Maybrey Precision Castings has been producing ironwork and non-ferrous castings for the built environment for more than 177 years. Our architectural work takes us from the restoration of listed heritage buildings to new-build public realm projects, and from ornamental ironwork to precision structural components.
The range of what architects, heritage specialists, and public authorities ask us to produce is deliberately wide. We have cast replica lampposts for Regent's Park with no original drawings to work from, decorative ironwork for some of the most visited public buildings in the country, and art commissions for international public spaces. What connects these projects is the same requirement: accuracy, quality, and respect for the original.
Where Our Castings Stand
We have had the privilege of producing castings for some of the most significant buildings and public spaces in the UK, including:
- Houses of Parliament
- The National Gallery
- The Victoria and Albert Museum
- The British Museum
- St Pancras Station
- The War Office
- Regent's Park (Crown Estate Paving Commission)
- Westminster Council
[Sam to confirm: V&A and British Museum to be verified for public reference before publication.]
Our work has also travelled further: art castings for installations in Central Park, New York, and commissions delivered to Antigua, Switzerland, Germany, and the Netherlands.
What We Produce for Architecture
- Heritage ironwork: railings, gates, balusters, bollards, lamp post components, grates, and bespoke fittings
- Bronze and copper work: door furniture, plaques, decorative panels, and signage
- Restoration pieces: matching or replacing missing or damaged historic ironwork from drawings, samples, or photographs
- New architectural commissions: bespoke work for new-build projects with heritage character
Working Without Drawings
Heritage restoration often means working with incomplete information. Original drawings rarely survive. We are experienced in reverse engineering from a physical sample, using 3D scanning to produce a CAD model and spectrometric analysis to identify the original metal.
This capability was central to our recent project producing SG iron lampposts for the Outer Circle of Regent's Park: no original patterns, CAD models, or technical drawings existed. We 3D scanned an original lamppost, removed decades of paint and wear from the scan data, and produced new tooling from the resulting model.
Read the full case study: SG Iron Lampposts for Regent's Park