

Combining original contemporary design and high quality craftsmanship James creates work that is firmly rooted in the present.

In contrast to much ironwork James’s work is characterised by clean lines and considered details. A passion for craftsmanship and an inherent appreciation of forged metal are themes that run throughout his work.

Working mainly with hot forged mild steel he is equally at home with a range of materials including forged stainless steel and bronze.

James and his team work for a wide range of clients, from architects and designers to private individuals. The work is equally diverse ranging from large scale public art to smaller interior pieces. We love considered design, exceptional craftsmanship and a keen attention to detail.

Paul Gilbert F.W.C.B Master Blacksmith

Exquisite Architectural Metalwork

Creating fine architectural metalwork for some of the most prestigious properties in the world demands the finest craftsmanship executed with the best-equipped workshops in the UK. Our mission is to exceed customer expectations in everything we do through our knowledge, creativity and passion.

As leading authorities in the craft of blacksmithing we push the boundaries of innovation and we thrive on demanding creative and technical challenges. Retaining some of the most traditional skills and techniques we continue to develop and apply them to both traditional and contemporary environments. Our specialist division, ‘The Real Wrought Iron Company’, is the only supplier of genuine wrought iron in the world.

Chalk Pit Forge is run by Alex Smith, who has been a blacksmith since 1998.
I make and design bespoke metalwork for anywhere in the UK. The service includes Gates, railings, fountains and sculpture as well as anything else.
Please get in touch if you would like a quote for anything you have in mind.
I also run one to one lessons at Amberley, West Sussex, that can be from one day to twenty days in length. Each day is 9am – 5pm, please visit my website for more details.
Many Thanks
Alex Smith

Individually designed and hand crafted contemporary forged ironwork. sensitively designed to compliment and enhance the specific environment. Contemporary design and traditional skills, developed over a lifetime working in iron. Architectural, sculptural and domestic.

I have over 30 years experience and in that time I have been lucky enough to have been involved with many wonderful jobs, I particulary enjoy design and build jobs, I sometimes collaborate with other artists and enjoy restoration work. I like to think that even small jobs benefit from my design input. Please check me out on http://WWW.petercrownshaw.co.uk .

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Peter

Ian first started blacksmithing having decided that office work wasn’t necessarily for him.
Starting work with a local blacksmiths firm in April 2008, by the end of the first day Ian was hooked. He promptly signed up to the blacksmith course at Warwickshire College where he spent 2 years training with Michelle Parker to obtain his National Certificate in Blacksmithing.

In March 2011, Ian was awarded a journeymanship by the Princes Foundation for Building Community. This gave him the opportunity to work with a number of well renowned blacksmiths throughout the country, providing Ian with invaluable experience.

Upon completing his studies in 2012, Ian returned to the Dorset-Wiltshire borders where he has joined Tony and Paul Sparkes at their forge in the village of Berwick St John where he has completed a wide variety of commissions ranging from simple fire sets to complex sets of gates, railings and balconies.
The forge also offers a wide range of fabricational facilities for structural metalwork.

Ian’s personal interest lies in ancient metalwork and he has an ongoing commission from the Ancient Technology Centre to create replications of tools used in the Roman, Saxon, Viking and Medieval periods.

In 2013, Ian was awarded the Certificate of Merit by the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths for works done to date.