Coalbrookdale benches - the most famous and collectable of the Victorian foundries since the 1840s.
The Victorians loved their gardens and Coalbrookdale's naturalistic designs. Queen Victoria herself was a customer.
Original Coalbrookdale's always available, get in touch for details.
Coalbrookdale 'Elizabethan', seat number 16 in the Coalbrookdale Castings Catalogue. Shown in red primer waiting for your choice of colour, five foot long, two available with wooden slats and one with cast iron seat and backrest. Slat support and stretcher still to be fitted, the wooden slatted benches can be supplied shorter if required.
A rather fabulous original Lily of the Valley bench. Shown in red primer, available in your choice of colour, this one the version with the domed brass nuts. Bench number 36 in the Coalbrookdale Castings Catalogue 1875, a design first registered at The Public Records Office 8/2/1864
I know there were a lot of Fern & Blackberry benches made and they were much copied but this one is the super rare seat frame version. It says Coalbrookdale on the top of the front seat rail and has the typical domed brass nuts holding it all together. Available in your choice of colour with new hardwood slats.
Another of the most popular designs is the Serpent & Grape, this one with cast iron slats and shown in red primer waiting for your choice of colour. Several in stock. Seat number 9 in the 1875 Coalbrookdale Castings Catalogue, a design first registerd 6 April 1844.