ridge dragon

• 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

• Epping ridge dragons installed on roof elevations

  This property in Epping showcases a range of fantastic ridge dragon finials on the many roof elevations. The dragons are installed on the gable ends and there is a mixture of large, medium and small dragon finials that have been creatively used to create features on the roofs. Most are used on the main roof elevations and the smaller dragon has been used on the garage

• House renovation with 2 x ridge dragons

  This collection of photos show 2 x ridge dragons installed on the porch and main roof of the house and were sent in by the customer after completing the renovation of their house in Southampton. A smaller scale angled ridge dragon was used for the porch which looks perfectly in scale and proportion and has some excellent detail which can be appreciated from close up. The porch is wooden construction with decorative clover leaf bargeboard and the roof looks like Spanish or Chinese slate with plain terracotta ridge tiles. The dragon is installed so it overlooks from the porch and creates a lovely feature to add decoration

• Ridge dragon and obelisk finials Hermon Hill, London

  This great set of photos was sent in by a customer that was renovating a property in Hermon Hill, London to bring it back to its former glory and as part of the works was re-roofing the property. The property is a brick built Victorian era building with nice decorative chimney stacks and ornate soffits\fascias. The customer opted to roof with slate and use terracotta ridge tiles for the ridge runs along the ridge line and for the hips. They was looking at restoring some lost roofing detail to the roof and decided to incorporate an original style ridge dragon and a traditional obelisk roof finial

• Ridge dragon installed on extension roof

  This set of photos was sent in by a customer that was renovating their property in Tiptree, Essex. Their home is extended to the front and they was looking for a decorative ridge finial to decorate the gable end roof elevation on the extension. They opted for a traditional style ridge dragon because they were able to source slate for the roof and some nice reclaimed terracotta hole crested ridge tiles from a reclamation yard. They needed something to create a feature on the gable end and also that would be in keeping with the ridges and the theme of their property

• Ridge dragon installed on manor house roof

  This traditional English farmhouse manor is set in a rural area with farmland and was undergoing extensive roofing and refurbishment work to restore character and return it to as close to its magnificent original condition as possible. The customer wanted to add some personal touches and particularly something decorative for the gable end roof elevations. They opted to install angled ridge dragons on the roof to decorate the gable ends. They add some great architectural detail to the roof and are a point of interest when you look at the manor house

• Ridge dragon on grand Victorian property

  These photos were sent in by a delighted customer showing work in progress on their grand Victorian property. The photos were taken after the ridge dragon had been fitted to show how the building works were coming along and it shows the dragon finial in place on the gable end overlooking the front garden. The scale of the ridge dragon looks perfect for the size of the property as is it a good sized 3 storey property and really looks in keeping with the scale

• Ridge dragon on the roof Herstmoncouex

  This collection of photos was sent in by a customer that was renovating their property in Herstmoncouex in East Sussex. They were replacing the entire roof because the existing roof was in a sorry state of repair. They wanted a decorative finial to decorate the hip end section of the roof as most of the other properties in the street had ornate roof finials

• Ridge dragons installed on period building

  These fantastic ridge dragons are installed on a character period property with a clay tiled roof. The property features several roof elevations with gable end roofs. The customer was looking for something decorative to decorate and add character to the Gable ends as previously there was architectural detail in the form of wooden roof finials but they had rotted through years of weathering

• Roof dragons installed on a garage workshop roof

  A customer sent us in some really nice photos after their project was complete, it features 2 of the small dragon finials from the range installed on their garage workshop roof. The customer is located down in sunny Portsmouth and in the area the properties tend to be Victorian\Edwardian and most feature decorative roof finials to decorate the various roof elevations. One can be seen opposite in one of the photos in actual fact, an ornate scroll finial

• Roof finials installed on property in Southampton

  Wow where to start and what to say about this fantastic set of photos sent in from a customer that was renovating their property in Southampton and wanted to create a feautre using roof finials. There are several roof dragons, fleur de lys and obelisk on other parts of the ridge line to add architectural detail and interest to the roof and turn the roof into a nice eye catching feature

• Somerset dragons and special relevance to dragon finials

  Somerset has many dragon myths, legends and folklore with stories and traditions being passed down the generations. Tales include a story of a dragon killed by a local man called Fulk Fitzwarin and at Kingston St Mary a village is said to have rolled a large stone down a hill to kill a dragon, there are many more dragon myths and legends in the region

• Terracotta dragon finial on bungalow roof

  This lovely set of photos taken on a sunny day with blues sky show quite an imposing but beautiful terracotta dragon finial as a feature piece on a bungalow roof. It was installed on a beautiful bungalow in Minster in Kent, the customer was having some roof works done. As part of the works some of the ridge tiles were replaced and repointed with mortar. The roof is four sided also known as double hip, square of pyramid In terms of the shape and they was looking for a lovely feature piece for the apex

• Winged dragon finial in Bridge, Kent

  This great collection of photos were taken on a sunny day with blue skies by a happy customer following the install of their winged ridge dragon on their roof. The dragon was installed on the gable end of a semi-detached traditional cottage in a prominent position in the pretty village of Bridge in Kent. The roofer removed the existing ridge tile and used mortar bedding to install the dragon on the gable end in place and it has created a lovely feature on the roof

• Winged dragon finials installed on a hip end roof

  We supplied these stunning winged ridge dragons to a customer that was refurbishing their roof with slates and terracotta ridge tiles and they sent us in a collection of photos showing the finished works. The property is located in Streatham, London and there are many properties in the area that feature decorative roof finials and dragons as part of the architecture. The winged dragons are installed at opposite ends of the ridge tile run on hip end roofs, As you can see in the photos gable end roof finials can actually be used to great effect on a roof with hip ends and instead of the finial shaped in such a way to lead into the hips (hip end finials) the actual ridge tiles on the hips are cut\angle grinded to meet the finials and the mortar bonds and leaves a nice neat finish