Martin and Jason restored this broken Coalbrookdale Nasturtium cast iron bench on behalf of a customer.
It was carefully taken back to the bare metal, and the broken cast iron sections were gradually welded back together. They made new oak slats for the seat and oiled them with linseed oil. The cast iron sections were resprayed in green before the whole bench was finally reconstructed and restored to it’s former glory.
To view images of this project visit the Ironart website, check out Restoration and Repairs. Here the ‘before’ and ‘after’ pictures below tell the full story.
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- The Coalbrookdale Nasturtium bench arriving in the workshop before restoration work began
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- Detail of damaged arm of the Coalbrookdale bench before restoration work began
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- Detail showing broken cast iron section on the back of the bench before restoration work began
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- Detail showing rust corrosion of the Coalbrookdale bench before work began
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- Fully restored cast iron bench with oiled oak slats in place
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- Coalbrookdale bench fully restored
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- Coalbrookdale bench detail, after restoration
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- Restoration to the nasturtium Coalbrookdale bench
