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  2. Iron railing - Wikipedia

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    This was supposedly to provide scrap metal for munitions, but there is some scepticism as to whether they were actually used for this purpose. [9] In 2012 artist Catalina Pollak created an interactive sound installation called Phantom Railings in Malet Street Gardens, London, the site of railings that were removed during World War II. Acoustic ...

  3. Ironwork - Wikipedia

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    It was introduced into Europe by the 14th century [1] with its main decorative uses being as firebacks and plates for woodburning stoves in Germany, the Netherlands and Scandinavia. By the end of the 18th century, cast iron was increasingly used for railings, balconies, banisters and garden furniture due to its lower cost.

  4. Architectural metals - Wikipedia

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    Wrought iron was used for minor structural and decorative elements starting in the 18th century. Until the mid-19th century, the use of wrought iron in buildings was generally limited to small items such as tie rods, straps, nails, and hardware, or to decorative ironwork in balconies, railings fences and gates.

  5. Finial - Wikipedia

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    Public garden (park) railings often end in finials, and wooden posts tend to have turned wood finials. Turned wood finials are used on various pieces of furniture. [16] While the purpose of finials on bed posts is mostly decorative, [17] they serve a purpose on curtain rods, providing a way to keep a curtain from slipping off the end of a ...

  6. Gates added to arches previously used by homeless - AOL

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    Work has begun to install decorative gates on railway arches in Bradford which were previously used by rough sleepers. The arches between Cheapside and Forster Square Station were frequently used ...

  7. Cast-iron architecture - Wikipedia

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    Though not entirely of cast iron, it is the earliest large metal framed building still standing, and a pioneer in the development metal frames. [ 11 ] Watson's Hotel in Mumbai was prefabricated in England and built in 1867–69, using brick infill panels in a heavy and decorative cast-iron frame and is one of the largest completely cast iron ...