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Check out the ridge dragon blog for inspiration on how to use and install ridge dragons, dragon finials, roof dragons, gargoyles and the other range of mythical beasts, grotesques and roof finial creations we produce

Captains Lodge & Tregonwell Teas ridge dragons

This amazing collection of photos is for ridge dragon finials that we supplied that sit proudly on the Captains Lodge and Tregonwell Teas houses in Lynton and Lynmouth which are pretty picture postcard villages in Devon. The solid stone built houses were commissioned for a Victorian sea captain in the heyday of the British Empire and feature slate roofs with clay ridge tiles. Today they serve as a B&B and teahouse and are popular with tourists and locals. The area is in the heart of Exmoor National Park and has stunning scenery and is a great setting for the dragons which create a beautiful and eye catching feature

Build your own bird table with tiled roof and gargoyle finial

Here is a creative use for a ridge gargoyle, why not build your own bird table for the garden and make a real feature of it by decorating it with an ornate gargoyle finial? This is exactly what one of our customers created and when they completed their project they sent a fantastic set of pictures showing the finished creation