Bridge Balustrade

Heritage

Traditional

This is a new pattern for making a new cast iron balustrade, to replace a broken section.

Material

Wood

Craft

Wood-working

General Technique

Constructing
Forming and shaping
Joining

Specific Technique

Wood turning, wood carving and construction

Properties & Qualities

Application

Architecture

Qualities

3D, Rigid

Colour

Metallic, Red

Sample Information

Date of creation

02/08/2021

Dimensions

varied

Weight

varied

Culture & Context

A traffic accident on the bridge damaged a section of the cast iron balustrade. A pattern was required in order to create a new section.

Process & Production

The broken parts of the original casting were used to lift sizes, and a new wooden pattern was constructed using wood turning, and carving and construction techniques.

Credits

Craft Maker

Ruth Davies

Library Contributor

Ruth Davies

Photographer

Ruth Davies

Practitioner

Ruth Davies

I’m a patternmaker & woodcarver specialising in traditional foundry patterns.

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