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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

Timber frame porch ridge dragon finial

This timber framed porch features a stunning segmental ridge dragon finial as part of its design and features which sits proudly at its apex. The customer was renovating a lovely property situated in East Grinstead in Sussex and built a new build timber porch which is tiled with terracotta plain tiles and segmental ridge tiles. They was looking to integrate a roof finial as part of the design to add a striking decorative feature so a segmental dragon of course was the obvious choice as it matched the ridge profile and has excellent sculptural detail

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

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

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