smithfield market

LIMITED EDITION - Only sixty available per year.

 

EDITION NUMBER CERTIFICATE INCLUDED.

 

Our multifunctional cast iron bricks celebrate London landmarks built using a combination of these two historical materials.

 

This brick represents the brick walls and brightly painted cast iron of Smithfield Market; where the two materials formed the first market building in the world with a direct link to an underground railway, enabling deliveries from across the country. The elaborate detailing of the cast iron columns, gates and red brick walls can still be seen today. With the market’s upcoming move east, we hope the refurbishment echoes the same care and craft evident in the original Victorian structure.

 

Sand cast in East London by the family-run foundry, James Hoyle & Son, which was established in 1880 and encompasses age-old traditional casting methods that have been handed down from generation to generation.

 

Sprayed & engraved in North London by Furnells who have forty years of experience in specialist engraving with a reputation in the capital for superb craftsmanship.

 

Cast in small batches.

Year engraved on reverse.

 

Dimensions: 110mm x 50mm x 30mm

Weight: 1200g

Finish: Sprayed dark pink with matt lacquer finish.

Use: Bookend, match striker, coin tray, paperweight, doorstop.

(Note: Due to the process of sand casting iron slight blemishes may occur).