german gym
matt white cast iron brick - 2024
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Our multifunctional cast iron bricks celebrate London landmarks built using a combination of these two historical materials.
This brick represents the brick walls and cast iron components of the German Gymnasium; where the two materials are used together to support a structure which once housed the UK’s first ever purpose-built public gym, funded purely by London’s German community in 1865. Visit the building today to see the care and craft involved in building and repurposing this 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 white with matt lacquer finish.
Use: Bookend, match striker, coin tray, paperweight, doorstop.
(Note: Due to the process of sand casting iron and the finish colour, slight blemishes may occur)