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Nigel Tyas Videos

Welcome to the Nigel Tyas Ironwork video gallery

Welcome to the Nigel Tyas Ironwork video gallery

Here is your chance to take a look inside our business and see how we work. You can see some of our team in action - designing, making, selling and delivering our wrought iron products direct to customers all over the world. We’d like to introduce you to some of our customers too as they take you into their homes and show you their Nigel Tyas lighting, curtain poles and homewares in situ. We are very proud to be a small family-run craft business keeping ironworking skills alive in the UK and this is your chance to see our traditional – and modern - manufacturing skills up close.

If you have any queries about Nigel Tyas Ironwork and our products, please contact us on 01226 766618 or sales@nigeltyas.co.uk.

Video - Nigel Tyas Ironwork - The History Of Metalworking (7:40)

Nigel Tyas has taken some time out to talk in depth about the history of metalworking as a human endeavour; and what it means to him today.

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Video - How to measure for solid cottage curtain poles (0:47)

This short video shows Steph demonstrating how to measure up for our solid cottage curtain poles.

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Video - How to measure for traditional curtain poles (0:45)

This short video shows Steph demonstrating how to measure up for our traditional curtain poles.

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Video - Making a wrought iron wall light (1:09)

All of our wrought ironwork is designed by Nigel and hand-forged by him and his two skilled blacksmiths, Andrew and Simon. Each craftsman sees his own work through from start to finish. This video shows one of our Midhope wall lights being made - from drawing board to finished product.

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Video - Riveting the legs to a Mitre standard lamp (1:17)

Here's some blacksmithing action from the forge. This short video shows Simon riveting the curved legs to the solid ring base of our Mitre standard lamp. We hope you like the footwork as well as the handiwork!

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Video - Andrew making a wrought iron Curl curtain pole finial (1:07)

This short video shows Andrew hand making a wrought iron curl curtain pole finial.

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Video - A special chandelier for a beautiful country church (1:43)

We were approached about making a large Hartcliff chandelier for the parish church of St Leonards in Monyash, Derbyshire by our customer, Sheenagh Mudford. The chandelier was to be made in memory of her late husband.

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Video - A Pennine barn conversion – there’s no place like home (1:30)

Creating beautiful and homely interiors involves combining a range of big ideas and little details. Professional designers take every element into account at the outset of ‘blank canvas’ schemes, including the all-important lighting and accessories. That’s why we were really pleased to be considered right from the start of Jane Schindler’s renovation of her 18th century barn conversion.

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Video - David adding our wax finish to a Midhope 3-light chandelier (0:30)

This short video shows David adding our wax finish to a 3-light Midhope chandelier.

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Video - Andrew making a Shepherd's Crook curtain pole finial (1:12)

More blacksmithing action from the forge. This short video shows Andrew hand forging a Shepherd's Crook curtain pole finial.

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Video - Our customer process - a video introduction (1:11)

Over the years we have built our reputation on a personal and friendly customer service and now have many repeat customers or personally recommended customers.

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